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Statistical Supplement | May 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2005
3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-) during period
Area or country 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005
Jan - Mar Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
1 Total estimated 276,713 351,985 101,158 16,993 19,204 33,720 8,357 30,741r 42,505r 27,912
 
2 Foreign countries 277,496 351,266 100,946 17,757 18,735 33,433 8,531 30,274r 42,821r 27,851
 
3 Europe 57,219 88,334 17,908 5,230 14,350 18,567 9,037 7,137r 15,478r -4,707
4 Belgium2 1,721 118 -886 294 30 192 236 2 16 -904
5 Germany 10,776 8,804 5,343 2,273 1,544 2,233 141 3,541 -942 2,744
6 Luxembourg2 884 -575 423 -616 1,075 -35 -1,120 436 534 -547
7 Netherlands -297 -3,152 -1,057 3,048 -1,421 -285 1,095 -1,602r -444r 989
8 Sweden 407 3,236 103 -33 995 702 1,149 -1,129 570 662
9 Switzerland 4,894 5,342 2,522 -365 1,720 -333 812 87 2,277 158
10 United Kingdom 35,603 78,662 19,536 376 3,566 17,089 11,293 -1,557 10,464 10,629
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,670 1,176 2,374 444 183 33 33 264 361 1,749
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 1,561 -5,277 -10,450 -191 6,658 -1,029 -4,602 7,095 2,642r -20,187
13 Canada 10,348 16,098 6,192 1,800 1,090 5,322 1,108 2,478 3,135 579
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 19,541 33,557 65,377 3,991 -2,601 -19,348 -8,169 29,832r 8,811r 26,734
15 Venezuela 293 -15 7 3 -28 112 -47 -51 -18 76
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 11,264 21,976 64,058 5,261 -4,315 -17,715 -8,698 29,937 8,152 25,969
17 Netherlands Antilles 7,984 11,596 1,312 -1,273 1,742 -1,745 576 -54r 677r 689
18 Asia 183,084 214,779 10,880 6,730 5,552 27,187 6,244 -8,681 15,002 4,559
19 Japan 147,635 166,378 -5,031 434 -2,051 9,292 1,482 -5,561 2,345 -1,815
20 Africa 57 677 1,021 107 -11 10 283 -217 497 741
21 Other 7,247 -2,179 -432 -101 355 1,695 28 -275 -102 -55
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -783 719 212 -764 469 287 -174 467 -316 61
23 International -503 2 250 -328 66 -82 -517 452 -282 80
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -53 -26 -22 0 0 -9 0 -14 -4 -4
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 277,496 351,266 100,946 17,757 18,735 33,433 8,531 30,274r 42,821r 27,851
26 Official institutions 113,486 201,135 3,920 10,874 15,649 21,049 6,976 7,630 11,273 -14,983
27 Other foreign 164,010 150,131 97,026 6,883 3,086 12,384 1,555 22,644r 31,548r 42,834
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -7,134 9,041 401 343 3,831 3,977 510 -699 713 387
29 Africa5 52 249 755 0 0 0 250 -204 249 710

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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