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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 27, 2008, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Net Private Foreign Purchases of Long-Term U.S. Securities, 2003-07
Billions of dollars
Period Bonds Equities
2003:Q1 64.81 -2.79
2003:Q2 110.44 19.64
2003:Q3 55.09 -4.84
2003:Q4 47.11 22.28
2004:Q1 69.69 5.46
2004:Q2 140.00 7.75
2004:Q3 76.19 0.78
2004:Q4 110.15 45.57
2005:Q1 133.87 19.71
2005:Q2 82.37 12.52
2005:Q3 150.61 30.45
2005:Q4 143.14 25.62
2006:Q1 79.83 63.03
2006:Q2 110.83 18.04
2006:Q3 92.03 35.11
2006:Q4 117.02 26.57
2007:Q1 108.67 43.46
2007:Q2 153.31 104.14
2007:Q3 10.24 -19.73

Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007:Q3.

Source: Department of Commerce.

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