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,,TABLE snet,USq.  Forei,gn Net Purc,hases of U.,S. Long-Ter,m Securitie,"s, Millions",of Dollars,as of:  De,cember 2008,,,,


,,3 months en,ding in Dec,ember 2008,,3,months end,ing in Sept,ember 2008,,,3 months,ending in J,une 2008,

,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
,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------,------

Europe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Austria,-92,-36,-102,-45,91,-732,-339,-30,-242,-121,-2,-84,-21,32,71
Belgium,-3948,-412,-341,-3184,-11,-2906,-454,18,-1986,-483,-3152,-465,-283,-2364,-39
Bulgaria,0,1,0,0,-1,-6,0,-5,0,-1,0,3,0,0,-3
Cyprus,41,5,-3,4,35,76,-3,31,-17,65,74,57,-5,10,12
Czech Republic,1,12,-3,-20,12,-589,215,-722,-95,13,-374,-347,-91,20,44
Denmark,-1479,-277,-78,-302,-822,-34,-28,-150,-17,161,270,857,-1171,-279,863
Finland,-52,80,-18,-47,-67,261,191,38,11,21,91,200,-14,-6,-89
France,-5385,-2121,-2324,953,-1894,-5308,4101,-3723,-1544,-4142,-13705,-8111,1450,-165,-6878
Germany,-2589,427,156,-902,-2270,-3141,-451,-1662,-1730,702,-9485,255,-646,7084,-16178
Greece,-115,113,4,1,-233,-226,8,1,0,-235,181,127,67,54,-67
Hungary,55,58,-30,8,19,-3,-24,9,-91,103,139,68,38,-29,62
Ireland,-2548,7376,-3249,-6911,236,-11154,-1781,-2630,-6574,-169,-7483,-7411,-1174,283,819
Italy,2853,3206,-201,125,-277,-849,-141,-167,10,-551,-1672,-997,-903,174,54
Kazakhstan,42,94,15,-83,16,-38,-115,119,-24,-18,952,655,183,103,11
Luxembourg,-6735,-1372,-1063,-2647,-1652,-16679,-666,-8272,-5132,-2609,-18324,-2401,-13709,-1849,-365
Monaco,261,83,108,87,-17,93,-85,-2,31,149,-120,39,2,38,-199
Netherlands,-2616,-1130,-55,762,-2193,-6893,-3260,324,-840,-3118,3594,481,-168,634,2646
Norway,854,5178,-4376,-1488,1540,10362,8939,997,-241,667,115,-1112,-1911,-70,3208
Poland,514,592,-69,-9,0,-367,-1001,653,-4,-15,2444,1875,564,2,3
Portugal,11,-71,-4,46,40,125,135,-3,29,-36,446,288,67,7,84
Romania,-474,-473,0,0,-1,-148,-92,-54,0,-2,93,446,-363,9,1
Russia,-12294,-1572,-10705,-12,-5,-2014,-1316,-729,34,-3,7840,5889,1848,112,-9
Serbia & Montenegro,-210,-210,0,0,0,23,30,-9,0,2,52,52,0,0,0
Spain,-2379,-2335,3,10,-57,-3464,-3107,-118,-88,-151,-2908,-2141,-935,-329,497
Sweden,-6386,-1080,-2491,-171,-2644,-3391,-775,-3041,-428,853,4630,-766,1871,-338,3863
Switzerland,15139,2488,-826,11271,2206,-4160,-1500,-112,-174,-2374,5589,2639,-58,720,2288
Turkey,540,405,111,15,9,-47,-200,167,-12,-2,-663,-1069,415,12,-21
Ukraine,-2080,-2080,-72,71,1,-164,129,-275,-17,-1,500,637,-173,41,-5
United Kingdom,8256,15672,-18980,6704,4860,77506,54342,5304,317,17543,154990,80055,37920,23458,13557
Channel Islands,-1074,515,-179,-859,-551,291,406,-69,-1258,1212,-7436,-323,-109,-7239,235
All other Europe,-722,-177,-611,-32,98,-328,54,-53,-442,113,207,170,-31,41,27
Total Europe,-22611,22959,-45383,3345,-3532,26097,53213,-14165,-20524,7573,116882,69566,22658,20166,4492
Memo: Euro Area,-23588,3710,-7197,-11842,-8259,-50868,-5744,-16187,-18189,-10748,-52251,-20201,-16272,3583,-19361
Memo: European Union,-24084,17856,-29473,-5655,-6812,21935,46901,-14376,-18517,7927,110021,62147,22434,26420,-980

