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

Statistical Supplement | May 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 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 - Mar	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar^p
1	Total reported	338,112	197,653^r	67,180	2,293	25,002	33,365	10,376^r	15,157^r	16,943^r	35,080

2	Foreign countries	335,160	196,829^r	67,851	2,304	25,170	32,750	10,461^r	15,296^r	17,152^r	35,403
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	68,689	69,639	1,656	7,589	18,463	1,016	6,092	-5,254	2,539	4,371

4	Europe	173,638	99,245	29,518	7,635	21,077	19,874	8,171	9,807^r	6,895^r	12,816
5	Belgium	500	580	-858	-370	-91	-99	-1	-631	50	-277
6	France	9,559	-1,600	-704	-2,430	5,379	2,628	-494	2,396	-1,220	-1,880
7	Germany	14,497	2,146	968	1,935	62	-610	-29	3,971	-2,223	-780
8	Ireland	1,246	-1,313	485	-521	655	-526	-2,786	848^r	260^r	-622
9	Luxembourg	2,046	-1,288	-967	595	-265	-555	-28	-256	-601	-110
10	Netherlands	-6,095	693	880	729	410	280	1,309	769	765	-655
11	Norway	6,414	5,129	-24,964	1,922	13,370	6,121	-4,071	-11,683	-8,195	-5,086
12	Sweden	1,832	703	2,906	-547	-908	-153	174	1,932	941	33
13	Switzerland	-4,904	-2,893	-1,591	-439	25	-898	-1,828	-244	-1,111	-236
14	United Kingdom	134,118	91,546	51,890	6,876	26	13,880	16,705	10,418	17,020^r	24,452
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	419	-296	-385	-235	234	-44	-258	-98	-114	-173
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	14,006	5,838	1,858	120	2,180	-151	-521	2,386	1,322	-1,850
17	Canada	21,452	14,160	1,405	2,001	-1,220	-2,625	517	902	794	-291

18	Latin America	23,368	21,924	22,988	3,265	491	3,054	-2,202	2,354	6,628	14,006
19	Brazil	12,269	23,100	18,670	1,990	1,434	4,476	994	1,702	7,109	9,859
20	Mexico	9,756	-308	1,641	592	-874	-1,138	-3,720	631	-725	1,735
21	Venezuela	518	242	-54	-22	43	59	211	5	-77	18
22	All other Latin America	825	-1,110	2,731	705	-112	-343	313	16	321	2,394

23	Caribbean	44,997	-9,830	11,332	-9,743	2,287	15,605	-16,779	-3,921	-337	15,590

24	Asia	68,317	70,452^r	2,261	-542	2,073	-2,760	21,130^r	5,387	3,424^r	-6,550
25	China, Mainland	37,369	40,700	13,958	1,501	3,140	-798	7,187	235	9,942	3,781
26	Hong Kong	12,313	16,264	4,054	-898	260	678	1,671	2,232	2,612	-790
27	Japan	-5,015	2,014^r	-10,138	-3,432	781	-256	8,644^r	3,286	-8,444^r	-4,980
28	Korea	1,459	6,768	-8,251	2,420	-702	-833	-825	-3,684	-3,897	-670
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	2,063	4,899	2,132	-81	-2,538	-1,097	1,199	1,399	221	512
30	All other Asia	20,128	-193	506	-52	1,132	-454	3,254	1,919	2,990	-4,403

31	Africa	2,222	3,513	44	163	641	-638	188	179	-194	59
32	African oil exporters³	2,027	2,400	753	-1	-6	-744	-4	501	109	143

33	Other countries	1,166	-2,635	303	-475	-179	240	-564	588	-58	-227

34	International and regional organizations	2,952	824	-671	-11	-168	615	-85	-139	-209	-323

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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