FRB: November 2006 Statistical Supplement--Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions

Statistical Supplement | November 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2006

3.25 Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions¹
Area or country		2004	2005	2006	2006
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country		2004	2005	Jan - Sept	Mar^r	Apr^r	May^r	June^r	July^r	Aug^r	Sept^p
1	Total reported	352,079	338,543	114,477	1,993	3,356	8,185	27,013	6,617	44,151	-374

2	Foreign countries	351,360	335,591	113,723	2,319	2,950	7,425	27,501	6,246	44,272	-363
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	201,140	68,475	37,240	-7,255	10,961	-13,635	-4,702	8,240	16,886	7,706

4	Europe	88,431	173,638	49,875	4,950	-13,818	944	22,782	-2,614	14,190	7,017
5	Belgium	118	500	607	162	434	19	-345	108	113	-370
6	France	-10,219	9,559	-9,112	-1,155	-1,875	1,249	-1,200	-2,356	-1,803	-2,430
7	Germany	8,804	14,497	1,927	-1,878	1,413	260	1,198	1,200	818	1,154
8	Ireland	933	1,246	1,360	365	-1,078	1,224	701	-3	1,475	-521
9	Luxembourg	-575	2,046	-451	127	140	5	-551	84	-550	595
10	Netherlands	-3,153	-6,095	-1,317	434	-138	-94	526	-1,100	-830	729
11	Norway	10,046	6,414	-10,291	-10,535	-2,387	-11,545	-6,493	7,497	4,003	1,922
12	Sweden	3,236	1,832	1,590	796	181	108	10	191	32	-547
13	Switzerland	5,342	-4,904	-183	94	121	-16	59	-289	238	-438
14	United Kingdom	78,661	134,118	61,318	16,077	-11,064	8,343	26,306	-11,383	10,626	6,842
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	1,175	419	-28	155	-473	242	1	76	-128	-235
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	-5,937	14,006	4,455	308	908	1,149	2,570	3,361	196	316
17	Canada	16,098	21,419	21,303	1,158	1,218	4,512	594	809	5,801	1,948

18	Latin America	11,018	23,368	20,447	5,031	-142	4,952	-3,291	-1,548	10,214	3,265
19	Brazil	1,543	12,269	16,196	-1,361	-895	2,468	424	-1,643	11,244	1,990
20	Mexico	8,352	9,756	5,400	5,633	1,027	2,690	-4,115	675	-1,670	592
21	Venezuela	-15	518	-71	95	-29	17	1	-48	-18	-22
22	All other Latin America	1,138	825	-1,078	664	-245	-223	399	-532	658	705

23	Caribbean	22,526	46,401	-25,459	5,255	-904	-3,089	2,482	8,464	-3,291	-11,731

24	Asia	214,788	67,377	46,363	-14,792	17,169	-409	4,602	1,034	16,200	-550
25	China, Mainland	18,895	37,369	28,067	1,431	3,885	1,143	3,098	1,728	4,953	1,501
26	Hong Kong	1,079	12,313	13,625	1,702	2,751	-868	431	-182	1,961	-898
27	Japan	166,377	-5,955	-6,556	-14,185	3,905	1,685	1,268	-747	10,737	-3,441
28	Korea	5,856	1,459	9,128	287	382	623	1,019	1,220	-922	2,420
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	9,041	2,063	6,619	1,020	611	728	1,606	133	-540	-81
30	All other Asia	13,540	20,128	-4,520	-5,047	5,635	-3,720	-2,820	-1,118	11	-51

31	Africa	677	2,222	3,326	472	286	122	406	460	414	163
32	African oil exporters³	249	2,027	3,154	147	366	258	769	417	101	-1

33	Other countries	-2,178	1,166	-2,132	245	-859	393	-74	-359	744	-475

34	International and regional organizations	719	2,952	754	-326	406	760	-488	371	-121	-11

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. Comprises Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States). Return to table

3. Comprises Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria. Return to table

4. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements. Return to table

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