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Statistical Supplement | December 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 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 - Oct Apr May June July Augr Sept Octp
1 Total reported 195,536 200,940 339,916 76,958 5,673 28,326 34,290 32,837 20,737 34,665
 
2 Foreign countries 194,714 201,988 340,215 76,944 5,726 27,992 34,658 33,040 20,461 35,185
3 Of which: by foreign official institutions 69,639 2,994 98,973 22,298 -3,724 1,105 10,068 4,848 4,944 -1,084
 
4 Europe 98,982 178,485 192,376 51,683 17,160 3,966 7,487 16,842 29,080 11,758
5 Belgium 357 -3,100 -1,592 -56 -289 -120 -146 -192 -116 -65
6 France -1,600 -7,827 -11,920 -2,820 -6,315 1,038 1,377 4,326 -1,602 1,305
7 Germany 2,116 -3,358 640 2,539 1,675 -3,945 -74 251 -581 237
8 Ireland -1,325 1,734 -12,944 -327 -5,216 -1,784 -1,677 297 -301 -1,685
9 Luxembourg -1,293 -28 -775 435 -225 -139 374 -752 -268 168
10 Netherlands 684 1,471 -4,293 677 411 -607 -210 -1,066 -1,983 -686
11 Norway 5,063 -27,339 25,945 770 1,754 -3,636 -1,476 -577 10,992 -1,689
12 Sweden 702 2,176 -2,276 -26 72 -812 -54 374 -1,095 -220
13 Switzerland -2,898 -2,560 -470 986 -725 2,403 -714 -1,018 232 812
14 United Kingdom 91,782 208,792 190,455 46,640 24,047 9,790 9,230 15,558 29,576 16,380
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -296 -974 1,028 -123 -33 -166 198 136 72 172
16 Other Europe and former U.S.S.R. 5,690 9,498 8,577 2,988 2,003 1,945 660 -494 -5,846 -2,970
17 Canada 14,161 -1,936 -1,658 4,514 4,727 -2,571 69 787 -7,447 -4,161
 
18 Latin America 21,838 86,160 5,303 -602 3,683 4,566 -5,921 -5,719 -3,280 -9,847
19 Brazil 23,100 77,066 2,605 597 819 1,166 -2,751 -2,772 -4,705 -8,093
20 Mexico -322 1,735 -3,704 -2,075 1,401 2,541 -4,350 -2,098 -93 -2,028
21 Venezuela 242 -196 -391 24 119 -16 -187 15 27 -68
22 All other Latin America -1,182 7,555 6,793 852 1,344 875 1,367 -864 1,491 342
 
23 Caribbean -9,838 2,380 27,512 5,485 -13,296 20,878 3,910 12,273 10,470 11,601
 
24 Asia 68,694 -67,850 111,160 15,011 -10,662 467 27,446 9,129 -5,771 26,434
25 China, Mainland 40,633 -7,968 90,491 12,849 11,692 -302 13,665 18,262 4,171 9,981
26 Hong Kong 16,257 2,056 11,631 2,705 -92 -915 -485 446 968 2,294
27 Japan 1,312 -47,384 15,462 -3,791 -13,432 4,520 11,962 -10,263 -7,889 12,940
28 Korea 6,168 -17,874 -6,377 -390 -1,735 -1,901 -1,111 2,493 -1,684 -4,114
29 Middle East Oil Exporters2 4,548 1,805 17,738 1,468 817 1,697 803 1,353 6,765 4,068
30 All other Asia -224 1,515 -17,785 2,170 -7,912 -2,632 2,612 -3,162 -8,102 1,265
 
31 Africa 3,515 6,127 8,281 591 4,662 988 1,736 439 -3,097 566
32 African oil exporters3 2,400 4,568 9,527 448 5,297 1,745 865 1,271 -1,951 1,842
 
33 Other countries -2,638 -1,378 -2,759 262 -548 -302 -69 -711 506 -1,166
 
34 International and regional organizations4 822 -1,048 -299 14 -53 334 -368 -203 276 -520

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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