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Statistical Supplement | April 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 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 - Feb Augr Septr Oct Nov Dec Janr Febp
1 Total estimated 352,079 364,211 26,132 27,497 22,722 29,847r 54,531r 18,280 4,198 21,934
 
2 Foreign countries 351,360 361,262 25,972 27,345 22,833 29,415r 54,460r 17,986 3,776 22,196
 
3 Europe 88,431 177,924 16,270 14,716 7,077 13,366r 38,179r 10,797 11,029 5,241
4 Belgium2 118 500 486 186 77 -53 405 482 367 119
5 Germany 8,804 14,636 -2,218 -51 99 1,146r 937r 1,712 -1,607 -611
6 Luxembourg2 -575 2,332 -195 622 615 -146 4 194 -186 -9
7 Netherlands -3,153 -6,054 -846 -571 -484 340 -1,854r -1,075 -130 -716
8 Sweden 3,236 1,908 832 310 246 -176 481 -869 1,169 -337
9 Switzerland 5,342 -3,501 331 845 -219 -17 -957 -379 -264 595
10 United Kingdom 78,661 134,347 15,535 13,319 9,191 5,227 34,023r 10,728 10,032 5,503
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,175 699 346 382 60 212 356 -171 370 -24
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -5,177 33,057 1,999 -326 -2,508 6,833 4,784 175 1,278 721
13 Canada 16,098 21,418 5,258 1,687 34 3,240 2,565r -114 1,837 3,421
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 33,544 87,635 -20,469 5,603 4,940 9,118r 7,543r -1,466 -11,232 -9,237
15 Venezuela -15 513 -67 80 34 94r 106r 142 -119 52
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 21,963 86,283 -20,222 4,916 4,617 9,125r 7,357r -2,617 -11,470 -8,752
17 Netherlands Antilles 11,596 839 -180 607 289 -101 80 1,009 357 -537
18 Asia 214,788 70,888 25,657 4,861 10,540 2,054 5,715 8,606 3,506 22,151
19 Japan 166,377 -3,359 -4,951 1,634 3,101 -6,352 422 2,260 -13,026 8,075
20 Africa 677 2,222 1,003 582 143 804 373 106 102 901
21 Other -2,178 1,175 -1,747 -104 99 833 85 57 -1,466 -281
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 719 2,949 160 152 -111 432 71 294 422 -262
23 International 2 2,552 168 56 -129 433 80 280 388 -220
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -26 -8 -2 0 40 10 -3 1 0 -2
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 351,360 361,262 25,972 27,345 22,833 29,415r 54,460r 17,986 3,776 22,196
26 Official institutions 201,140 59,303 19,186 2,788 -2,124 4,881r 3,526r 5,610 8,032 11,154
27 Other foreign 150,220 301,959 6,786 24,557 24,957 24,534r 50,934r 12,376 -4,256 11,042
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 9,041 2,065 3,142 357 -199 1,241 743 1,548 2,177 965
29 Africa5 249 2,027 1,097 589 180 994 438 23 253 844

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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