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Statistical Supplement | August 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 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 - June Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayr Junep
1 Total estimated 352,079 339,167 65,764 17,685 4,478 20,782 1,977r 3,356r 8,185 26,986
 
2 Foreign countries 351,360 336,215 65,087 17,391 4,053 21,044 2,303r 2,950r 7,425 27,312
 
3 Europe 88,431 173,639 31,105 10,427 11,476 4,945 4,934 -13,818 944 22,624
4 Belgium2 118 500 751 482 367 119 162 434 19 -350
5 Germany 8,804 14,497 -1,284 1,712 -1,616 -621 -1,878 1,413 260 1,158
6 Luxembourg2 -575 2,046 -580 194 -246 -55 127 140 5 -551
7 Netherlands -3,153 -6,095 -124 -1,075 -130 -715 434 -138 -94 519
8 Sweden 3,236 1,832 1,914 -869 1,168 -349 796 181 108 10
9 Switzerland 5,342 -4,904 306 -379 -430 478 94 121 -16 59
10 United Kingdom 78,661 134,118 55,238 10,728 10,135 5,436 16,077 -11,064 8,343 26,311
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,175 419 259 -220 381 -47 155 -473 242 1
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -5,177 31,226 -25,375 -146 1,847 699 -11,033 -4,432 -7,923 -4,533
13 Canada 16,098 21,419 12,714 -114 1,835 3,428 1,158 1,218 4,512 563
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 33,544 69,669 -10,356 -1,692 -11,366 -9,284 10,286r -1,046r 1,863 -809
15 Venezuela -15 518 17 142 -119 52 95 -29 17 1
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 21,963 68,312 -10,433 -2,843 -11,602 -8,799 8,545r -1,021r 3,566 -1,122
17 Netherlands Antilles 11,596 839 60 1,009 355 -537 1,646 4 -1,720 312
18 Asia 214,788 68,100 31,377 8,607 3,472 21,335 -14,792r 17,169r -409 4,602
19 Japan 166,377 -5,955 -13,105 2,260 -13,040 7,262 -14,185 3,905 1,685 1,268
20 Africa 677 2,222 2,289 106 102 901 472 286 122 406
21 Other -2,178 1,166 -2,042 57 -1,466 -281 245 -859 393 -74
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 719 2,952 677 294 425 -262 -326 406 760 -326
23 International 2 2,555 321 280 391 -220 -321 316 566 -411
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -26 -8 -2 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 351,360 336,215 65,087 17,391 4,053 21,044 2,303r 2,950r 7,425 27,312
26 Official institutions 201,140 69,198 6,371 6,496 8,287 12,450 -7,255r 10,961r -13,635 -4,437
27 Other foreign 150,220 267,017 58,716 10,895 -4,234 8,594 9,558r -8,011r 21,060 31,749
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 9,041 2,063 7,107 1,548 2,177 965 1,020 611 728 1,606
29 Africa5 249 2,027 2,637 23 253 844 147 366 258 769

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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