Canada,-5991,-8411,-620,2349,691,-7498,-6591,-2070,329,834,17909,6670,3989,3221,4029
Latin America,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Argentina,-328,-251,-2,53,-128,127,-6,-46,115,64,532,79,2,104,347
Brazil,-19882,-20923,325,419,297,-7432,-10228,2007,112,677,2093,2582,-998,-20,529
Chile,222,519,-165,-28,-104,1872,1154,-684,-38,1440,1682,1922,396,-8,-628
Colombia,2386,2174,110,51,51,167,-41,344,118,-254,1057,-173,886,175,169
Costa Rica,363,127,281,-34,-11,203,182,24,4,-7,-93,-94,-38,24,15
Ecuador,-97,-9,-16,-129,57,-54,-27,2,-50,21,-128,13,-120,-47,26
Guatemala,-179,-176,-2,2,-3,-36,-17,0,-15,-4,102,78,2,14,8
Mexico,-4188,-4812,43,1522,-941,-7294,-6606,-1020,-85,417,4891,1657,4163,-775,-154
Panama,93,27,13,104,-51,-7,50,83,-46,-94,696,53,136,169,338
Peru,835,345,192,200,98,-8,348,-410,54,0,2397,1869,486,49,-7
Uruguay,351,284,104,61,-98,112,180,-143,57,18,660,338,5,165,152
Venezuela,-237,-84,-148,-21,16,-94,-145,-15,38,28,144,127,-25,-80,122
All other L America,-285,27,-288,-37,13,498,166,327,-4,9,-1032,-1037,-62,48,19
Total Latin America,-20946,-22752,447,2163,-804,-11946,-14990,469,260,2315,13001,7414,4833,-182,936
Caribbean,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Anguilla,-3305,-651,-774,27,-1907,-239,-383,11,-8,141,1835,458,553,-112,936
Bahamas,-1393,-1249,895,215,-1254,2677,305,223,650,1499,-2430,-403,510,-115,-2422
Barbados,350,23,269,124,-66,252,54,145,13,40,-159,-39,-210,34,56
Bermuda,4116,7749,-280,-582,-2771,1362,-3020,-1915,-1646,7943,-21646,3200,-20541,2018,-6323
British Virgin Islands,-4428,2492,-999,-4166,-1755,-4042,-2201,580,162,-2583,161,319,603,176,-937
Cayman Islands,-34213,2141,-35428,6640,-7566,29412,37869,1979,-6433,-4003,24711,7655,38,25421,-8403
Cuba,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Jamaica,17,44,-50,18,5,-23,-28,-5,13,-3,-14,-21,10,-10,7
Netherlands Antilles,2931,1637,384,-45,955,-5282,-5968,204,-89,571,-2918,1582,34,228,-4762
Trinidad & Tobago,104,32,63,-6,15,49,39,30,-25,5,122,19,70,42,-9
All other Caribbean,67,-30,141,-68,24,-123,-14,-102,6,-13,208,159,-19,89,-21
Total Caribbean,-35754,12188,-35779,2157,-14320,24043,26653,1150,-7357,3597,-130,12929,-18952,27771,-21878
Asia,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"China, Mainland",-2738,4233,-10418,3179,268,15143,36098,-18421,-1810,-724,80235,24239,36263,20002,-269
Hong Kong,3007,-3072,1375,1699,3005,4821,929,1116,508,2268,31058,1683,13990,3029,12356
India,960,1322,-350,2,-14,-560,-482,-1,6,-83,1490,1577,24,4,-115
Indonesia,-3137,-3133,16,1,-21,-1331,-1700,361,9,-1,-212,-240,20,3,5
Israel,2004,1489,-153,477,191,653,779,58,36,-220,-4011,-4471,178,-147,429
Japan,8419,5617,-8767,-1122,12691,-9509,-6190,-9846,4755,1772,6049,-12703,7442,9395,1915
"Korea, South",-21347,-8908,-10588,-1890,39,-5370,-302,-3908,-1413,253,-1242,-4026,1656,1024,104
Lebanon,-11,-1,0,1,-11,21,-9,0,-2,32,-11,-14,0,-8,11
Malaysia,-1698,-1008,-827,-1,138,-2912,-977,-1876,-62,3,-599,-896,332,82,-117
Pakistan,-34,-14,-16,-3,-1,-627,16,-585,-57,-1,-485,36,-514,-9,2
