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Statistical Supplement | May 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2004
3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-) during period
Area or country 2002 2003 2004 2003 2004
Jan - Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Janp
1 Total estimated 119,921 273,016 46,903 44,703 25,125 5,563 12,038 33,438 29,760 46,903
 
2 Foreign countries 117,910 273,742r 46,779 45,643 24,728 5,773 12,341 33,367 29,756r 46,779
 
3 Europe 43,678 46,933r 19,595 21,886 15,734 -15,679 -95 2,008 -8,509r 19,595
4 Belgium2 2,046 1,736 161 267 1,565 239 605 331 -754 161
5 Germany -3,931 7,885 2,104 3,124 2,422 -86 275 -794 -873 2,104
6 Luxembourg2 -1,609 913 301 482 355 149 -449 61 -359 301
7 Netherlands -17,020 153 903 364 -474 -3,428 -1,877 592 -558 903
8 Sweden 2,923 432 60 -163 393 -369 -966 -623 176 60
9 Switzerland -448 4,900 -53 1,382 1,603 451 -495 -562 925 -53
10 United Kingdom 61,606 30,551r 9,206 19,554 8,288 -12,268 5,483 -2,126 1,824r 9,206
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 724 1,555 1,070 124 69 -45 -226 -80 18 1,070
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -613 -1,192 5,843 -3,248 1,513 -322 -2,445 5,209 -8,908 5,843
13 Canada -5,197 10,783 664 4,011 1,260 1,063 -3,606 1,577 3,660 664
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 20,023 24,308 1,094 7,987 165 -439 -9,600 2,018 6,880 1,094
15 Venezuela -59 321 -6 34 9 44 32 7 -4 -6
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 20,862 17,146 -91 6,027 -1,249 -3,300 -9,882 1,769 4,869 -91
17 Netherlands Antilles -780 6,841 1,191 1,926 1,405 2,817 250 242 2,015 1,191
18 Asia 55,656 184,641 26,999 9,591 7,972 20,657 25,114 27,444 26,358 26,999
19 Japan 30,498 148,932 26,590 1,444 9,721 21,540 21,534 24,325 20,659 26,590
20 Africa 841 55 -16 80 -47 -157 37 43 -80 -16
21 Other 2,909 7,022 -1,557 2,088 -356 328 491 277 1,447 -1,557
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,011 -726r 124 -940 397 -210 -303 71 4r 124
23 International 1,642 -446r -341 -1,128 380 -185 -562 150 325r -341
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -3 -53 -1 4 16 44 0 10 0 -1
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 117,910 273,742r 46,779 45,643 24,728 5,773 12,341 33,367 29,756r 46,779
26 Official institutions 7,149 109,345 26,910 12,338 -963 8,076 19,451 18,883 11,329 26,910
27 Other foreign 110,761 164,397r 19,869 33,305 25,691 -2,303 -7,110 14,484 18,427r 19,869
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -3,880 -6,910 -837 395 271 -416 -561 806 222 -837
29 Africa5 29 52 0 0 51 0 0 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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