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Statistical Supplement | October 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 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 2008
Jan - Aug Feb Mar Apr May June July Augp
1 Total reported 195,536 200,940 286,620 15,743 51,770 76,958 5,673 28,450r 34,290 34,819
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 201,988 286,675 15,634 51,611 76,944 5,726 28,116r 34,658 35,022
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 95,113 -3,594 28,011 22,298 -3,724 1,105 10,068 4,848
 
4 Europe 98,982 178,485 153,386 16,160 27,533 51,683 17,160 3,966 7,487 18,690
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -1,411 -11 -464 -56 -289 -120 -146 -192
6 France -1,600 -7,827 -11,603 -826 -3,074 -2,820 -6,315 1,038 1,377 4,345
7 Germany 2,116 -3,358 1,395 -432 293 2,539 1,675 -3,945 -74 661
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -10,925 -26 -430 -327 -5,216 -1,784 -1,677 330
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 491 -157 -489 435 -225 -139 374 414
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -1,624 -1,558 559 677 411 -607 -210 -1,066
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 16,644 816 10,564 770 1,754 -3,636 -1,476 -575
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -960 229 -435 -26 72 -812 -54 375
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -1,510 -937 -947 986 -725 2,403 -714 -1,014
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,792 144,661 18,952 17,567 46,640 24,047 9,790 9,230 15,720
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 784 143 45 -123 -33 -166 198 136
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 17,445 -32 4,344 2,988 2,003 1,945 660 -443
17 Canada 14,161 -1,936 9,950 -2,508 -497 4,514 4,727 -2,571 69 787
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 18,465 5,298 5,750 -602 3,683 4,566 -5,921 -5,684
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 15,403 4,636 3,376 597 819 1,166 -2,751 -2,772
20 Mexico -322 1,735 -1,550 155 1,904 -2,075 1,401 2,541 -4,350 -2,065
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -350 -156 -72 24 119 -16 -187 15
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 4,962 663 542 852 1,344 875 1,367 -862
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 5,514 -6,605 -7,694 5,485 -13,296 20,878 3,910 12,346
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,850 90,523 2,800 26,183 15,011 -10,662 467 27,446 9,155
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 76,339 3,997 6,613 12,849 11,692 -302 13,665 18,262
26 Hong Kong 16,257 2,056 8,377 1,274 2,958 2,705 -92 -915 -485 454
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 10,411 -601 15,654 -3,791 -13,432 4,520 11,962 -10,263
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 -579 -2 -581 -390 -1,735 -1,901 -1,111 2,493
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 6,915 1,492 983 1,468 817 1,697 803 1,363
30 All other Asia -224 1,515 -10,940 -3,360 556 2,170 -7,912 -2,632 2,612 -3,154
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 10,812 642 638 591 4,662 988 1,736 439
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 9,636 -4 -40 448 5,297 1,745 865 1,271
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -2,099 -153 -302 262 -548 -302 -69 -711
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 -55 109 159 14 -53 334 -368 -203

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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