MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES
(in billions of dollars, at end of period)
Official Holders Countries
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Treasury Caribbean
Grand Official Treasury Bonds & Mainland Banking Oil Ex- United Luxem- All
Year Mo Total Total Bills Notes China Japan Centers^ porters* Kingdom Brazil Russia bourg Others~
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2000 Mar 1085.0 635.6 164.8 470.8 71.4 307.6 41.4 43.9 78.6 542.1
Apr 1088.9 634.9 157.6 477.3 71.7 322.4 43.8 43.6 77.7 529.7
May 1072.2 624.7 148.8 475.9 72.5 319.4 41.0 43.1 77.5 518.7
Jun 1060.7 631.6 157.2 474.4 67.5 318.8 38.4 45.9 68.1 522.0
Jul 1055.9 633.3 160.1 473.2 66.4 319.6 37.5 47.4 63.1 521.9
Aug 1053.9 633.5 159.8 473.7 62.6 317.8 37.4 47.8 66.4 521.9
Sep 1038.8 622.6 155.5 467.1 62.1 317.3 33.9 46.8 64.3 514.4
Oct 1035.2 615.1 155.1 460.0 59.5 317.7 39.2 48.0 60.4 510.4
Nov 1021.0 610.1 155.1 455.1 58.9 321.7 36.3 48.4 54.5 501.2
Dec 1015.2 609.2 153.0 456.2 60.3 317.7 37.4 47.7 50.2 501.9
2001 Jan 1010.8 616.9 159.0 458.0 61.5 312.3 24.9 48.5 47.8 515.8
Feb 1015.4 614.3 155.7 458.7 63.7 312.5 28.0 47.8 48.4 515.0
Mar 1012.5 614.2 155.2 459.0 69.8 307.1 24.6 45.9 58.4 506.7
Apr 987.8 594.1 144.2 449.9 69.2 305.9 20.6 44.4 53.8 493.9
May 986.2 588.8 137.9 450.9 69.2 306.7 19.2 43.2 55.2 492.7
Jun 983.3 586.9 139.2 447.7 72.7 300.8 18.3 43.4 51.6 496.5
Jul 975.9 590.0 143.3 446.7 74.2 295.3 18.1 43.9 44.0 500.4
Aug 994.0 601.7 154.7 447.0 73.4 293.1 23.4 44.5 40.0 519.6
Sep 992.2 602.7 153.9 448.8 72.0 292.9 23.4 42.7 41.5 519.7
Oct 1016.0 611.6 161.1 450.5 72.3 314.5 24.3 42.4 49.4 513.1
Nov 1036.3 624.2 167.6 456.6 77.9 315.4 33.1 45.3 42.5 522.1
Dec 1040.1 619.4 161.7 457.7 78.6 317.9 27.6 46.8 45.0 524.2
2002 Jan 1029.6 617.2 166.1 451.1 77.5 310.6 31.9 45.2 46.2 10.9 507.3
Feb 1035.8 612.2 163.6 448.6 76.5 311.9 30.4 44.7 53.9 10.1 508.3
Mar 1057.2 614.7 160.9 453.8 84.5 312.6 27.6 44.3 65.6 10.8 511.8
Apr 1042.8 607.6 155.3 452.2 82.4 314.6 23.7 44.6 64.7 10.4 502.4
May 1061.2 614.2 162.0 452.2 81.3 317.8 31.7 45.6 75.6 10.8 498.4
Jun 1123.1 735.8 176.2 559.6 96.5 349.2 34.6 52.3 53.2 11.3 23.1 502.9
Jul 1161.7 742.6 188.3 554.4 96.9 361.8 43.1 53.0 64.7 11.2 22.9 508.1
Aug 1168.9 744.0 189.0 555.0 102.3 364.6 33.0 52.4 69.7 10.9 22.8 513.2
Sep 1188.6 736.5 185.2 551.3 104.7 373.8 40.6 51.7 76.6 12.1 23.8 505.3
