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Statistical Supplement | September 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 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 2007
Jan - July Jan Feb Mar Apr May Juner Julyp
1 Total reported 338,112 195,536 92,995 15,157 18,562 30,005 463r 13,494r 24,682 -9,368
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 194,714 94,437 15,296 18,613 29,793 415r 13,221r 26,543 -9,444
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 69,639 2,577 -5,254 2,172 1,377 9,364 -4,590 6,433 -6,925
 
4 Europe 173,638 98,982 66,628 9,807 9,598 11,331 -16,373r 40,913r 12,821 -1,469
5 Belgium 500 357 -1,688 -631 55 -829 322 -612 -179 185
6 France 9,559 -1,600 828 2,396 -1,116 -1,809 -314r 1,304 31 335
7 Germany 14,497 2,116 -800 3,971 -2,251 -906 3,043r 2,000r -2,558 -4,099
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,325 451 848 225 -430 -3,273 3,543r -264 -196
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,293 -185 -256 -560 -36 -26 419 384 -110
10 Netherlands -6,095 684 -278 769 790 -39 394r -2,475r 1,734 -1,453
11 Norway 6,414 5,063 -62,380 -11,683 -8,202 -5,263 -5,175 -4,317 -14,857 -12,883
12 Sweden 1,832 702 3,986 1,932 886 -17 -80 596 287 382
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,898 -3,028 -244 -1,100 -232 -778 -135 818 -1,357
14 United Kingdom 134,118 91,782 118,067 10,418 19,679 23,334 -10,692r 35,689r 23,281 16,358
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -296 -578 -98 -114 -176 146 -153 -178 -5
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,690 12,234 2,386 1,305 -2,266 60r 5,053r 4,321 1,375
17 Canada 21,452 14,161 -348 902 1,671 228 -631r 1,105r -2,365 -1,258
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,838 57,309 2,354 6,631 13,200 10,746 3,140 14,797 6,441
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 52,856 1,702 7,109 9,011 10,002 1,891 12,199 10,942
20 Mexico 9,756 -322 -340 631 -728 1,741 603 810 900 -4,297
21 Venezuela 518 242 75 5 -77 18 -6 115 13 7
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,182 4,718 16 327 2,430 147 324 1,685 -211
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -9,838 -41,342 -3,921 -722 12,390 -3,758r -33,248r -2,825 -9,258
 
24 Asia 68,317 68,694 5,957 5,387 1,726 -7,110 8,901r -772r 3,886 -6,061
25 China, Mainland 37,369 40,633 11,601 235 9,640 3,677 -941 -3,215 2,765 -560
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,257 6,421 2,232 2,587 -1,001 290r 1,903r 2,023 -1,613
27 Japan -5,015 1,312 -11,018 3,286 -9,655 -4,483 3,344 -954r -600 -1,956
28 Korea 1,459 6,168 -12,701 -3,684 -4,003 -745 -310r -3,205 -797 43
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,548 5,646 1,399 193 766 851 2,042 583 -188
30 All other Asia 20,128 -224 6,008 1,919 2,964 -5,324 5,667r 2,657 -88 -1,787
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,515 4,295 179 -199 -15 820 1,640 1,323 547
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 4,063 501 109 84 836 1,197 994 342
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,638 1,938 588 -92 -231 710 443r -1,094 1,614
 
34 International and regional organizations4 2,952 822 -1,442 -139 -51 212 48 273 -1,861 76

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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