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

Statistical Supplement | July 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 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 - May	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May^p
1	Total reported	195,536	200,940^r	191,090	22,255^r	966^r	38,917^r	15,743^r	51,770^r	76,958^r	7,702

2	Foreign countries	194,714	201,988^r	190,964	22,446^r	691^r	38,964^r	15,634^r	51,611^r	76,944^r	7,811
3	Of which: by foreign official institutions	69,639	2,994	79,706	378	10,980	36,101	-3,594	28,011	22,298	-3,110

4	Europe	98,982	178,485^r	122,864	14,743^r	-17,803^r	10,707^r	16,160^r	27,533^r	51,683^r	16,781
5	Belgium	357	-3,100	-953	-948	-547	-133	-11	-464	-56	-289
6	France	-1,600	-7,827^r	-18,448	-881^r	-4^r	-5,328^r	-826^r	-3,074^r	-2,820^r	-6,399
7	Germany	2,116	-3,358^r	4,796	-2,517	190	678^r	-432^r	293	2,539	1,719
8	Ireland	-1,325	1,734	-8,164	662	-361	-1,794	-26	-430	-327	-5,587
9	Luxembourg	-1,293	-28	-235	-292	95	279	-157	-489	435	-303
10	Netherlands	684	1,471	389	-848	1,330	170	-1,558	559	677	540
11	Norway	5,063	-27,339	22,341	1,896	-2,284	8,427	816	10,564	770	1,764
12	Sweden	702	2,176	-470	-441	-284	-309	229	-435	-26	71
13	Switzerland	-2,898	-2,560	-2,224	-168	543	-562	-937	-947	986	-764
14	United Kingdom	91,782	208,792^r	109,896	19,327^r	-16,325^r	2,715^r	18,952^r	17,567^r	46,640^r	24,022
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	-296	-974	620	-334	-36	584	143	45	-123	-29
16	Other Europe and former U.S.S.R.	5,690	9,498	15,316	-713	-120	5,980	-32	4,344	2,988	2,036
17	Canada	14,161	-1,936^r	10,874	8,018^r	-5,209	5,429^r	-2,508^r	-497^r	4,514^r	3,936

18	Latin America	21,838	86,160	25,476	13,967	10,287	11,375	5,298	5,750	-602	3,655
19	Brazil	23,100	77,066	19,761	8,065	8,540	10,332	4,636	3,376	597	820
20	Mexico	-322	1,735	2,322	4,169	1,241	939	155	1,904	-2,075	1,399
21	Venezuela	242	-196	-161	-179	-46	-77	-156	-72	24	120
22	All other Latin America	-1,182	7,555	3,554	1,912	552	181	663	542	852	1,316

23	Caribbean	-9,838	2,380	-28,790	-283	9,597	-9,510	-6,605	-7,694	5,485	-10,466

24	Asia	68,694	-67,850^r	53,426	-15,537^r	3,179	20,123^r	2,800^r	26,183^r	15,011	-10,691
25	China, Mainland	40,633	-7,968	44,469	-5,210	6,862	9,563	3,997	6,613	12,849	11,447
26	Hong Kong	16,257	2,056^r	9,296	546	-654	2,478	1,274^r	2,958^r	2,705	-119
27	Japan	1,312	-47,384	4,229	-11,507	-5,681	6,362	-601	15,654	-3,791	-13,395
28	Korea	6,168	-17,874	80	380	975	2,648	-2	-581	-390	-1,595
29	Middle East Oil Exporters²	4,548	1,805	3,056	-345	-1,558	-1,708	1,492	983	1,468	821
30	All other Asia	-224	1,515^r	-7,704	599^r	3,235	780^r	-3,360	556^r	2,170	-7,850

31	Africa	3,515	6,127	7,649	1,054	916	1,116	642	638	591	4,662
32	African oil exporters³	2,400	4,568	5,755	4	500	54	-4	-40	448	5,297

33	Other countries	-2,638	-1,378	-535	484	-276	-276	-153	-302	262	-66

34	International and regional organizations⁴	822	-1,048	126	-191	275	-47	109	159	14	-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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