Oct 1194.2 739.8 188.4 551.4 106.5 373.1 45.8 52.2 80.6 12.4 23.3 500.3
Nov 1220.0 753.8 190.1 563.7 112.4 374.9 44.8 52.9 82.5 13.0 23.7 515.8
Dec 1235.6 760.1 190.4 569.7 118.4 378.1 50.3 49.6 80.8 12.7 23.9 521.8
2003 Jan 1237.7 767.1 195.0 572.1 120.7 385.0 48.2 47.7 81.1 13.0 23.1 518.9
Feb 1236.4 774.0 197.6 576.4 121.8 391.1 50.1 42.3 75.9 13.5 23.4 518.3
Mar 1275.2 783.6 207.3 576.3 133.2 399.3 62.1 42.4 81.6 14.4 23.6 518.6
Apr 1278.0 777.0 201.7 575.3 134.0 401.8 60.3 40.9 77.8 14.2 23.9 525.1
May 1328.1 799.8 211.1 588.7 135.8 441.4 72.3 39.5 79.0 15.7 23.5 520.9
Jun 1371.9 864.2 211.0 653.2 147.1 461.0 48.1 38.0 56.1 12.1 25.2 584.3
Jul 1419.0 872.1 207.3 664.8 151.3 463.1 55.1 39.4 78.4 11.7 26.2 593.8
Aug 1444.9 876.0 215.6 660.3 148.8 471.4 52.4 41.1 83.7 12.6 26.8 608.1
Sep 1443.3 878.9 207.9 671.0 147.1 491.2 48.9 40.4 72.3 11.3 26.2 605.9
Oct 1451.9 902.5 207.9 694.6 151.5 507.7 38.0 40.4 77.0 11.7 25.7 599.9
Nov 1498.3 928.9 215.6 713.3 154.2 531.1 40.8 42.8 77.9 11.2 25.8 614.5
Dec 1523.1 933.9 212.0 721.9 159.0 550.8 47.3 42.6 82.2 11.8 25.4 604.0
2004 Jan 1568.5 962.1 214.5 747.6 157.6 582.6 47.3 43.9 91.2 10.7 26.1 609.1
Feb 1609.2 991.1 225.6 765.5 155.0 613.2 51.0 41.6 94.5 11.3 27.7 614.9
Mar 1670.0 1031.0 231.9 799.1 158.7 645.3 61.7 43.5 98.3 13.1 27.8 621.6
Apr 1711.2 1046.6 224.9 821.8 163.9 651.8 60.2 45.4 113.2 12.2 26.2 638.3
May 1743.8 1062.8 233.1 829.7 165.8 666.4 75.7 46.1 113.4 12.1 25.5 638.8
Jun 1735.4 1160.9 248.9 912.0 194.3 666.6 82.0 53.8 53.5 13.9 39.7 631.6
Jul 1751.9 1169.9 252.0 918.0 196.4 675.4 77.3 56.8 57.3 16.9 39.6 632.2
Aug 1770.1 1187.8 254.3 933.5 201.6 699.4 79.1 51.5 61.4 16.9 39.7 620.5
Sep 1794.5 1204.9 260.5 944.4 209.4 698.9 82.4 57.3 62.0 16.4 39.6 628.5
Oct 1812.7 1220.4 260.4 960.0 214.8 692.3 80.4 62.0 66.4 15.7 40.3 640.8
Nov 1846.6 1238.0 256.9 981.1 220.2 693.1 60.9 63.0 84.5 15.5 40.5 668.9
Dec 1849.3 1233.3 245.2 988.1 222.9 689.9 51.1 62.1 95.8 15.2 41.4 670.9
2005 Jan 1874.5 1238.0 242.3 995.7 223.5 679.5 76.4 67.1 94.2 14.0 41.9 677.9
Feb 1914.4 1243.2 235.2 1007.9 224.9 680.8 86.3 67.7 104.1 13.7 43.2 693.7
Mar 1952.2 1229.6 235.8 993.7 223.7 681.6 121.1 62.5 116.0 14.8 42.8 689.7
Apr 1980.9 1237.0 230.1 1006.9 240.2 688.2 112.8 60.8 119.0 16.4 45.8 697.7
May 1981.9 1243.8 229.0 1014.8 243.1 686.8 87.2 62.8 126.4 17.0 45.0 713.6
Jun 1877.5 1283.8 204.9 1078.9 298.0 667.1 70.9 68.5 58.8 22.1 38.8 653.3
