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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 18, 2007, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Treasury Securities
Held by Foreign Investors as a Share
of Total Outstanding, 1998-2007
Percent
Period Treasury securities
held by
foreign investors
as a share
of total outstanding
1998:Q1 30.6119
1998:Q2 31.4121
1998:Q3 30.6959
1998:Q4 31.3197
1999:Q1 30.8717
1999:Q2 31.5717
1999:Q3 32.3116
1999:Q4 28.975
2000:Q1 29.1998
2000:Q2 30.2281
2000:Q3 30.1333
2000:Q4 30.4198
2001:Q1 30.1169
2001:Q2 30.592
2001:Q3 30.0658
2001:Q4 32.6665
2002:Q1 32.4562
2002:Q2 33.1058
2002:Q3 33.8912
2002:Q4 35.6118
2003:Q1 36.0833
2003:Q2 37.4917
2003:Q3 38.225
2003:Q4 37.7607
2004:Q1 39.9007
2004:Q2 42.4506
2004:Q3 42.7051
2004:Q4 41.2641
2005:Q1 41.8534
2005:Q2 42.9431
2005:Q3 43.5849
2005:Q4 42.6195
2006:Q1 41.9148
2006:Q2 42.6322
2006:Q3 43.0818
2006:Q4 43.7669
2007:Q1 44.2576

Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007:Q1.

Source: Federal Reserve Board, flow of funds data.

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