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Statistical Supplement | October 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 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 2006
Jan - Aug Feb Mar Apr May June July Augp
1 Total estimated 352,079 338,543r 116,982 21,069r 1,993r 3,356 8,185 26,982r 6,587 46,343
 
2 Foreign countries 351,360 335,591r 116,191 21,331r 2,319r 2,950 7,425 27,308r 6,216 46,600
 
3 Europe 88,431 173,638r 44,557 4,945 4,950r -13,818 944 22,620r -2,614 16,051
4 Belgium2 118 500 972 119 162 434 19 -350 101 120
5 Germany 8,804 14,497 893 -621 -1,878 1,413 260 1,158 1,139 1,038
6 Luxembourg2 -575 2,046 -1,046 -55 127 140 5 -551 84 -550
7 Netherlands -3,153 -6,095 -1,744 -715 434 -138 -94 519 -1,112 -508
8 Sweden 3,236 1,832 2,137 -349 796 181 108 10 191 32
9 Switzerland 5,342 -4,904 255 478 94 121 -16 59 -289 238
10 United Kingdom 78,661 134,118 54,962 5,436 16,077 -11,064 8,343 26,306r -11,383 11,112
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man3 1,175 419 207 -47 155 -473 242 1 76 -128
12 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. -5,177 31,225r -12,079 699 -11,017r -4,432 -7,923 -4,532 8,579 4,697
13 Canada 16,098 21,419 17,390 3,428 1,158 1,218 4,512 563 779 3,897
 
14 Latin America and Caribbean 33,544 69,769r 6,003 -9,284 10,286 -1,046 1,863 -809 6,916 9,472
15 Venezuela -15 518 -49 52 95 -29 17 1 -48 -18
16 Other Latin America and Caribbean 21,963 68,412r 5,050 -8,799 8,545 -1,021 3,566 -1,122 4,519 10,993
17 Netherlands Antilles 11,596 839 1,002 -537 1,646 4 -1,720 312 2,445 -1,503
18 Asia 214,788 67,377r 46,618 21,622r -14,792 17,169 -409 4,602 1,034 15,905
19 Japan 166,377 -5,955 -3,215 7,262 -14,185 3,905 1,685 1,268 -747 10,637
20 Africa 677 2,222 3,156 901 472 286 122 406 460 407
21 Other -2,178 1,166 -1,533 -281 245 -859 393 -74 -359 868
 
22 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 719 2,952 791 -262 -326 406 760 -326 371 -257
23 International 2 2,555 476 -220 -321 316 566 -411 383 -228
24 Latin American Caribbean regional -26 -8 -2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Memo  
25 Foreign countries 351,360 335,591r 116,191 21,331r 2,319r 2,950 7,425 27,308r 6,216 46,600
26 Official institutions 201,140 68,475r 30,278 12,737r -7,255 10,961 -13,635 -4,437 8,240 17,365
27 Other foreign 150,220 267,116r 85,913 8,594 9,574r -8,011 21,060 31,745r -2,024 29,235
 
  Oil-exporting countries  
28 Middle East4 9,041 2,063 6,700 965 1,020 611 728 1,606 133 -540
29 Africa5 249 2,027 3,148 844 147 366 258 769 417 94

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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