Jul 1899.2 1287.1 203.2 1083.9 296.4 669.4 65.2 64.1 73.2 24.5 36.9 669.5
Aug 1925.9 1293.0 205.4 1087.6 302.1 670.0 67.4 65.2 87.2 25.0 38.2 670.8
Sep 1929.6 1281.9 195.4 1086.5 306.3 672.8 68.3 66.1 95.8 27.5 37.6 655.2
Oct 1964.9 1292.3 199.8 1092.5 301.7 667.6 75.0 75.4 100.3 27.1 36.7 681.1
Nov 2034.0 1312.3 214.9 1097.4 303.9 667.9 81.2 79.3 135.5 28.8 36.6 700.8
Dec 2033.9 1305.1 201.9 1103.3 310.0 670.0 77.2 78.2 146.0 28.7 35.6 688.2
2006 Jan 2045.4 1319.5 209.9 1109.7 313.9 653.4 63.1 89.4 157.2 30.1 35.2 703.1
Feb 2071.3 1339.3 215.5 1123.8 318.4 656.4 51.1 96.2 162.4 33.3 36.2 717.3
Mar 2082.1 1331.9 215.1 1116.8 319.2 639.0 62.7 98.1 179.2 31.4 36.6 715.9
Apr 2059.5 1326.3 197.1 1129.2 321.1 639.4 57.1 99.7 166.2 30.8 37.5 707.7
May 2071.4 1311.6 194.9 1116.7 324.5 636.1 65.2 103.0 174.2 32.9 38.4 697.1
Jun 1977.8 1397.7 184.8 1212.8 372.3 614.7 73.7 110.8 55.5 33.3 58.8 658.7
Jul 1992.9 1408.5 186.0 1222.5 378.2 614.9 85.8 112.4 44.3 31.7 59.4 666.2
Aug 2038.0 1429.0 190.0 1239.0 386.5 623.5 79.9 116.6 54.7 43.1 58.4 675.3
Sep 2025.3 1426.0 179.4 1246.6 389.7 618.1 69.6 113.7 61.6 44.9 58.7 669.0
Oct 2054.4 1443.6 178.5 1265.1 392.2 618.1 72.5 107.2 61.7 46.4 59.5 696.8
Nov 2097.0 1452.3 186.2 1266.1 393.8 615.9 86.7 106.4 76.1 51.0 60.5 706.6
Dec 2103.1 1449.0 176.8 1272.2 396.9 622.9 72.3 110.2 92.6 52.1 60.0 696.1
2007 Jan 2120.6 1448.7 181.4 1267.3 401.0 627.2 68.0 111.7 104.0 53.7 8.5 59.4 687.1
Feb 2143.3 1451.5 182.0 1269.5 416.0 616.4 65.6 110.5 121.6 60.7 8.1 59.8 684.6
Mar 2194.8 1466.0 195.1 1270.9 420.0 611.4 79.9 112.5 147.9 69.7 7.4 61.8 684.2
Apr 2166.7 1458.4 178.1 1280.3 414.2 614.6 75.6 112.0 135.4 79.7 7.7 61.8 665.7
May 2185.0 1448.4 172.7 1275.7 407.5 615.0 47.2 121.1 169.5 81.6 11.8 62.2 669.1
Jun 2192.0 1612.6 160.9 1451.7 477.3 622.9 78.2 133.2 50.0 94.8 33.5 55.9 646.2
Jul 2201.0 1621.0 176.2 1444.7 480.0 620.6 70.7 134.7 67.3 105.8 35.9 57.6 628.4
Aug 2217.5 1595.1 180.0 1415.1 471.2 595.8 103.8 134.7 99.8 107.7 31.9 57.1 615.5
Sep 2235.3 1607.7 178.3 1429.4 467.7 591.9 99.1 137.1 120.3 110.5 31.8 58.4 618.5
Oct 2299.2 1613.8 180.4 1433.4 459.1 601.7 105.6 141.6 155.0 113.9 33.6 63.3 625.4
Nov 2337.1 1619.1 185.3 1433.8 458.9 590.9 107.4 138.7 174.3 121.7 33.5 68.3 643.4
Dec 2351.1 1643.2 198.4 1444.8 477.6 579.9 117.4 137.9 157.9 129.9 32.7 69.0 648.8
2008 Jan 2399.3 1689.9 209.0 1480.9 492.6 585.6 109.2 140.8 161.8 141.7 35.2 66.1 666.3
