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Statistical Supplement | April 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 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 2006r 2007 2006 2007
Jan - Feb Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febp
1 Total reported 338,112 197,654 32,200 42,902r 2,293r 25,002r 33,365r 10,377r 15,207r 16,993
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 196,830 32,548 43,023r 2,304r 25,170r 32,750r 10,462r 15,346r 17,202
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 69,639 -2,715 16,482r 7,589r 18,463 1,016 6,092 -5,254r 2,539
 
4 Europe 173,638 99,245 16,801 13,802r 7,635r 21,077 19,874r 8,171 9,857r 6,944
5 Belgium 500 580 -582 113 -370 -91 -99 -1 -631 50
6 France 9,559 -1,600 1,176 -1,803 -2,430 5,379 2,628 -494 2,396 -1,220
7 Germany 14,497 2,146 1,748 658r 1,935r 62 -610 -29 3,971r -2,223
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,313 1,207 1,455r -521 655 -526 -2,786 898 310
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,288 -857 -550 595r -265 -555 -28 -256 -601
10 Netherlands -6,095 693 1,535 -830 729r 410 280 1,309 769 765
11 Norway 6,414 5,129 -19,878 4,003 1,922 13,370 6,121 -4,071 -11,683 -8,195
12 Sweden 1,832 703 2,873 32 -547 -908 -153 174 1,932 941
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,893 -1,355 230r -439r 25 -898 -1,828 -244r -1,111
14 United Kingdom 134,118 91,546 27,437 10,626 6,876r 26 13,880r 16,705 10,418 17,019
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -296 -212 -328r -235 234 -44 -258 -98 -114
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,838 3,708 196 120 2,180 -151 -521 2,386 1,322
17 Canada 21,452 14,160 1,696 5,693r 2,001 -1,220 -2,625r 517r 902r 794
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,924 8,982 10,214 3,265r 491 3,054 -2,202 2,354 6,628
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 8,811 11,244 1,990 1,434 4,476 994 1,702 7,109
20 Mexico 9,756 -308 -94 -1,670 592 -874 -1,138 -3,720 631 -725
21 Venezuela 518 242 -72 -18 -22 43 59 211 5 -77
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,110 337 658 705r -112 -343 313 16 321
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -9,830 -4,258 -4,168r -9,743r 2,287r 15,605r -16,779r -3,921r -337
 
24 Asia 68,317 70,453 8,812 16,324r -542r 2,073 -2,760 21,131 5,387r 3,425
25 China, Mainland 37,369 40,700 10,177 4,449r 1,501 3,140 -798 7,187 235 9,942
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,264 4,844 1,961 -898 260 678 1,671 2,232 2,612
27 Japan -5,015 2,015 -5,157 11,365 -3,432 781 -256 8,645 3,286 -8,443
28 Korea 1,459 6,768 -7,581 -922 2,420 -702 -833 -825 -3,684 -3,897
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,899 1,620 -540 -81 -2,538 -1,097 1,199 1,399 221
30 All other Asia 20,128 -193 4,909 11 -52r 1,132 -454 3,254 1,919r 2,990
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,513 -15 414 163 641 -638 188 179 -194
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 610 101 -1 -6 -744 -4 501 109
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,635 530 744 -475 -179 240 -564 588 -58
 
34 International and regional organizations 2,952 824 -348 -121 -11r -168 615 -85 -139 -209

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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