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

Statistical Supplement | August 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 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 - June	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June^p
1	Total reported	338,112	195,536^r	139,912	10,374^r	15,157	18,562	30,005^r	369^r	21,568^r	54,251

2	Foreign countries	335,160	194,714^r	141,430	10,459^r	15,296	18,613	29,793^r	321^r	21,295^r	56,112
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	68,689	69,639	35,532	6,092	-5,254	2,172	1,377	9,364	-4,590	32,463

4	Europe	173,638	98,982^r	92,908	8,170^r	9,807	9,598	11,331^r	-16,374^r	39,918^r	38,628
5	Belgium	500	357	-1,874	-1	-631	55	-829^r	322	-612	-179
6	France	9,559	-1,600	490	-494	2,396	-1,116	-1,809	-317	1,304	31
7	Germany	14,497	2,116^r	3,049	-29	3,971	-2,251	-906	3,041	1,732	-2,538
8	Ireland	1,246	-1,325	640	-2,786	848	225	-430	-3,273	3,536	-264
9	Luxembourg	2,046	-1,293	-75	-28	-256	-560	-36	-26	419	384
10	Netherlands	-6,095	684	2,930	1,309	769	790	-39	409^r	-769^r	1,768
11	Norway	6,414	5,063	-23,609	-4,071	-11,683	-8,202	-5,263	-5,175	-4,317	11,031
12	Sweden	1,832	702	3,604	174	1,932	886	-17	-80	596	287
13	Switzerland	-4,904	-2,898	-1,671	-1,828	-244	-1,100	-232^r	-778	-135	818
14	United Kingdom	134,118	91,782	99,194	16,705	10,418	19,679	23,334	-10,675	33,329	23,109
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	419	-296	-573	-258	-98	-114	-176	146	-153	-178
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	14,006	5,690	10,802	-522^r	2,386	1,305	-2,266	32	4,987	4,358
17	Canada	21,452	14,161^r	2,244	517	902	1,671	228^r	-712	3,126	-2,971

18	Latin America	23,368	21,838^r	50,868	-2,202	2,354	6,631	13,200	10,746^r	3,140^r	14,797
19	Brazil	12,269	23,100	41,914	994	1,702	7,109	9,011	10,002	1,891^r	12,199
20	Mexico	9,756	-322	3,957	-3,720	631	-728	1,741	603	810	900
21	Venezuela	518	242	68	211	5	-77	18	-6	115	13
22	All other Latin America	825	-1,182^r	4,929	313	16	327	2,430	147^r	324	1,685

23	Caribbean	44,997	-9,838	-19,815	-16,779	-3,921	-722	12,390^r	-3,757	-26,055	2,250

24	Asia	68,317	68,694	11,268	21,130	5,387	1,726	-7,110^r	8,888	-760	3,137
25	China, Mainland	37,369	40,633	12,161	7,187	235	9,640	3,677	-941	-3,215	2,765
26	Hong Kong	12,313	16,257	8,133	1,671	2,232	2,587	-1,001^r	284	2,012	2,019
27	Japan	-5,015	1,312	-9,915	8,644	3,286	-9,655	-4,483	3,344	-1,051	-1,356
28	Korea	1,459	6,168	-12,742	-825	-3,684	-4,003	-745	-312	-3,205	-793
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	2,063	4,548	5,834	1,199	1,399	193	766	851	2,042	583
30	All other Asia	20,128	-224	7,797	3,254	1,919	2,964	-5,324^r	5,662	2,657	-81

31	Africa	2,222	3,515^r	3,748	187^r	179	-199	-15	820	1,640	1,323
32	African oil exporters³	2,027	2,400	3,721	-4	501	109	84	836	1,197	994

33	Other countries	1,166	-2,638	209	-564	588	-92	-231^r	710	286	-1,052

34	International and regional organizations⁴	2,952	822	-1,518	-85	-139	-51	212	48	273	-1,861

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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