Feb 2426.1 1682.3 205.0 1477.3 486.9 583.3 103.9 146.1 180.5 146.6 38.4 80.4 660.0
Mar 2505.8 1707.3 201.9 1505.3 490.6 597.4 108.7 150.7 200.1 149.1 42.4 89.8 677.0
Apr 2586.5 1743.3 215.7 1527.6 502.0 588.8 117.4 153.8 246.8 149.5 60.2 81.8 686.2
May 2597.5 1743.9 219.9 1523.9 506.8 575.3 104.5 164.2 271.2 151.4 63.7 75.2 685.2
Jun 2586.0 1910.9 226.6 1684.3 535.1 628.0 106.4 159.5 55.0 158.0 95.2 102.6 746.2
Jul 2624.0 1926.9 232.5 1694.4 550.0 637.6 117.6 162.9 66.1 154.8 104.0 89.7 741.3
Aug 2688.4 1944.8 245.6 1699.2 573.7 630.3 132.9 169.6 82.5 152.6 104.2 90.4 752.2
Sep 2800.1 1981.0 276.8 1704.2 618.2 617.5 169.3 171.2 112.8 148.3 99.6 104.7 758.5
Oct 2980.3 2063.7 360.6 1703.1 684.1 629.6 203.5 176.7 133.2 141.0 110.8 100.8 800.6
Nov 3036.6 2104.1 427.2 1676.9 713.2 625.2 205.0 187.2 132.4 136.1 108.0 94.4 835.1
Dec 3076.9 2138.7 457.9 1680.8 727.4 626.0 197.5 186.2 130.9 127.0 116.4 97.4 868.1
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MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES
(in billions of dollars, at end of period)
Countries (continued)
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Hong Switzer- Singa- All
Year Mo Kong Taiwan land Germany Ireland pore Mexico Thailand Korea Turkey India Norway Others#
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2000 Mar 39.2 43.6 24.3 56.4 35.2 14.4 14.0 24.7 290.3
Apr 38.3 44.0 23.6 54.2 33.2 15.3 13.5 25.0 282.6
May 38.6 42.1 23.2 54.1 32.8 15.8 13.2 25.8 273.1
June 38.6 41.9 20.6 54.7 34.0 14.6 13.4 28.9 275.3
July 38.3 41.1 19.2 52.6 34.5 16.1 14.0 28.1 278.0
Aug 38.0 39.8 18.6 52.4 33.8 17.3 13.9 27.5 280.6
Sept 37.4 38.1 17.8 50.9 31.5 16.9 13.8 28.1 279.9
Oct 38.7 34.4 17.4 52.1 29.7 16.2 13.6 28.3 280.0
Nov 37.9 33.2 16.9 50.1 28.4 17.9 13.7 27.3 275.8
Dec 38.6 33.4 16.4 49.0 27.9 15.3 13.8 29.6 277.9
2001 Jan 39.1 34.5 17.1 48.0 26.2 14.9 14.3 28.4 293.3
Feb 39.5 35.4 17.5 44.8 26.0 13.8 14.7 28.1 295.2
Mar 41.0 35.5 17.2 46.1 24.1 17.5 14.5 29.9 280.9
Apr 38.5 35.3 17.3 47.9 23.3 16.9 14.4 27.7 272.6
May 39.7 34.9 16.1 49.0 20.2 18.3 14.4 26.1 274.0
June 41.9 34.9 16.1 47.6 19.7 17.5 14.1 27.3 277.4
July 43.3 33.9 16.4 46.6 19.7 17.0 13.9 26.9 282.7
Aug 42.1 35.0 16.6 47.6 19.8 18.2 14.4 27.0 298.9
Sept 45.6 35.8 17.1 46.5 19.8 16.2 14.3 28.5 295.9
Oct 39.3 35.1 17.8 46.2 21.3 18.5 14.6 30.4 289.9
