The Federal Reserve Board eagle logo links to home page

Statistical Supplement | May 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2007
3.15  Selected U.S. Liabilities to Foreign Official Institutions
Millions of dollars, end of period
Item 2005 2006 2006 2007
June6 June6 Dec Dec Jan Feb Marp
1 Total1 2,166,212 2,584,713r 2,230,589 2,489,597 2,584,713r 2,584,713r 2,611,755r 2,646,285 2,676,371
 
  By type  
2 Liabilities reported by banks in the United States2 296,647 284,502r 308,009 308,009 284,502r 284,502r 294,701r 316,210 312,172
3 U.S. Treasury bills and certificates3 201,863 176,829 184,847 184,847 176,829 176,829 181,356 181,798 194,914
  U.S. Treasury bonds and notes  
4 Marketable 1,077,122 1,271,174 1,087,406 1,211,819 1,271,174 1,271,174 1,265,920 1,268,459 1,272,830
5 Nonmarketable4 948 1,026 986 986 1,026 1,026 1,033 1,040 1,047
6 U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities5 589,632 851,182 649,341 783,937 851,182 851,182 868,745 878,779 895,409
 
  By area  
7 Europe1 368,516 435,062 365,772 414,714 435,062 435,062 427,541 431,700 436,674
8 Canada 7,211 7,078 6,952 7,859 7,078 7,078 7,341 6,895 7,728
9 Latin America and Caribbean 128,006 175,323r 148,402 158,968 175,323r 175,323r 185,882r 195,902 196,659
10 Asia 1,615,757 1,915,307 1,654,139 1,851,747 1,915,307 1,915,307 1,935,096 1,958,914 1,979,167
11 Africa 17,214 12,434 18,664 15,955 12,434 12,434 14,647 14,097 14,613
12 Other countries 29,502 39,508 36,654 40,354 39,508 39,508 41,247 38,776 41,530

1. For data before June 2006, includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

2. Principally demand deposits, time deposits, bankers acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable time certificates of deposit, and borrowings under repurchase agreements.   Return to table

3. Includes nonmarketable certificates of indebtedness and Treasury bills issued to official institutions of foreign countries.   Return to table

4. Excludes notes issued to foreign official nonreserve agencies. Includes current value of zero-coupon Treasury bond issues to foreign governments as follows: Mexico, beginning March 1990, 30-year maturity issue; Venezuela, beginning December 1990, 30-year maturity issue; Argentina, beginning April 1993, 30-year maturity issue.   Return to table

5. Debt securities of U.S. government corporations and federally sponsored agencies, and U.S. corporate stocks and bonds.   Return to table

6. Data in the two columns shown for this date reflect different benchmark bases for foreigners' holdings of selected U.S. long-term securities. Figures in the first column are comparable to those for earlier dates; figures in the second column are based in part on a benchmark survey as of end-June 2006 and are comparable to those shown for the following dates.   Return to table

Source: Based on U.S. Department of the Treasury data and on data reported to the Treasury by banks (including Federal Reserve Banks) and securities dealers in the United States, and in periodic benchmark surveys of foreign portfolio investment in the United States.

Statistical Supplement | May 2007 | Tips for printing wide tables | Symbols and Abbreviations

Accessibility | Contact us
Last update: June 4, 2007