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Statistical Supplement | November 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 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 - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
1 Total estimated 119,921 278,139 302,395 60,799 35,673 23,378 40,575 22,415 14,626r 19,227
 
2 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 302,283 60,695 35,472 23,398 40,285 22,799 13,940r 19,991
 
3 Europe 43,678 51,103 59,716 21,037 19,574 -13,835 -2,372 12,330 -3,714 3,106
4 Belgium2 2,046 1,739 -125 -131 495 209 542 111 -233 294
5 Germany -3,931 7,921 4,579 -952 4,762 -652 -2,474 2,306 -1,325 2,274
6 Luxembourg2 -1,609 906 -637 -411 -178 107 17 -95 -202 -616
7 Netherlands -17,020 -200 -2,281 -335 2,527 -1,168 1,077 97 -7,597 3,048
8 Sweden 2,923 432 523 -183 -532 1,504 -1,487 -287 382 -33
9 Switzerland -448 4,894 3,333 1,053 1,992 123 -244 -71 186 -365
10 United Kingdom 61,606 35,971 54,008 17,923 10,283 -5,948 -161 5,308 3,716 -8
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 724 1,554 1,163 -128 279 -2,675 1,724 -134 81 444
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -613 -2,114 -847 4,201 -54 -5,335 -1,366 5,095 1,278 -1,932
13 Canada -5,197 10,787 8,475 1,458 2,589 990 -2,547 2,096 -523r 1,997
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 20,023 25,479 59,843 6,989 -6,468 19,340 22,002 4,695 -2,339 7,886
15 Venezuela -59 317 -50 -3 -6 11 13 15 -51 3
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 20,862 17,181 49,133 4,460 -2,507 17,763 17,717 1,725 -2,807 9,156
17 Netherlands Antilles -780 7,981 10,760 2,532 -3,955 1,566 4,272 2,955 519 -1,273
18 Asia 55,656 184,475 178,352 33,047 20,077 16,910 23,775 3,212 21,479 6,996
19 Japan 30,498 148,777 158,577 30,520 5,485 14,622 20,767 5,535 24,375 434
20 Africa 841 55 316 -30 202 130 -36 -22 42 107
21 Other 2,909 6,966 -4,419 -1,806 -502 -137 -537 488 -1,005 -101
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,011 -726 112 104 201 -20 290 -384 686 -764
23 International 1,642 -446 620 300 -114 34 248 104 638 -328
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -3 -53 -117 -2 28 -88 -43 2 0 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 302,283 60,695 35,472 23,398 40,285 22,799 13,940r 19,991
26 Official institutions 7,149 109,345 164,215 33,905 22,140 14,380 17,540 4,143 19,054 10,072
27 Other foreign 110,761 169,520 138,068 26,790 13,332 9,018 22,745 18,656 -5,114r 9,919
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -3,880 -6,913 1,244 1,027 -271 739 1,092 -812 -170 609
29 Africa5 29 52 -6 0 0 0 -5 0 -1 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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