Nov 42.9 34.7 17.6 46.6 20.5 19.4 15.3 31.9 293.2
Dec 47.7 35.3 18.7 47.8 20.0 19.3 15.7 32.8 286.9
2002 Jan 46.2 33.8 18.4 44.0 7.2 19.0 19.9 16.1 32.3 8.2 5.8 256.4
Feb 47.3 32.9 18.1 43.9 7.3 19.5 20.5 16.2 33.4 10.4 5.4 253.4
Mar 47.1 33.3 21.3 45.5 9.8 18.0 21.8 16.5 32.6 10.2 6.3 249.4
Apr 43.5 31.9 18.6 45.9 9.4 19.4 22.3 15.8 34.7 11.1 5.4 244.4
May 43.6 32.9 19.0 46.5 8.8 19.1 21.9 16.2 35.4 10.5 6.3 238.2
June 42.9 36.7 33.4 39.0 7.9 20.0 24.2 17.7 32.6 10.3 9.1 229.1
July 44.1 38.9 35.0 36.6 7.2 20.4 23.8 17.7 35.0 11.0 9.3 229.1
Aug 48.0 38.7 34.2 35.0 8.5 19.4 23.9 18.1 35.8 12.2 9.6 229.8
Sept 45.3 37.2 35.4 34.2 8.7 19.7 23.7 17.3 35.8 12.4 8.1 227.5
Oct 46.8 37.2 34.6 34.4 7.5 19.6 25.2 18.0 37.5 12.1 7.9 219.5
Nov 49.0 37.5 38.3 35.8 7.0 18.0 24.8 18.5 37.7 12.8 9.0 227.4
Dec 47.5 37.4 34.0 37.3 7.0 17.8 24.9 17.2 38.0 13.5 9.2 238.0
2003 Jan 50.1 37.4 34.5 35.9 7.2 17.3 24.5 17.1 36.7 13.2 8.6 5.7 230.7
Feb 48.8 36.9 34.1 36.1 9.5 17.8 26.2 15.0 37.4 12.9 9.5 6.6 227.5
Mar 48.9 37.3 35.3 35.7 9.5 18.5 25.4 14.3 36.7 11.9 9.7 5.1 230.3
Apr 51.4 35.8 34.5 36.9 8.9 19.4 24.8 14.2 36.7 11.0 10.6 7.3 233.6
May 48.7 36.0 32.8 40.3 9.6 18.5 24.8 14.1 38.6 11.8 10.9 4.8 230.0
June 43.0 43.0 41.1 41.6 12.6 23.7 24.9 15.7 60.2 13.9 10.4 6.7 247.5
July 42.3 45.0 41.8 46.7 13.5 24.0 25.4 15.2 59.6 15.3 11.3 5.3 248.4
Aug 44.0 46.3 44.0 49.5 14.9 24.6 25.5 14.6 59.7 16.4 13.7 1.9 253.0
Sept 42.5 47.9 44.8 49.0 15.5 23.4 24.5 14.8 61.7 19.1 13.5 3.9 245.3
Oct 43.9 48.0 44.7 49.2 15.0 22.9 24.2 14.7 62.6 16.6 14.9 5.6 237.6
Nov 47.5 50.5 46.5 48.7 15.4 22.5 26.3 12.7 63.3 15.5 16.1 7.8 241.7
Dec 50.0 50.9 46.1 47.8 14.9 21.2 27.4 11.7 63.1 15.7 16.7 5.2 233.3
2004 Jan 55.0 52.6 44.8 50.6 14.7 23.0 27.5 13.5 59.8 14.5 15.7 5.8 231.6
Feb 54.0 55.3 48.0 49.2 15.4 25.6 28.4 15.3 57.3 14.2 13.5 4.6 234.1
Mar 52.0 54.4 48.3 49.2 14.0 26.6 28.9 11.9 59.1 14.9 13.8 7.1 241.4
Apr 53.6 56.3 50.8 53.6 14.2 26.9 30.6 10.7 57.8 16.3 16.2 6.1 245.2
May 53.7 56.8 48.8 53.2 19.2 26.1 36.5 10.9 57.2 15.7 16.1 244.6
June 45.8 67.0 40.8 44.9 12.8 29.4 38.3 8.8 44.5 15.1 18.2 7.0 259.0
July 43.9 66.8 39.2 46.0 14.9 28.5 34.6 11.2 45.4 15.1 17.2 10.7 258.7
Aug 42.8 65.5 40.0 45.2 15.6 28.3 36.0 12.2 47.3 16.5 16.3 13.3 241.5
Sept 43.0 66.5 39.7 48.0 14.6 26.2 34.0 11.0 50.5 16.9 14.9 16.4 246.8
Oct 43.3 66.6 41.9 49.2 15.1 28.5 33.2 12.1 49.6 16.1 16.0 25.2 244.0
