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Statistical Supplement | May 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 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 2005 2006 2005 2006
Jan - Mar Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
1 Total estimated 352,079 363,891r 29,873 22,722 29,847 54,531 17,960r 4,907r 21,894r 3,072
 
2 Foreign countries 351,360 360,942r 30,039 22,833 29,415 54,460 17,666r 4,485r 22,156r 3,398
 
3 Europe 88,431 177,604r 21,812 7,077 13,366 38,179 10,477r 11,738r 5,201r 4,873
4 Belgium2 118 500 648 77 -53 405 482 367 119 162
5 Germany 8,804 14,636 -4,081 99 1,146 937 1,712 -1,607 -611 -1,863
6 Luxembourg2 -575 2,332 -68 615 -146 4 194 -186 -9 127
7 Netherlands -3,153 -6,054 -412 -484 340 -1,854 -1,075 -130 -716 434
8 Sweden 3,236 1,908 1,628 246 -176 481 -869 1,169 -337 796
9 Switzerland 5,342 -3,501 425 -219 -17 -957 -379 -264 595 94
10 United Kingdom 78,661 134,347 31,612 9,191 5,227 34,023 10,728 10,032 5,503 16,077
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,175 699 485 60 212 356 -171 370 -24 139
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -5,177 32,737r -8,425 -2,508 6,833 4,784 -145r 1,987r 681r -11,093
13 Canada 16,098 21,418 6,416 34 3,240 2,565 -114 1,837 3,421 1,158
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 33,544 87,635 -10,394 4,940 9,118 7,543 -1,466 -11,232 -9,237 10,075
15 Venezuela -15 513 28 34 94 106 142 -119 52 95
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 21,963 86,283 -11,888 4,617 9,125 7,357 -2,617 -11,470 -8,752 8,334
17 Netherlands Antilles 11,596 839 1,466 289 -101 80 1,009 357 -537 1,646
18 Asia 214,788 70,888 12,252 10,540 2,054 5,715 8,606 3,506 22,151 -13,405
19 Japan 166,377 -3,359 -19,136 3,101 -6,352 422 2,260 -13,026 8,075 -14,185
20 Africa 677 2,222 1,455 143 804 373 106 102 901 452
21 Other -2,178 1,175 -1,502 99 833 85 57 -1,466 -281 245
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 719 2,949 -166 -111 432 71 294 422 -262 -326
23 International 2 2,552 -153 -129 433 80 280 388 -220 -321
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -26 -8 -2 40 10 -3 1 0 -2 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 351,360 360,942r 30,039 22,833 29,415 54,460 17,666r 4,485r 22,156r 3,398
26 Official institutions 201,140 59,302r 12,920 -2,124 4,881 3,526 5,609r 8,081r 11,114r -6,275
27 Other foreign 150,220 301,640r 17,119 24,957 24,534 50,934 12,057r -3,596r 11,042 9,673
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 9,041 2,065 4,165 -199 1,241 743 1,548 2,177 965 1,023
29 Africa5 249 2,027 1,244 180 994 438 23 253 844 147

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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