FRB: April 2008 Statistical Supplement--Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions

Statistical Supplement | April 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 2008

3.25 Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions¹
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country		2006	2007	2008	2007					2008
Area or country		2006	2007	Jan - Feb	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb^p
1	Total reported	195,536	201,180^r	56,572	-1,011^r	27,704^r	44,740^r	24,825^r	1,910^r	35,969^r	20,603

2	Foreign countries	194,714	202,228^r	56,510	-836^r	27,561^r	44,386^r	25,016^r	1,635^r	36,016^r	20,494
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	69,639	2,994	32,507	-29,685	14,370	3,980	378	10,980	36,101	-3,594

4	Europe	98,982	180,257^r	28,718	41,028^r	35,470^r	33,636^r	18,235^r	-16,859^r	7,828^r	20,890
5	Belgium	357	-3,100	-144	-873	244	76	-948	-547	-133	-11
6	France	-1,600	-4,665^r	-5,567	-4,102^r	-3,725^r	858^r	933^r	390^r	-5,282^r	-284
7	Germany	2,116	-3,330^r	457	379^r	-605	248^r	-2,517	190	990^r	-532
8	Ireland	-1,325	1,734	-1,821	245	326	537	662	-361	-1,794^r	-26
9	Luxembourg	-1,293	-28	122	19	186	68	-292	95	279	-157
10	Netherlands	684	1,471	-1,380	1,669	-1,520	-345	-848	1,330	178	-1,558
11	Norway	5,063	-27,339	9,243	15,961	16,365	2,391	1,896	-2,284	8,427	816
12	Sweden	702	2,176	-80	147	-855	-385	-441	-284	-309	229
13	Switzerland	-2,898	-2,560	-1,499	-179	-340	645	-168	543	-562	-937
14	United Kingdom	91,782	207,374^r	22,710	34,044^r	23,971^r	26,565^r	21,005^r	-15,775^r	-530^r	23,240
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	-296	-974	727	483	-175	-334	-334	-36	584	143
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	5,690	9,498^r	5,948	-6,764	1,597	3,311	-713	-120	5,980	-32
17	Canada	14,161	-3,196^r	2,855	-4,716^r	-1,260^r	-1,381^r	7,196^r	-5,209	5,273^r	-2,418

18	Latin America	21,838	86,160	16,673	-3,781	2,841	5,557	13,967	10,287	11,375	5,298
19	Brazil	23,100	77,066	14,968	1,827	2,713	3,065	8,065	8,540	10,332	4,636
20	Mexico	-322	1,735	1,094	-5,600	81	2,184	4,169	1,241	939	155
21	Venezuela	242	-196	-233	47	-19	-74	-179	-46	-77	-156
22	All other Latin America	-1,182	7,555	844	-55	66	382	1,912	552	181	663

23	Caribbean	-9,838	2,380	-16,115	19,502	1,443	7,549	-283	9,597	-9,510	-6,605

24	Asia	68,694	-68,122^r	23,050	-52,051^r	-9,627	359^r	-15,637^r	3,179	20,210^r	2,840
25	China, Mainland	40,633	-7,968	13,560	-14,204	-2,394	-4,795	-5,210	6,862	9,563	3,997
26	Hong Kong	16,257	1,934^r	3,988	-2,504^r	-598	-1,347	546	-654	2,674^r	1,314
27	Japan	1,312	-47,384	5,761	-23,843	-4,641	9,579	-11,507	-5,681	6,362	-601
28	Korea	6,168	-17,874	2,646	-1,774	-2,219	-2,551	380	975	2,648	-2
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	4,548	1,805	-223	-1,294	-626	221	-345	-1,558	-1,715	1,492
30	All other Asia	-224	1,365^r	-2,682	-8,432	851	-748^r	499^r	3,235	678^r	-3,360

31	Africa	3,515	6,127	1,758	44	-120	-44	1,054	916	1,116^r	642
32	African oil exporters³	2,400	4,568	50	5	0	-4	4	500	54	-4

33	Other countries	-2,638	-1,378	-429	-862	-1,186	-1,290	484	-276	-276	-153

34	International and regional organizations⁴	822	-1,048	62	-175	143	354	-191	275	-47	109

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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