Nov 42.4 67.1 41.5 52.6 17.0 30.5 33.5 12.8 55.3 14.5 15.5 24.8 261.4
Dec 45.1 67.9 41.7 50.3 16.2 30.4 32.8 12.5 55.0 12.0 15.0 22.6 269.4
2005 Jan 45.3 68.4 40.6 53.8 15.8 30.1 33.5 13.3 53.6 12.9 310.6
Feb 45.4 68.7 44.1 53.0 18.4 29.6 33.0 13.0 53.1 10.4 325.0
Mar 45.5 71.5 43.7 56.1 18.2 31.3 32.5 12.1 57.2 11.4 310.2
Apr 47.6 70.7 43.1 60.9 14.4 30.9 31.6 11.1 55.9 10.7 320.8
May 48.0 71.0 41.6 61.2 19.2 31.3 31.1 13.3 58.7 10.1 328.1
June 44.5 67.8 34.9 44.1 22.2 34.4 29.0 16.3 63.0 15.3 281.8
July 44.7 68.8 32.3 44.8 23.1 34.1 32.0 15.6 62.6 16.6 294.9
Aug 43.6 68.4 32.9 47.9 18.9 34.2 32.9 15.7 62.4 15.5 298.4
Sept 44.4 68.9 32.0 46.4 19.1 33.9 32.1 14.8 64.1 14.6 284.9
Oct 44.0 68.9 32.6 47.3 22.1 33.9 34.9 16.2 63.7 15.7 301.8
Nov 42.8 68.3 30.7 48.6 23.0 33.4 36.6 16.2 68.8 18.5 313.9
Dec 40.3 68.1 30.8 49.9 19.7 33.0 35.0 16.1 69.0 17.4 308.9
2006 Jan 44.6 68.7 30.4 48.0 21.1 32.9 36.5 17.0 71.2 18.9 10.3 5.9 297.6
Feb 44.9 68.9 31.2 47.9 19.3 33.6 37.6 17.9 72.8 21.6 10.0 7.4 304.2
Mar 46.6 68.9 30.9 46.7 19.6 33.2 40.2 17.5 72.4 21.0 11.2 307.7
Apr 49.5 68.9 31.1 47.0 17.7 36.8 42.0 15.6 70.9 21.6 12.3 294.3
May 48.5 67.5 30.5 47.5 19.0 35.9 43.4 15.5 68.2 21.5 12.2 287.4
June 48.8 63.4 37.8 41.8 13.8 35.2 46.2 15.5 65.6 19.8 13.1 3.1 254.6
July 48.9 63.0 38.2 43.2 13.6 35.0 46.2 15.4 65.1 22.5 14.0 10.5 250.6
Aug 50.7 61.9 38.1 44.7 15.1 34.7 40.3 16.1 63.4 24.0 13.5 14.4 258.4
Sept 49.7 61.3 37.0 46.3 14.6 34.0 40.4 15.9 65.7 23.6 11.2 16.2 253.1
Oct 50.6 60.8 36.9 46.1 15.7 31.1 40.5 15.7 65.7 22.3 12.0 29.6 269.8
Nov 51.1 59.5 35.6 45.6 14.8 30.9 38.6 16.1 64.5 23.4 13.9 35.7 276.9
Dec 54.0 59.4 34.3 46.0 11.6 31.3 34.9 16.9 66.7 23.0 14.6 31.6 271.8
2007 Jan 54.6 59.3 33.7 49.8 12.3 29.9 36.6 16.6 62.3 25.0 15.8 20.7 270.5
Feb 57.3 57.5 32.7 47.9 12.5 31.2 35.0 16.8 56.9 25.4 19.5 12.5 279.4
Mar 58.5 58.1 32.9 47.6 11.7 28.8 35.3 17.8 57.9 27.6 20.1 7.3 280.6
Apr 56.3 59.2 32.3 49.8 8.5 32.1 35.5 16.8 54.1 26.2 20.0 2.1 272.8
May 58.6 57.4 31.9 51.4 12.0 34.4 35.5 18.7 52.1 27.0 15.3 274.8
June 57.3 44.7 38.3 45.9 15.8 36.0 33.9 20.6 43.7 28.7 14.0 3.1 264.2
July 55.9 44.6 37.2 41.7 15.6 36.3 34.9 22.5 44.4 28.5 14.1 252.7
Aug 53.2 39.5 37.4 42.3 16.8 37.8 30.2 22.9 42.6 29.2 12.1 6.4 245.1
Sep 52.6 39.9 37.0 41.8 16.3 36.6 30.0 24.7 39.4 28.3 10.8 22.9 238.2
Oct 51.3 40.7 37.8 41.8 17.0 38.8 30.5 22.8 37.0 28.1 14.9 25.5 239.2
Nov 51.7 37.1 38.1 39.1 17.5 40.2 32.0 27.5 37.8 25.6 14.8 27.6 254.4
