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Statistical Supplement | March 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2004
3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-) during period
Area or country 2001 2002 2003 2003
Jan - Nov May Juner Julyr Augr Septr Octr Novp
1 Total estimated 18,514 119,921r 243,256 41,124r 44,033 44,703 25,125 5,563 12,038 33,438
 
2 Foreign countries 19,200 117,910r 243,986 40,808r 44,130 45,643 24,728 5,773 12,341 33,367
 
3 Europe -20,604 43,678 55,442 6,132 20,628 21,886 15,734 -15,679 -95 2,008
4 Belgium2 -598 2,046 2,490 77 -82 267 1,565 239 605 331
5 Germany -1,668 -3,931 8,758 3,449 874 3,124 2,422 -86 275 -794
6 Luxembourg2 462 -1,609 1,272 -2 127 482 355 149 -449 61
7 Netherlands -6,728 -17,020 711 2,216 659 364 -474 -3,428 -1,877 592
8 Sweden -1,190 2,923 256 482 608 -163 393 -369 -966 -623
9 Switzerland 1,412 -448 3,975 749 1,700 1,382 1,603 451 -495 -562
10 United Kingdom -7,279 61,606 28,727 -523 8,438 19,554 8,288 -12,268 5,483 -2,126
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 -179 724 1,537 550 973 124 69 -45 -226 -80
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -4,836 -613 7,716 -866 7,331 -3,248 1,513 -322 -2,445 5,209
13 Canada -1,634 -5,197 7,123 -1,317 4,102 4,011 1,260 1,063 -3,606 1,577
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 4,272 20,023r 17,428 10,720r -1,683 7,987 165 -439 -9,600 2,018
15 Venezuela 290 -59 325 37 9 34 9 44 32 7
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 14,726 20,862r 12,277 7,249r 1,226 6,027 -1,249 -3,300 -9,882 1,769
17 Netherlands Antilles -10,744 -780 4,826 3,434 -2,918 1,926 1,405 2,817 250 242
18 Asia 36,332 55,656 158,283 25,236 18,693 9,591 7,972 20,657 25,114 27,444
19 Japan 16,114 30,498 128,273 25,097 11,698 1,444 9,721 21,540 21,534 24,325
20 Africa -880 841 135 -59 86 80 -47 -157 37 43
21 Other 1,714 2,909 5,575 96 2,304 2,088 -356 328 491 277
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -686 2,011 -730 316 -97 -940 397 -210 -303 71
23 International -290 1,642 -771 381 177 -1,128 380 -185 -562 150
24 Latin American Caribbean regional 41 -3 -53 -6 -3 4 16 44 0 10
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 19,200 117,910r 243,986 40,808r 44,130 45,643 24,728 5,773 12,341 33,367
26 Official institutions 3,474 7,149r 98,016 14,838r 16,497 12,338 -963 8,076 19,451 18,883
27 Other foreign 15,726 110,761r 145,970 25,970r 27,633 33,305 25,691 -2,303 -7,110 14,484
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 865 -3,880 -7,132 -1,018 54 395 271 -416 -561 806
29 Africa5 -2 29 52 0 1 0 51 0 0 0

1. Official and private transactions in marketable U.S. Treasury securities having an original maturity of more than one year. Data are based on monthly transactions reports. Excludes nonmarketable U.S. Treasury bonds and notes held by official institutions of foreign countries.   Return to table

2. Before January 2001, combined data reported for Belgium and Luxembourg.   Return to table

3. Before January 2001, these data were included in the data reported for the United Kingdom.   Return to table

4. Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

5. Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.   Return to table

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