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Statistical Supplement | December 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2007

3.25  Marketable U.S. Treasury Bonds and Notes, Foreign Transactions1
Millions of dollars; net purchases, or sales (-), during period
Area or country 2005 2006 2007 2007
Jan - Oct Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
1 Total reported 338,112 207,263 176,704 463 22,658 24,682 -9,367 -2,764 26,252 49,832
 
2 Foreign countries 335,160 206,505 177,836 415 22,385 26,543 -9,443 -2,589 26,109 49,478
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 68,689 71,831 -8,114 9,364 -4,590 6,433 -6,925 -29,685 14,620 3,980
 
4 Europe 173,638 103,158 180,205 -16,373 40,851 12,821 -1,469 39,394 33,751 38,321
5 Belgium 500 379 -1,605 322 -612 -179 185 -873 244 76
6 France 9,559 -1,597 -6,468 -314 1,296 31 335 -4,889 -3,872 1,315
7 Germany 14,497 2,050 -1,019 3,043 1,723 -2,558 -4,099 380 -605 233
8 Ireland 1,246 -1,368 1,433 -3,273 3,536 -264 -196 245 326 537
9 Luxembourg 2,046 -1,203 169 -26 419 384 -110 19 186 68
10 Netherlands -6,095 640 989 394 -745 1,734 -1,453 1,669 -1,520 -345
11 Norway 6,414 7,723 -26,951 -5,175 -4,317 -14,857 -12,883 15,961 16,365 2,391
12 Sweden 1,832 972 2,901 -80 596 287 382 147 -855 -385
13 Switzerland -4,904 -2,949 -2,935 -778 -135 818 -1,357 -179 -340 645
14 United Kingdom 134,118 92,824 203,967 -10,692 34,276 23,281 16,358 33,196 22,399 30,808
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 419 -267 -604 146 -153 -178 -5 483 -175 -334
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 14,006 5,954 10,328 60 4,966 4,321 1,375 -6,764 1,597 3,311
17 Canada 21,452 14,144 -4,964 -631 3,235 -2,365 -1,258 -4,896 -1,243 -999
 
18 Latin America 23,368 21,826 61,906 10,746 3,140 14,797 6,441 -3,781 2,841 5,557
19 Brazil 12,269 23,100 60,461 10,002 1,891 12,199 10,942 1,827 2,713 3,065
20 Mexico 9,756 -322 -3,675 603 810 900 -4,297 -5,600 81 2,184
21 Venezuela 518 242 29 -6 115 13 7 47 -19 -74
22 All other Latin America 825 -1,194 5,091 147 324 1,685 -211 -55 66 382
 
23 Caribbean 44,997 -2,393 -6,554 -3,758 -26,025 -2,825 -9,257 19,502 1,443 7,549
 
24 Asia 68,317 68,959 -55,328 8,901 -742 3,886 -6,061 -51,990 -9,377 384
25 China, Mainland 37,369 41,706 -9,620 -941 -3,215 2,765 -560 -14,204 -2,394 -4,795
26 Hong Kong 12,313 16,129 2,103 290 2,027 2,023 -1,613 -2,443 -598 -1,347
27 Japan -5,015 1,119 -29,946 3,344 -1,051 -600 -1,956 -23,843 -4,391 9,579
28 Korea 1,459 6,173 -19,229 -310 -3,205 -797 43 -1,774 -2,219 -2,551
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 2,063 4,323 3,708 851 2,042 583 -188 -1,294 -626 221
30 All other Asia 20,128 -491 -2,344 5,667 2,660 -88 -1,787 -8,432 851 -723
 
31 Africa 2,222 3,486 4,157 820 1,640 1,323 547 44 -120 -44
32 African oil exporters3 2,027 2,400 4,064 836 1,197 994 342 5 0 -4
 
33 Other countries 1,166 -2,675 -1,586 710 286 -1,094 1,614 -862 -1,186 -1,290
 
34 International and regional organizations4 2,952 758 -1,132 48 273 -1,861 76 -175 143 354

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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