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

Statistical Supplement | March 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2007

3.25 Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions¹
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country		2005	2006	2007	2006						2007
Area or country		2005	2006	Jan - Jan	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan^p
1	Total reported	338,112	198,230^r	15,312	11,156	44,103	1,655	25,008^r	33,475^r	10,581	15,312

2	Foreign countries	335,160	197,116^r	15,451	10,785	44,224	1,668	25,176^r	32,860^r	10,666	15,451
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	68,689	62,530	-5,275	8,239	16,882	7,706	18,463	1,016	6,092	-5,275

4	Europe	173,638	99,397^r	9,926	-2,531	14,190	7,089	21,077^r	19,980^r	8,171	9,926
5	Belgium	500	580	-631	147	113	-370	-91	-99	-1	-631
6	France	9,559	-1,600	2,396	-2,356	-1,803	-2,430	5,379	2,628	-494	2,396
7	Germany	14,497	1,571^r	4,041	1,200	818	1,375	62^r	-610	-29	4,041
8	Ireland	1,246	-1,293	898	0	1,475	-521	655	-526	-2,786	898
9	Luxembourg	2,046	-1,290	-256	85	-550	593	-265	-555	-28	-256
10	Netherlands	-6,095	690	769	-1,089	-830	726	410	280	1,309	769
11	Norway	6,414	5,129	-11,683	7,497	4,003	1,922	13,370	6,121	-4,071	-11,683
12	Sweden	1,832	703	1,932	191	32	-547	-908	-153	174	1,932
13	Switzerland	-4,904	-2,884	-245	-289	238	-438	25	-898	-1,828	-245
14	United Kingdom	134,118	92,087^r	10,418	-11,383	10,626	6,894	26^r	13,986^r	16,705	10,418
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	419	-96	-98	76	-128	-235	234	-44	-258	-98
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	14,006	5,800	2,386	3,390	196	120	2,180	-151	-521	2,386
17	Canada	21,452	18,122^r	903	809	5,801	2,001	-1,220^r	-2,624^r	717	903

18	Latin America	23,368	21,869	2,354	-1,447	10,214	3,210	491	3,054	-2,202	2,354
19	Brazil	12,269	23,100	1,702	-1,643	11,244	1,990	1,434	4,476	994	1,702
20	Mexico	9,756	-308	631	678	-1,670	592	-874	-1,138	-3,720	631
21	Venezuela	518	242	5	-48	-18	-22	43	59	211	5
22	All other Latin America	825	-1,165	16	-434	658	650	-112	-343	313	16

23	Caribbean	44,997	-9,576	-3,887	11,572	-3,967	-9,779	2,293	15,608	-16,775	-3,887

24	Asia	68,317	66,422	5,388	2,281	16,828	-541	2,073	-2,760	21,131	5,388
25	China, Mainland	37,369	37,709	235	1,741	4,953	1,501	3,140	-798	7,187	235
26	Hong Kong	12,313	16,234	2,232	-182	1,961	-898	260	678	1,671	2,232
27	Japan	-5,015	2,015	3,286	398	11,365	-3,432	781	-256	8,645	3,286
28	Korea	1,459	6,768	-3,684	1,220	-922	2,420	-702	-833	-825	-3,684
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	2,063	4,183	1,399	133	-540	-81	-2,538	-1,097	1,199	1,399
30	All other Asia	20,128	-487	1,920	-1,029	11	-51	1,132	-454	3,254	1,920

31	Africa	2,222	3,517^r	179	460	414	163	641	-638^r	188	179
32	African oil exporters³	2,027	2,400	501	417	101	-1	-6	-744	-4	501

33	Other countries	1,166	-2,635	588	-359	744	-475	-179	240	-564	588

34	International and regional organizations	2,952	1,114	-139	371	-121	-13	-168	615	-85	-139

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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