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"","","TABLE snetU","Sq.  Foreig","n Net Purch","ases of U.S",". Long-Term","Securities",", Millions","of Dollars","as of:  Sep","tember 2008"
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"",3,"months end","ing in Sept","ember 2008","","","3 months","ending in J","une 2008","","","3 months e","nding in Ma","rch 2008"
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"","Total","Treasury","Agency","Corp.","Corp.","Total","Treasury","Agency","Corp.","Corp.","Total","Treasury","Agency","Corp.","Corp."
"","US LT","Bonds,","Bonds,","Bonds,","Stocks,","US LT","Bonds,","Bonds,","Bonds,","Stocks,","US LT","Bonds,","Bonds,","Bonds,","Stocks,"
"","Sec,net","net","net","net","net","Sec,net","net","net","net","net","Sec,net","net","net","net","net"
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"Europe"
"Austria",-732,-339,-30,-242,-121,-2,-84,-21,32,71,-436,-596,-129,-89,378
"Belgium",-2906,-454,18,-1986,-483,-3152,-465,-283,-2364,-39,-5728,-610,-994,-3615,-509
"Bulgaria",-6,0,-5,0,-1,0,3,0,0,-3,-11,4,0,-13,-2
"Cyprus",76,-3,31,-17,65,74,57,-5,10,12,19,5,-47,36,25
"Czech Republic",-589,215,-722,-95,13,-374,-347,-91,20,44,-123,-168,-84,24,105
"Denmark",-34,-28,-150,-17,161,270,857,-1171,-279,863,-412,-203,-484,85,190
"Finland",261,191,38,11,21,91,200,-14,-6,-89,-94,-110,-42,-42,99
"France",-5308,4101,-3723,-1544,-4142,-13705,-8111,1450,-165,-6878,2620,-9228,7356,-1235,5727
"Germany",-3141,-451,-1662,-1730,702,-9485,255,-646,7084,-16178,-1839,491,-1237,502,-1595
"Greece",-226,8,1,0,-235,181,127,67,54,-67,8,-67,32,1,42
"Hungary",-3,-24,9,-91,103,139,68,38,-29,62,-356,-339,25,-21,-21
"Ireland",-11154,-1781,-2630,-6574,-169,-7483,-7411,-1174,283,819,-954,-2435,3653,-2124,-48
"Italy",-849,-141,-167,10,-551,-1672,-997,-903,174,54,-2499,-1312,27,-152,-1061
"Kazakhstan",-38,-115,119,-24,-18,952,655,183,103,11,345,1010,-654,-19,8
"Luxembourg",-16679,-666,-8272,-5132,-2609,-18324,-2401,-13709,-1849,-365,-9200,-2654,-3699,175,-3022
"Monaco",93,-85,-2,31,149,-120,39,2,38,-199,-153,-139,-14,10,-10
"Netherlands",-6893,-3260,324,-840,-3118,3594,481,-168,634,2646,-1776,-882,-1170,-920,1196
"Norway",10362,8939,997,-241,667,115,-1112,-1911,-70,3208,20912,19807,-1206,240,2071
"Poland",-367,-1001,653,-4,-15,2444,1875,564,2,3,4251,4391,-57,-3,-80
"Portugal",125,135,-3,29,-36,446,288,67,7,84,757,739,-5,-34,57
"Romania",-148,-92,-54,0,-2,93,446,-363,9,1,-217,-100,-115,0,-2
"Russia",-2014,-1316,-729,34,-3,7840,5889,1848,112,-9,14675,8192,6004,414,65
"Serbia & Montenegro",23,30,-9,0,2,52,52,0,0,0,31,32,0,-1,0
"Spain",-3464,-3107,-118,-88,-151,-2908,-2141,-935,-329,497,-1211,-338,104,-613,-364
"Sweden",-3391,-775,-3041,-428,853,4630,-766,1871,-338,3863,3364,-515,437,418,3024
"Switzerland",-4160,-1500,-112,-174,-2374,5589,2639,-58,720,2288,-60,-2470,-953,79,3284
"Turkey",-47,-200,167,-12,-2,-663,-1069,415,12,-21,-785,-786,-3,-3,7
"Ukraine",-164,129,-275,-17,-1,500,637,-173,41,-5,-445,-344,-71,0,-30
"United Kingdom",77511,54342,5305,318,17546,154990,80055,37920,23458,13557,87736,38490,53879,1403,-6036
"Channel Islands",291,406,-69,-1258,1212,-7436,-323,-109,-7239,235,-3955,770,-1204,-3199,-322
"All other Europe",-328,54,-53,-442,113,207,170,-31,41,27,-175,175,-111,-176,-63
"Total Europe",26102,53213,-14164,-20523,7576,116882,69566,22658,20166,4492,104290,50811,59238,-8872,3113
"Memo: Euro Area",-50868,-5744,-16187,-18189,-10748,-52251,-20201,-16272,3583,-19361,-20390,-16946,3813,-8172,915
