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Statistical Supplement | October 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 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 2004
Jan - Aug Feb Mar Apr Mayr June July Augp
1 Total estimated 119,921 278,139 283,167 36,705 60,799r 35,673 23,378 40,575 22,415 14,625
 
2 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 282,291 36,830 60,695r 35,472 23,398 40,285 22,799 13,939
 
3 Europe 43,678 51,103 56,610 2,429 21,037r 19,574 -13,835 -2,372 12,330 -3,714
4 Belgium2 2,046 1,739 -419 -1,573 -131 495 209 542 111 -233
5 Germany -3,931 7,921 2,305 -1,464 -952 4,762 -652 -2,474 2,306 -1,325
6 Luxembourg2 -1,609 906 -21 440 -411 -178 107 17 -95 -202
7 Netherlands -17,020 -200 -5,329 -833 -335 2,527 -1,168 1,077 97 -7,597
8 Sweden 2,923 432 556 1,099 -183 -532 1,504 -1,487 -287 382
9 Switzerland -448 4,894 3,698 711 1,053 1,992 123 -244 -71 186
10 United Kingdom 61,606 35,971 54,016 12,124 17,923 10,283 -5,948 -161 5,308 3,716
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 724 1,554 719 502 -128 279 -2,675 1,724 -134 81
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -613 -2,114 1,085 -8,577 4,201r -54 -5,335 -1,366 5,095 1,278
13 Canada -5,197 10,787 6,477 1,750 1,458r 2,589 990 -2,547 2,096 -524
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 20,023 25,479 51,957 6,115r 6,989r -6,468 19,340 22,002 4,695 -2,339
15 Venezuela -59 317 -53 -27 -3 -6 11 13 15 -51
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 20,862 17,181 39,977 3,190r 4,460r -2,507 17,763 17,717 1,725 -2,807
17 Netherlands Antilles -780 7,981 12,033 2,952 2,532 -3,955 1,566 4,272 2,955 519
18 Asia 55,656 184,475 171,356 25,859 33,047 20,077 16,910 23,775 3,212 21,479
19 Japan 30,498 148,777 158,143 30,249 30,520 5,485 14,622 20,767 5,535 24,375
20 Africa 841 55 209 -61 -30 202 130 -36 -22 42
21 Other 2,909 6,966 -4,318 738r -1,806 -502 -137 -537 488 -1,005
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,011 -726 876 -125 104 201 -20 290 -384 686
23 International 1,642 -446 948 79 300 -114 34 248 104 638
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -3 -53 -117 -13 -2 28 -88 -43 2 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 282,291 36,830 60,695r 35,472 23,398 40,285 22,799 13,939
26 Official institutions 7,149 109,345 154,143 16,071 33,905 22,140 14,380 17,540 4,143 19,054
27 Other foreign 110,761 169,520 128,148 20,759 26,790r 13,332 9,018 22,745 18,656 -5,115
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -3,880 -6,913 635 -133 1,027 -271 739 1,092 -812 -170
29 Africa5 29 52 -6 0 0 0 0 -5 0 -1

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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