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Statistical Supplement | March 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2006
3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country 2004 2005r 2006 2005 2006
Jan - Jan July Augr Septr Oct Nov Dec Janp
1 Total estimated 352,079 347,984 4,409 28,308r 27,373 20,588 29,859 54,549r 18,280 4,409
 
2 Foreign countries 351,360 345,017 4,072 28,360r 27,205 20,699 29,427 54,478r 17,986 4,072
 
3 Europe 88,431 173,734 10,936 15,584 14,702 6,921 13,367 38,182 10,797 10,936
4 Belgium2 118 500 448 84 186 77 -53 405 482 448
5 Germany 8,804 14,574 -1,607 1,122 -31 108 1,147 938 1,712 -1,607
6 Luxembourg2 -575 1,636 -247 -256 584 582 -146 4 194 -247
7 Netherlands -3,153 -6,390 -130 872 -486 -478 340 -1,853 -1,075 -130
8 Sweden 3,236 1,908 1,169 -443 310 246 -176r 481 -869 1,169
9 Switzerland 5,342 -4,073 -242 -2,164 744 -226 -17r -957 -379 -242
10 United Kingdom 78,661 134,207 9,719 14,587 13,259 9,059 5,227 34,024 10,728 9,719
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,175 699 359 181 382 60 212 356 -171 359
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -5,177 30,673 1,467 1,601 -246 -2,507 6,833 4,784 175 1,467
13 Canada 16,098 21,407 1,837 2,316 1,687 23 3,240 2,566 -114 1,837
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 33,544 80,795 -11,411 71r 5,673 4,344 9,129 7,557 -1,466 -11,411
15 Venezuela -15 520 -119 76 81 35 95 107 142 -119
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 21,963 79,441 -11,649 1,623r 4,985 4,020 9,135 7,370 -2,617 -11,649
17 Netherlands Antilles 11,596 834 357 -1,628 607 289 -101 80 1,009 357
18 Asia 214,788 67,426 4,059 9,515 4,585 9,613 2,054 5,715r 8,606 4,059
19 Japan 166,377 -4,183 -13,027 237 1,551 3,081 -6,352 422 2,260 -13,027
20 Africa 677 2,158 102 162 523 143 804 373 106 102
21 Other -2,178 -503 -1,451 712 35 -345 833 85 57 -1,451
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 719 2,967 337 -52 168 -111 432 71 294 337
23 International 2 2,570 294 -13 72 -129 433 80 280 294
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -26 -8 0 -35 0 40 10 -3 1 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 351,360 345,017 4,072 28,360r 27,205 20,699 29,427 54,478r 17,986 4,072
26 Official institutions 201,140 59,523 8,401 3,616 2,788 -2,124 4,896 3,731 5,610 8,401
27 Other foreign 150,220 285,494 -4,329 24,744r 24,417 22,823 24,531 50,747r 12,376 -4,329
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 9,041 1,765 2,150 496 127 -268 1,241 743 1,548 2,150
29 Africa5 249 2,027 253 99 589 180 994 438 23 253

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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