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Statistical Supplement | April 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 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 2007 2008
Jan - Feb Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febp
1 Total reported 195,536 201,180r 56,572 -1,011r 27,704r 44,740r 24,825r 1,910r 35,969r 20,603
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 202,228r 56,510 -836r 27,561r 44,386r 25,016r 1,635r 36,016r 20,494
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 32,507 -29,685 14,370 3,980 378 10,980 36,101 -3,594
 
4 Europe 98,982 180,257r 28,718 41,028r 35,470r 33,636r 18,235r -16,859r 7,828r 20,890
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -144 -873 244 76 -948 -547 -133 -11
6 France -1,600 -4,665r -5,567 -4,102r -3,725r 858r 933r 390r -5,282r -284
7 Germany 2,116 -3,330r 457 379r -605 248r -2,517 190 990r -532
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -1,821 245 326 537 662 -361 -1,794r -26
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 122 19 186 68 -292 95 279 -157
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -1,380 1,669 -1,520 -345 -848 1,330 178 -1,558
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 9,243 15,961 16,365 2,391 1,896 -2,284 8,427 816
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -80 147 -855 -385 -441 -284 -309 229
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -1,499 -179 -340 645 -168 543 -562 -937
14 United Kingdom 91,782 207,374r 22,710 34,044r 23,971r 26,565r 21,005r -15,775r -530r 23,240
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 727 483 -175 -334 -334 -36 584 143
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498r 5,948 -6,764 1,597 3,311 -713 -120 5,980 -32
17 Canada 14,161 -3,196r 2,855 -4,716r -1,260r -1,381r 7,196r -5,209 5,273r -2,418
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 16,673 -3,781 2,841 5,557 13,967 10,287 11,375 5,298
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 14,968 1,827 2,713 3,065 8,065 8,540 10,332 4,636
20 Mexico -322 1,735 1,094 -5,600 81 2,184 4,169 1,241 939 155
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -233 47 -19 -74 -179 -46 -77 -156
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 844 -55 66 382 1,912 552 181 663
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 -16,115 19,502 1,443 7,549 -283 9,597 -9,510 -6,605
 
24 Asia 68,694 -68,122r 23,050 -52,051r -9,627 359r -15,637r 3,179 20,210r 2,840
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 13,560 -14,204 -2,394 -4,795 -5,210 6,862 9,563 3,997
26 Hong Kong 16,257 1,934r 3,988 -2,504r -598 -1,347 546 -654 2,674r 1,314
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 5,761 -23,843 -4,641 9,579 -11,507 -5,681 6,362 -601
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 2,646 -1,774 -2,219 -2,551 380 975 2,648 -2
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 -223 -1,294 -626 221 -345 -1,558 -1,715 1,492
30 All other Asia -224 1,365r -2,682 -8,432 851 -748r 499r 3,235 678r -3,360
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 1,758 44 -120 -44 1,054 916 1,116r 642
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 50 5 0 -4 4 500 54 -4
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -429 -862 -1,186 -1,290 484 -276 -276 -153
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 62 -175 143 354 -191 275 -47 109

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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