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Statistical Supplement | November 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 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 - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
1 Total reported 195,536 200,940 307,124 51,770 76,958 5,673 28,326r 34,290 34,710r 20,737
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 201,988 306,903 51,611 76,944 5,726 27,992r 34,658 34,913r 20,461
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 100,057 28,011 22,298 -3,724 1,105 10,068 4,848 4,944
 
4 Europe 98,982 178,485 182,357 27,533 51,683 17,160 3,966 7,487 18,581r 29,080
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -1,527 -464 -56 -289 -120 -146 -192 -116
6 France -1,600 -7,827 -13,205 -3,074 -2,820 -6,315 1,038 1,377 4,345 -1,602
7 Germany 2,116 -3,358 813 293 2,539 1,675 -3,945 -74 661 -581
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -11,226 -430 -327 -5,216 -1,784 -1,677 330 -301
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 115 -489 435 -225 -139 374 305r -268
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -3,607 559 677 411 -607 -210 -1,066 -1,983
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 27,636 10,564 770 1,754 -3,636 -1,476 -575 10,992
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -2,055 -435 -26 72 -812 -54 375 -1,095
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -1,278 -947 986 -725 2,403 -714 -1,014 232
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,792 174,237 17,567 46,640 24,047 9,790 9,230 15,720 29,576
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 856 45 -123 -33 -166 198 136 72
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 11,598 4,344 2,988 2,003 1,945 660 -443 -5,846
17 Canada 14,161 -1,936 2,503 -497 4,514 4,727 -2,571 69 787 -7,447
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 15,185 5,750 -602 3,683 4,566 -5,921 -5,684 -3,280
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 10,698 3,376 597 819 1,166 -2,751 -2,772 -4,705
20 Mexico -322 1,735 -1,643 1,904 -2,075 1,401 2,541 -4,350 -2,065 -93
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -323 -72 24 119 -16 -187 15 27
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 6,453 542 852 1,344 875 1,367 -862 1,491
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 15,984 -7,694 5,485 -13,296 20,878 3,910 12,346 10,470
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,850 84,752 26,183 15,011 -10,662 467 27,446 9,155 -5,771
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 80,510 6,613 12,849 11,692 -302 13,665 18,262 4,171
26 Hong Kong 16,257 2,056 9,345 2,958 2,705 -92 -915 -485 454 968
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 2,522 15,654 -3,791 -13,432 4,520 11,962 -10,263 -7,889
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 -2,263 -581 -390 -1,735 -1,901 -1,111 2,493 -1,684
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 13,680 983 1,468 817 1,697 803 1,363 6,765
30 All other Asia -224 1,515 -19,042 556 2,170 -7,912 -2,632 2,612 -3,154 -8,102
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 7,715 638 591 4,662 988 1,736 439 -3,097
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 7,685 -40 448 5,297 1,745 865 1,271 -1,951
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -1,593 -302 262 -548 -302 -69 -711 506
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 221 159 14 -53 334 -368 -203 276

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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