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Statistical Supplement | December 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 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 - Oct Apr May June Julyr Aug Sept Octp
1 Total estimated 119,921 278,139 307,921 35,673 23,378 40,575 13,250 14,427r 15,779r 18,338
 
2 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 307,340 35,472 23,398 40,285 13,634 13,741r 16,543r 17,869
 
3 Europe 43,678 51,103 73,332 19,574 -13,835 -2,372 11,982 -3,715r 3,106 13,965
4 Belgium2 2,046 1,739 -237 495 209 542 -31 -233 294 30
5 Germany -3,931 7,921 5,953 4,762 -652 -2,474 2,137 -1,326r 2,274 1,544
6 Luxembourg2 -1,609 906 438 -178 107 17 -95 -202 -616 1,075
7 Netherlands -17,020 -200 -3,702 2,527 -1,168 1,077 97 -7,597 3,048 -1,421
8 Sweden 2,923 432 1,521 -532 1,504 -1,487 -284 382 -33 995
9 Switzerland -448 4,894 5,067 1,992 123 -244 -81 186 -365 1,744
10 United Kingdom 61,606 35,971 58,853 10,283 -5,948 -161 4,925 3,716 -8 5,228
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 724 1,554 1,470 279 -2,675 1,724 -10 81 444 183
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -613 -2,114 3,969 -54 -5,335 -1,366 5,324 1,278 -1,932 4,587
13 Canada -5,197 10,787 9,556 2,589 990 -2,547 2,096 -538r 1,997 1,096
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 20,023 25,479 44,635 -6,468 19,340 22,002 -3,907 -2,409r 4,438r -3,088
15 Venezuela -59 317 -79 -6 11 13 14 -51 3 -28
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 20,862 17,181 32,212 -2,507 17,763 17,717 -6,876 -2,877r 5,708r -4,802
17 Netherlands Antilles -780 7,981 12,502 -3,955 1,566 4,272 2,955 519 -1,273 1,742
18 Asia 55,656 184,475 183,596 20,077 16,910 23,775 3,015 21,368r 6,996 5,552
19 Japan 30,498 148,777 156,413 5,485 14,622 20,767 5,422 24,375 434 -2,051
20 Africa 841 55 303 202 130 -36 -22 40r 107 -11
21 Other 2,909 6,966 -4,082 -502 -137 -537 470 -1,005 -101 355
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,011 -726 581 201 -20 290 -384 686 -764 469
23 International 1,642 -446 686 -114 34 248 104 638 -328 66
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -3 -53 -117 28 -88 -43 2 0 0 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 117,910 278,865 307,340 35,472 23,398 40,285 13,634 13,741r 16,543r 17,869
26 Official institutions 7,149 109,345 176,743 22,140 14,380 17,540 5,634 15,515r 9,808r 14,840
27 Other foreign 110,761 169,520 130,597 13,332 9,018 22,745 8,000 -1,774r 6,735r 3,029
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -3,880 -6,913 5,075 -271 739 1,092 -812 -170 609 3,831
29 Africa5 29 52 -6 0 0 -5 0 -1 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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