"Memo: European Union",21940,46901,-14375,-18516,7930,110021,62147,22434,26420,-980,73928,24758,57365,-6311,-1884
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"Canada",-7500,-6591,-2073,329,835,17909,6670,3989,3221,4029,9694,2424,4147,1297,1826
"Latin America"
"Argentina",127,-6,-46,115,64,532,79,2,104,347,78,15,-177,150,90
"Brazil",-7432,-10228,2007,112,677,2093,2582,-998,-20,529,17646,18344,-864,231,-65
"Chile",1872,1154,-684,-38,1440,1682,1922,396,-8,-628,846,1111,-562,197,100
"Colombia",167,-41,344,118,-254,1057,-173,886,175,169,-163,-604,391,24,26
"Costa Rica",203,182,24,4,-7,-93,-94,-38,24,15,7,-11,2,11,5
"Ecuador",-54,-27,2,-50,21,-128,13,-120,-47,26,-165,34,-85,-123,9
"Guatemala",-36,-17,0,-15,-4,102,78,2,14,8,-218,-233,-7,17,5
"Mexico",-7294,-6606,-1020,-85,417,4891,1657,4163,-775,-154,6808,2704,1838,1080,1186
"Panama",-7,50,83,-46,-94,696,53,136,169,338,456,10,45,176,225
"Peru",-8,348,-410,54,0,2397,1869,486,49,-7,1214,1004,259,66,-115
"Uruguay",112,180,-143,57,18,660,338,5,165,152,118,-63,-64,107,138
"Venezuela",-94,-145,-15,38,28,144,127,-25,-80,122,15,-305,186,43,91
"All other L America",498,166,327,-4,9,-1032,-1037,-62,48,19,151,93,35,24,-1
"Total Latin America",-11946,-14990,469,260,2315,13001,7414,4833,-182,936,26793,22099,997,2003,1694
"Caribbean"
"Anguilla",-239,-383,11,-8,141,1835,458,553,-112,936,-1805,-229,-1,-176,-1399
"Bahamas",2677,305,223,650,1499,-2430,-403,510,-115,-2422,-11079,-11358,518,-567,328
"Barbados",252,54,145,13,40,-159,-39,-210,34,56,198,-57,150,25,80
"Bermuda",1360,-3020,-1917,-1646,7943,-21646,3200,-20541,2018,-6323,-14141,1264,-15217,-184,-4
"British Virgin Islands",-4041,-2201,580,162,-2582,161,319,603,176,-937,327,1700,399,-2492,720
"Cayman Islands",29417,37869,1982,-6433,-4001,24711,7655,38,25421,-8403,-37007,-13220,-17988,3390,-9189
"Cuba",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
"Jamaica",-23,-28,-5,13,-3,-14,-21,10,-10,7,-181,-6,-187,1,11
"Netherlands Antilles",-5282,-5968,204,-89,571,-2918,1582,34,228,-4762,-3470,-1933,-29,-66,-1442
"Trinidad & Tobago",49,39,30,-25,5,122,19,70,42,-9,4,21,35,-17,-35
"All other Caribbean",-123,-14,-102,6,-13,208,159,-19,89,-21,9,-2,-111,57,65
"Total Caribbean",24047,26653,1151,-7357,3600,-130,12929,-18952,27771,-21878,-67145,-23820,-32431,-29,-10865
"Asia"
"China, Mainland",15143,36098,-18421,-1810,-724,80235,24239,36263,20002,-269,37733,20173,9314,8227,19
"Hong Kong",4821,929,1116,508,2268,31058,1683,13990,3029,12356,26365,6702,8060,1770,9833
"India",-560,-482,-1,6,-83,1490,1577,24,4,-115,1273,-369,1,85,1556
"Indonesia",-1331,-1700,361,9,-1,-212,-240,20,3,5,-1057,-802,-251,6,-10
"Israel",653,779,58,36,-220,-4011,-4471,178,-147,429,540,91,-335,223,561
"Japan",-9509,-6190,-9846,4755,1772,6049,-12703,7442,9395,1915,50863,19353,17278,9228,5004
"Korea, South",-5370,-302,-3908,-1413,253,-1242,-4026,1656,1024,104,3931,2065,-3399,2909,2356
"Lebanon",21,-9,0,-2,32,-11,-14,0,-8,11,32,-2,-3,6,31
"Malaysia",-2912,-977,-1876,-62,3,-599,-896,332,82,-117,6743,1937,4512,289,5
"Pakistan",-627,16,-585,-57,-1,-485,36,-514,-9,2,-176,-19,-149,-3,-5
"Philippines",-558,-429,-123,7,-13,-1710,-1504,-250,21,23,1010,530,371,91,18
"Singapore",-13916,-1693,-1237,-656,-10330,-3704,-3325,96,970,-1445,6807,-3707,-89,-376,10979
"Syria",0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0
"Taiwan",-3591,-3698,-472,572,7,-309,-188,-868,621,126,1226,1173,-396,255,194
"Thailand",-581,-642,52,19,-10,-952,-1324,213,153,6,-1653,-1629,-55,25,6