Dec 51.1 38.2 38.9 41.3 18.7 39.8 34.2 27.4 39.2 25.6 14.9 26.2 253.3
2008 Jan 54.4 38.9 39.2 42.3 15.6 38.6 35.2 28.9 42.1 28.2 14.6 33.6 254.7
Feb 57.5 38.4 39.4 41.7 15.4 33.5 36.1 30.5 41.3 28.5 14.4 34.0 249.3
Mar 60.5 40.8 41.2 42.1 17.6 33.3 38.3 25.7 40.7 28.7 11.8 44.5 251.8
Apr 63.1 42.2 42.4 43.6 18.3 33.5 37.3 27.9 40.4 31.1 10.5 45.3 250.6
May 61.4 38.9 41.9 44.9 15.6 30.6 39.6 32.8 38.4 28.9 10.3 47.1 254.8
Jun 65.8 66.5 45.1 51.6 19.9 31.7 41.1 31.2 40.6 30.5 17.7 4.4 300.1
Jul 65.2 67.9 45.7 51.7 16.9 32.8 34.3 30.6 39.4 32.7 19.0 2.8 302.3
Aug 65.8 66.2 45.9 51.8 18.9 31.9 32.6 30.4 42.1 34.3 20.2 2.4 309.7
Sep 65.5 63.0 49.7 51.6 32.9 32.2 32.5 27.4 40.2 31.5 20.3 13.2 298.5
Oct 69.8 65.9 62.0 53.7 35.1 34.0 32.2 33.6 36.2 27.9 18.3 11.5 320.4
Nov 70.6 70.2 63.8 54.0 41.3 38.8 33.8 33.9 32.7 29.0 22.3 20.2 324.5
Dec 77.2 71.8 62.3 56.1 54.3 40.8 34.8 32.4 31.3 30.8 29.2 23.1 324.0
Source: Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities, Department of the Treasury,
http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt,
http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfhhis01.txt
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* Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
^ Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama.
Beginning with new series for June 2006, also includes British Virgin Islands.
~ All countries other than Mainland China, Japan, Caribbean Banking Centers, Oil Exporters, United
Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, and Luxembourg.
# All countries other than those listed above plus Hong Kong, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland,
Singapore, Mexico, Thailand, Korea, Turkey, India, and Norway.
Notes:
1) Estimated foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury marketable and non-marketable bills, bonds, and notes
reported under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system are based on annual
Surveys of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities and on monthly data.
2) United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Source: Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities, Department of the Treasury,
http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfh.txt,
http://www.treas.gov/tic/mfhhis01.txt
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