FRB: January 2007 Statistical Supplement--Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions

Statistical Supplement | January 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2007

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 - Nov	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov^p
1	Total reported	352,079	338,112^r	169,167	8,082^r	26,852^r	8,048	44,779	-233	26,295	27,060

2	Foreign countries	351,360	335,160^r	167,966	7,322^r	27,340^r	7,677	44,900	-222	26,463	26,445
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	201,140	68,689^r	56,452	-13,962^r	-4,702	8,240	16,886	7,706	18,463	1,016

4	Europe	88,431	173,638	92,619	944	22,921^r	-2,531	14,190	7,096	20,927	21,516
5	Belgium	118	500	581	19	-220^r	147	113	-370	-91	-99
6	France	-10,219	9,559	-1,106	1,249	-1,200	-2,356	-1,803	-2,430	5,379	2,628
7	Germany	8,804	14,497	1,500	260	1,198	1,200	818	1,375	-38	-610
8	Ireland	933	1,246	1,493	1,224	702^r	0	1,475	-521	655	-526
9	Luxembourg	-575	2,046	-1,260	5	-542^r	85	-550	595	-265	-555
10	Netherlands	-3,153	-6,095	-616	-94	526	-1,089	-830	729	410	280
11	Norway	10,046	6,414	9,200	-11,545	-6,493	7,497	4,003	1,922	13,370	6,121
12	Sweden	3,236	1,832	529	108	10	191	32	-547	-908	-153
13	Switzerland	5,342	-4,904	-1,056	-16	59	-289	238	-438	25	-898
14	United Kingdom	78,661	134,118	76,870	8,343	26,306	-11,383	10,626	6,896	-24	15,522
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	1,175	419	162	242	1	76	-128	-235	234	-44
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	-5,937	14,006	6,321	1,149	2,574^r	3,390	196	120	2,180	-151
17	Canada	16,098	21,452^r	17,238	4,459^r	594	809	5,801	2,001	-1,388	-2,623

18	Latin America	11,018	23,368	24,126	4,952	-3,258^r	-1,447	10,214	3,265	491	3,054
19	Brazil	1,543	12,269	22,106	2,468	424	-1,643	11,244	1,990	1,434	4,476
20	Mexico	8,352	9,756	3,412	2,690	-4,094^r	678	-1,670	592	-874	-1,138
21	Venezuela	-15	518	31	17	1	-48	-18	-22	43	59
22	All other Latin America	1,138	825	-1,423	-223	411^r	-434	658	705	-112	-343

23	Caribbean	22,526	44,997^r	-12,642	-1,755^r	2,487^r	8,464	-3,291	-11,731	3,898	7,580

24	Asia	214,788	68,317^r	45,291	-1,793^r	4,264^r	2,281	16,828	-541	2,073	-2,760
25	China, Mainland	18,895	37,369	30,522	1,143	3,098	1,741	4,953	1,501	3,140	-798
26	Hong Kong	1,079	12,313	14,563	-868	431	-182	1,961	-898	260	678
27	Japan	166,377	-5,015^r	-6,630	301^r	918^r	398	11,365	-3,432	781	-256
28	Korea	5,856	1,459	7,593	623	1,019	1,220	-922	2,420	-702	-833
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	9,041	2,063	2,984	728	1,606	133	-540	-81	-2,538	-1,097
30	All other Asia	13,540	20,128	-3,741	-3,720	-2,808^r	-1,029	11	-51	1,132	-454

31	Africa	677	2,222	3,405	122	406	460	414	163	641	-562
32	African oil exporters³	249	2,027	2,404	258	769	417	101	-1	-6	-744

33	Other countries	-2,178	1,166	-2,071	393	-74	-359	744	-475	-179	240

34	International and regional organizations	719	2,952	1,201	760	-488	371	-121	-11	-168	615

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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