Philippines,-768,-715,16,-36,-33,-558,-429,-123,7,-13,-1710,-1504,-250,21,23
Singapore,5561,1688,-625,-1015,5513,-13916,-1693,-1237,-656,-10330,-3704,-3325,96,970,-1445
Syria,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,5
Taiwan,12689,8542,4260,202,-315,-3591,-3698,-472,572,7,-309,-188,-868,621,126
Thailand,728,726,54,-37,-15,-581,-642,52,19,-10,-952,-1324,213,153,6
Asian oil exporters,9253,11360,-1049,-1128,70,2155,8911,-7898,1506,-364,3029,3961,-3939,2463,544
All other Asia,-802,-537,-284,-8,27,-235,181,-406,-2,-8,1433,1088,407,-59,-3
Total Asia,12086,17589,-27356,321,21532,-16397,30792,-43186,3416,-7419,110064,3893,55050,37544,13577
Africa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Egypt,-511,-453,-55,-4,1,-302,502,-792,-16,4,-543,-160,-377,-4,-2
Liberia,-136,9,-1,-37,-107,-980,-8,13,-191,-794,-574,-51,3,-12,-514
Morocco,-664,-2,-660,0,-2,-510,-158,-348,-1,-3,-671,-2,-672,1,2
South Africa,-891,-813,-95,-9,26,-1273,-1381,14,-22,116,-1055,-1217,0,-5,167
African oil exporters,4123,3731,266,153,-27,-965,185,-2,-4,-1144,7883,7490,303,1,89
All other Africa,250,122,-15,-1,144,-127,-62,-47,-20,2,168,181,-15,22,-20
Total Africa,2171,2594,-560,102,35,-4157,-922,-1162,-254,-1819,5208,6241,-758,3,-278
Other Countries,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Australia,-2927,-1588,-437,480,-1382,-3045,-326,-951,-1428,-340,2247,-519,310,868,1588
New Zealand,51,103,22,28,-102,22,36,18,-15,-17,-7,-96,-2,-5,96
All Other,-35,10,-20,2,-27,39,16,3,0,20,10,0,-18,3,25
Total Other,-2911,-1475,-435,510,-1511,-2984,-274,-930,-1443,-337,2250,-615,290,866,1709
All Countries,-73956,22692,-109686,10947,2091,7158,87881,-59894,-25573,4744,265184,106098,67110,89389,2587
International Orgs.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
International,-223,-486,-156,419,0,194,-18,219,-9,2,343,36,35,266,6
Total Regional Orgs,-162,-179,-310,328,-1,-804,-277,-408,-125,6,44,259,-91,-125,1
Total IROs,-385,-665,-466,747,-1,-610,-295,-189,-134,8,387,295,-56,141,7

Grand Total,-74341,22027,-110152,11694,2090,6548,87586,-60083,-25707,4752,265571,106393,67054,89530,2594

Adjustments for,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"nonmarketable Treasuries,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"ABS repayments,",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
and stock swaps,-36300,24,-17058,-19266,0,-40921,23,-20356,-20794,206,-60322,22,-30191,-30153,0
Adjusted Total,-110641,22051,-127210,-7572,2090,-34373,87609,-80439,-46501,4958,205249,106415,36863,59377,2594

Memo:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Foreign Official Institutions,-64419,-23414,-48477,3339,4133,-28515,19883,-46612,-1488,-298,59796,19701,18393,20703,999

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.,,,,,,,,,,,

"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.,,,,,

Asian oil exporters: Includes B,"ahrain, Ira","n, Iraq, Ku","wait, Oman,","Qatar, Sau","di Arabia,",and United,Arab Emirat,es (Trucial,States).,,,,,,

African oil exporters: Includes,"Algeria, G","abon, Libya",", and Niger",ia.,,,,,,,,,,,