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Statistical Supplement | December 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 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 2005
Jan - Oct Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
1 Total estimated 263,580 352,065 277,931 24,702 27,586 15,795 28,519 28,183 21,789 30,427
 
2 Foreign countries 263,523 351,346 275,322 23,945 27,634 14,551 28,571 28,015 21,893 29,995
 
3 Europe 48,653 88,431 123,980 20,751 20,236 15,213 15,768 14,848 7,121 12,384
4 Belgium2 1,809 118 -385 164 97 -51 84 186 77 -53
5 Germany 11,005 8,804 11,938 4,263 515 -540 1,122 -30 108 1,156
6 Luxembourg2 881 -575 1,437 1,293 -298 -724 -256 591 587 -179
7 Netherlands 434 -3,153 -3,453 -1,039 -1,302 -321 872 -485 -476 346
8 Sweden 434 3,236 2,295 -96 994 1,358 -443 310 246 -177
9 Switzerland 4,883 5,342 -2,757 -749 -1,830 -1,019 -2,164 744 -226 -39
10 United Kingdom 32,846 78,661 88,845 3,384 7,581 16,165 14,771 13,267 9,089 5,199
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,256 1,175 517 -159 -62 -2,473 181 383 61 212
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -4,895 -5,177 25,543 13,690 14,541 2,818 1,601 -118 -2,345 5,919
13 Canada 10,438 16,098 19,032 4,012 -1,410 2,905 2,347 1,731 24 3,217
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 17,116 33,544 77,951 -3,910 5,389 -11,285 67 5,881 4,387 12,046
15 Venezuela 293 -15 289 -35 -20 32 76 101 35 93
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 8,860 21,963 77,917 -4,246 6,487 -11,290 1,619 5,173 4,063 12,054
17 Netherlands Antilles 7,963 11,596 -255 371 -1,078 -27 -1,628 607 289 -101
18 Asia 181,097 214,774 53,769 3,877 3,503 9,270 9,515 4,997 10,563 1,155
19 Japan 146,521 166,377 -6,770 7,017 -1,740 -5,644 237 1,682 3,081 -6,372
20 Africa -56 677 1,679 -190 -149 -635 162 523 143 804
21 Other 6,275 -2,178 -1,089 -595 65 -917 712 35 -345 389
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 57 719 2,609 757 -48 1,244 -52 168 -104 432
23 International 337 2 2,210 283 38 1,276 -13 72 -129 433
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -53 -26 -6 9 -8 0 -35 0 40 10
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 263,523 351,346 275,322 23,945 27,634 14,551 28,571 28,015 21,893 29,995
26 Official institutions 103,838 201,140 51,912 13,908 6,815 16,666 3,616 3,223 -1,134 4,896
27 Other foreign 159,685 150,206 223,410 10,037 20,819 -2,115 24,955 24,792 23,027 25,099
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 -6,645 9,041 -440 -1,400 -1,105 -18 496 282 -268 1,172
29 Africa5 52 249 1,566 -190 -149 -712 99 589 180 994

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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