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Statistical Supplement | January 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2008

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 2007
Jan - Nov May June July Aug Sept Oct Novp
1 Total reported 338,112 195,536 199,614 22,658 24,302r -9,367 -2,764 26,002r 49,832 23,540
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 194,714 200,937 22,385 26,163r -9,443 -2,589 25,859r 49,478 23,731
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 69,639 -7,986 -4,590 6,433 -6,925 -29,685 14,370r 3,980 378
 
4 Europe 173,638 98,982 196,694 40,851 12,821 -1,469 39,394 33,751 38,321 16,489
5 Belgium 500 357 -2,553 -612 -179 185 -873 244 76 -948
6 France 9,559 -1,600 -6,441 1,296 31 335 -4,889 -3,872 1,315 26
7 Germany 14,497 2,116 -3,536 1,723 -2,558 -4,099 380 -605 233 -2,517
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,325 2,095 3,536 -264 -196 245 326 537 662
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,293 -123 419 384 -110 19 186 68 -292
10 Netherlands -6,095 684 141 -745 1,734 -1,453 1,669 -1,520 -345 -848
11 Norway 6,414 5,063 -25,055 -4,317 -14,857 -12,883 15,961 16,365 2,391 1,896
12 Sweden 1,832 702 2,460 596 287 382 147 -855 -385 -441
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,898 -3,103 -135 818 -1,357 -179 -340 645 -168
14 United Kingdom 134,118 91,782 224,133 34,276 23,281 16,358 33,196 22,399 30,808 20,166
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -296 -938 -153 -178 -5 483 -175 -334 -334
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,690 9,615 4,966 4,321 1,375 -6,764 1,597 3,311 -713
17 Canada 21,452 14,161 2,643 3,235 -2,365 -1,258 -4,896 -1,243 -999 7,607
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,838 75,873 3,140 14,797 6,441 -3,781 2,841 5,557 13,967
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 68,526 1,891 12,199 10,942 1,827 2,713 3,065 8,065
20 Mexico 9,756 -322 494 810 900 -4,297 -5,600 81 2,184 4,169
21 Venezuela 518 242 -150 115 13 7 47 -19 -74 -179
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,182 7,003 324 1,685 -211 -55 66 382 1,912
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -9,838 -7,217 -26,025 -3,205r -9,257 19,502 1,443 7,549 -283
 
24 Asia 68,317 68,694 -71,165 -742 3,886 -6,061 -51,990 -9,627r 384 -15,587
25 China, Mainland 37,369 40,633 -14,830 -3,215 2,765 -560 -14,204 -2,394 -4,795 -5,210
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,257 2,649 2,027 2,023 -1,613 -2,443 -598 -1,347 546
27 Japan -5,015 1,312 -41,703 -1,051 -600 -1,956 -23,843 -4,641r 9,579 -11,507
28 Korea 1,459 6,168 -18,849 -3,205 -797 43 -1,774 -2,219 -2,551 380
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,548 3,363 2,042 583 -188 -1,294 -626 221 -345
30 All other Asia 20,128 -224 -1,795 2,660 -88 -1,787 -8,432 851 -723 549
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,515 5,211 1,640 1,323 547 44 -120 -44 1,054
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 4,068 1,197 994 342 5 0 -4 4
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,638 -1,102 286 -1,094 1,614 -862 -1,186 -1,290 484
 
34 International and regional organizations4 2,952 822 -1,323 273 -1,861 76 -175 143 354 -191

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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