"Asian oil exporters",2155,8911,-7898,1506,-364,3029,3961,-3939,2463,544,6792,691,-1582,656,7027
"All other Asia",-235,181,-406,-2,-8,1433,1088,407,-59,-3,619,438,171,-34,44
"Total Asia",-16397,30792,-43186,3416,-7419,110064,3893,55050,37544,13577,141048,46625,33448,23357,37618
"Africa"
"Egypt",-302,502,-792,-16,4,-543,-160,-377,-4,-2,730,1204,-478,2,2
"Liberia",-980,-8,13,-191,-794,-574,-51,3,-12,-514,-1278,-36,8,-78,-1172
"Morocco",-510,-158,-348,-1,-3,-671,-2,-672,1,2,-716,-107,-609,1,-1
"South Africa",-1273,-1381,14,-22,116,-1055,-1217,0,-5,167,1083,1117,-28,-30,24
"African oil exporters",-965,185,-2,-4,-1144,7883,7490,303,1,89,-1445,10,87,2,-1544
"All other Africa",-127,-62,-47,-20,2,168,181,-15,22,-20,370,208,-15,66,111
"Total Africa",-4157,-922,-1162,-254,-1819,5208,6241,-758,3,-278,-1256,2396,-1035,-37,-2580
"Other Countries"
"Australia",-3045,-326,-951,-1428,-340,2247,-519,310,868,1588,1335,-560,1022,399,474
"New Zealand",22,36,18,-15,-17,-7,-96,-2,-5,96,80,-196,277,-5,4
"All Other",39,16,3,0,20,10,0,-18,3,25,55,6,51,-3,1
"Total Other",-2984,-274,-930,-1443,-337,2250,-615,290,866,1709,1470,-750,1350,391,479
"All Countries",7165,87881,-59895,-25572,4751,265184,106098,67110,89389,2587,214894,99785,65714,18110,31285
"International Orgs."
"International",194,-18,219,-9,2,343,36,35,266,6,-16,277,-239,-63,9
"Total Regional Orgs",-804,-277,-408,-125,6,44,259,-91,-125,1,-180,-56,-53,-77,6
"Total IROs",-610,-295,-189,-134,8,387,295,-56,141,7,-196,221,-292,-140,15
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"Grand Total",6555,87586,-60084,-25706,4759,265571,106393,67054,89530,2594,214698,100006,65422,17970,31300
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"Adjustments for"
"nonmarketable Treasuries,"
"ABS repayments,"
"and stock swaps",-40921,23,-20356,-20794,206,-60322,22,-30191,-30153,0,-55585,22,-24539,-31068,0
"Adjusted Total",-34366,87609,-80440,-46500,4965,205249,106415,36863,59377,2594,159113,100028,40883,-13098,31300
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"Memo:"
"Foreign Official Institutions",-28515,19883,-46612,-1488,-298,59796,19701,18393,20703,999,97570,60540,6108,12394,18528
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"Definitions:"
"Euro area: Includes Austria, Be","lgium, Finl","and, France",", Germany,","Greece, Ire","land, Italy",", Luxembour","g, the Neth","erlands, Po","rtugal, and","Spain."
"For data as of January 2008, al","so includes","Cyprus, Ma","lta, and Sl","ovenia."
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"European Union: As of May 2004,","the Europe","an Union in","cludes Aust","ria, Belgiu","m, Cyprus,","the Czech R","epublic, De","nmark, Esto","nia, Finlan","d, France,"
"Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irela","nd, Italy,","Latvia, Lit","huania, Lux","embourg, Ma","lta, the Ne","therlands,","Poland, Por","tugal, Slov","akia, Slove","nia, Spain,"
"Sweden, and the United Kingdom.","Data avai","lable as of","June 2006.","As of Jan","uary 2007,","the Europea","n Union als","o includes","Bulgaria an","d Romania."
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"Asian oil exporters: Includes B","ahrain, Ira","n, Iraq, Ku","wait, Oman,","Qatar, Sau","di Arabia,","and United","Arab Emirat","es (Trucial","States)."
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"African oil exporters: Includes","Algeria, G","abon, Libya",", and Niger","ia."
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