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

Statistical Supplement | February 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2007

3.25 Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions¹
Area or country		2005	2006	2006	2006
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country		2005	2006	Jan - Dec	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec^p
1	Total reported	338,112	198,557	198,557	28,670^r	11,156^r	44,103^r	1,655^r	24,690^r	34,120^r	10,581

2	Foreign countries	335,160	197,443	197,443	29,158^r	10,785^r	44,224^r	1,668^r	24,858^r	33,505^r	10,666
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	68,689	62,530	62,530	-4,702	8,239^r	16,882^r	7,706	18,463	1,016	6,092

4	Europe	173,638	99,815	99,815	22,921	-2,531	14,190	7,089^r	20,927	20,548^r	8,171
5	Belgium	500	580	580	-220	147	113	-370	-91	-99	-1
6	France	9,559	-1,600	-1,600	-1,200	-2,356	-1,803	-2,430	5,379	2,628	-494
7	Germany	14,497	1,471	1,471	1,198	1,200	818	1,375	-38	-610	-29
8	Ireland	1,246	-1,293	-1,293	702	0	1,475	-521	655	-526	-2,786
9	Luxembourg	2,046	-1,290	-1,290	-542	85	-550	593^r	-265	-555	-28
10	Netherlands	-6,095	690	690	526	-1,089	-830	726^r	410	280	1,309
11	Norway	6,414	5,129	5,129	-6,493	7,497	4,003	1,922	13,370	6,121	-4,071
12	Sweden	1,832	703	703	10	191	32	-547	-908	-153	174
13	Switzerland	-4,904	-2,884	-2,884	59	-289	238	-438	25	-898	-1,828
14	United Kingdom	134,118	92,605	92,605	26,306	-11,383	10,626	6,894^r	-24	14,554^r	16,705
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	419	-96	-96	1	76	-128	-235	234	-44	-258
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	14,006	5,800	5,800	2,574	3,390	196	120	2,180	-151	-521
17	Canada	21,452	17,955	17,955	594	809	5,801	2,001	-1,388	-2,623	717

18	Latin America	23,368	21,869	21,869	-3,258	-1,447	10,214	3,210^r	491	3,054	-2,202
19	Brazil	12,269	23,100	23,100	424	-1,643	11,244	1,990	1,434	4,476	994
20	Mexico	9,756	-308	-308	-4,094	678	-1,670	592	-874	-1,138	-3,720
21	Venezuela	518	242	242	1	-48	-18	-22	43	59	211
22	All other Latin America	825	-1,165	-1,165	411	-434	658	650^r	-112	-343	313

23	Caribbean	44,997	-9,576	-9,576	4,305^r	11,572^r	-3,967^r	-9,779^r	2,293^r	15,608^r	-16,775

24	Asia	68,317	66,422	66,422	4,264	2,281	16,828	-541	2,073	-2,760	21,131
25	China, Mainland	37,369	37,709	37,709	3,098	1,741	4,953	1,501	3,140	-798	7,187
26	Hong Kong	12,313	16,234	16,234	431	-182	1,961	-898	260	678	1,671
27	Japan	-5,015	2,015	2,015	918	398	11,365	-3,432	781	-256	8,645
28	Korea	1,459	6,768	6,768	1,019	1,220	-922	2,420	-702	-833	-825
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	2,063	4,183	4,183	1,606	133	-540	-81	-2,538	-1,097	1,199
30	All other Asia	20,128	-487	-487	-2,808	-1,029	11	-51	1,132	-454	3,254

31	Africa	2,222	3,593	3,593	406	460	414	163	641	-562	188
32	African oil exporters³	2,027	2,400	2,400	769	417	101	-1	-6	-744	-4

33	Other countries	1,166	-2,635	-2,635	-74	-359	744	-475	-179	240	-564

34	International and regional organizations	2,952	1,114	1,114	-488	371	-121	-13^r	-168	615	-85

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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