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The usual suspects:
Top purchasers: China - $23.3B, UK - $18.6B, Japan - $12.8B, Singapore - $9.7B, Canada - $8.5B
Singapore a significant jump. the above 5 nations purchased a total of $77.9B but the overall net Treasury sale was only $49B
Top sellers: Caribbean Banking Centers - (-)$11B, Luxembourg - (-)$7.7B, Oil Exporters - (-)$7.6B, Ireland -(-)$2.6B, Switzerland -(-)$2.3B, Australia -(-)$2.3B
Above totaled net sales of $33.4B
Total net sales of $49B still well below US deficit funding needs of an estimated $150B per month.
Another interesting data point:
All CB purchases were Treasury Bill - i.e. short term.
The same thing happened in December 2009 - January 2010 - February 2010 so itself may not mean anything.
Top purchasers: China - $23.3B, UK - $18.6B, Japan - $12.8B, Singapore - $9.7B, Canada - $8.5B
Singapore a significant jump. the above 5 nations purchased a total of $77.9B but the overall net Treasury sale was only $49B
Top sellers: Caribbean Banking Centers - (-)$11B, Luxembourg - (-)$7.7B, Oil Exporters - (-)$7.6B, Ireland -(-)$2.6B, Switzerland -(-)$2.3B, Australia -(-)$2.3B
Above totaled net sales of $33.4B
Total net sales of $49B still well below US deficit funding needs of an estimated $150B per month.
Another interesting data point:
All CB purchases were Treasury Bill - i.e. short term.
The same thing happened in December 2009 - January 2010 - February 2010 so itself may not mean anything.
| Oct | Sep | Monthly Change | Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov | Oct | |
| Country | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | |
| China, Mainland | 906.8 | 883.5 | 23.3 | 868.4 | 846.7 | 843.7 | 867.7 | 900.2 | 895.2 | 877.5 | 889 | 894.8 | 929 | 938.3 |
| Japan | 877.4 | 864.6 | 12.8 | 836.3 | 821 | 803.6 | 786.7 | 795.5 | 784.9 | 768.5 | 765.4 | 765.7 | 754.3 | 742.9 |
| United Kingdom 2/ | 477.6 | 459 | 18.6 | 449.5 | 375.7 | 363 | 350.2 | 321.2 | 279 | 233.5 | 208.3 | 180.3 | 155.5 | 108.1 |
| Oil Exporters 3/ | 213.9 | 221.5 | -7.6 | 217.8 | 215.4 | 216.3 | 228.6 | 232.9 | 223.4 | 211.9 | 211.9 | 201.1 | 202.6 | 209 |
| Brazil | 177.6 | 175.6 | 2 | 165.1 | 162.3 | 158.5 | 161.5 | 164.4 | 164.5 | 170.9 | 169 | 169.2 | 165.8 | 164.9 |
| Hong Kong | 139.2 | 135.9 | 3.3 | 137.8 | 135.2 | 141 | 145.7 | 151.8 | 150.9 | 152.4 | 146.6 | 148.7 | 142.1 | 137.8 |
| Carib Bnkng Ctrs 4/ | 133.7 | 144.7 | -11 | 159.7 | 151.2 | 165.8 | 166.2 | 153.2 | 148.1 | 144.3 | 143.6 | 128.2 | 123.2 | 114.4 |
| Russia | 131.6 | 128.5 | 3.1 | 129 | 130.9 | 123.4 | 126.8 | 113.1 | 120.1 | 120.2 | 124.2 | 141.8 | 151.4 | 145.9 |
| Taiwan | 131.2 | 130 | 1.2 | 130.2 | 130.5 | 128.6 | 126.2 | 126.9 | 124.8 | 121.4 | 119.6 | 116.5 | 115.4 | 115.6 |
| Canada | 125.2 | 116.7 | 8.5 | 103.4 | 101.3 | 94.2 | 84.9 | 82 | 77 | 67.1 | 54.7 | 52.8 | 50.7 | 44.8 |
| Switzerland | 101.3 | 103.6 | -2.3 | 106.6 | 105.4 | 100.1 | 84.4 | 80 | 78.8 | 81.8 | 84.4 | 89.7 | 89.6 | 85.3 |
| Luxembourg | 78.5 | 86.2 | -7.7 | 79 | 98.9 | 97.6 | 76.3 | 77.6 | 84.6 | 77.9 | 79.1 | 88.4 | 80.2 | 79.5 |
| Thailand | 66.2 | 64 | 2.2 | 60.9 | 54.4 | 49.3 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 43.5 | 42.1 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 29.6 | 28 |
| Singapore | 63.6 | 53.9 | 9.7 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 50.5 | 40.6 | 42.4 | 45.5 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 39.2 | 37.5 | 36.3 |
| Germany | 60.1 | 59.8 | 0.3 | 58.7 | 57.2 | 54.3 | 56.2 | 55.2 | 53.9 | 50 | 49 | 47.8 | 48.7 | 47.9 |
| Ireland | 41.4 | 44 | -2.6 | 42 | 43.6 | 48.3 | 48 | 45.7 | 43.3 | 38.7 | 39.2 | 43.6 | 43.1 | 42.6 |
| India | 41.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 39 | 39.4 | 36.4 | 29.3 | 31 | 32 | 31.6 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 35.8 |
| Korea, South | 41.1 | 40.4 | 0.7 | 41.6 | 39.3 | 38.7 | 37.8 | 38.7 | 40.1 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 40.3 | 40.2 | 43.3 |
| France | 35.1 | 34.1 | 1 | 36.8 | 30.5 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 38.8 | 38.7 | 32.5 | 35.9 | 30.5 | 40.4 | 29.1 |
| Egypt | 34.9 | 35 | -0.1 | 33.6 | 30.3 | 29.4 | 28 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 14.3 |
| Mexico | 34.9 | 36.9 | -2 | 36.2 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 34.2 | 33.1 | 36.1 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 36.8 | 31.9 | 26.5 |
| Turkey | 27.6 | 27.6 | 0 | 29.5 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 27.3 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 30.3 |
| Poland | 26.3 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 24.6 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.9 | 21.9 | 21.9 |
| Italy | 21 | 21.5 | -0.5 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 21.6 |
| Norway | 18.7 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 18.2 | 17 | 16.1 | 15.2 | 15 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 7.3 |
| Israel | 17.9 | 17.6 | 0.3 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 22 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 14.5 |
| Colombia | 17.3 | 16.8 | 0.5 | 17 | 16.9 | 17 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16 | 16 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 18.3 |
| Belgium | 15.7 | 16.2 | -0.5 | 34.3 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 17.1 | 17 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 16.9 |
| Sweden | 15 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 16 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Netherlands | 14.6 | 15.7 | -1.1 | 17.7 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 21 | 20.5 |
| Chile | 13.6 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 12 | 12 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
| Philippines | 12.9 | 12.9 | 0 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 15 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Denmark | 12.5 | 13 | -0.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Australia | 11.8 | 14.1 | -2.3 | 11.7 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 12.8 |
| Malaysia | 11.6 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11 | 10.9 | 11 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| All Other | 161 | 163.2 | -2.2 | 165.8 | 165.6 | 158.1 | 161.8 | 158.4 | 153.7 | 152.3 | 152.2 | 155.9 | 159.2 | 163.3 |
| Grand Total | 4310.2 | 4261.2 | 49 | 4207.2 | 4060.5 | 4005.3 | 3959.2 | 3952.2 | 3879 | 3745.4 | 3701.9 | 3685.1 | 3669 | 3576.1 |
| Of which: | ||||||||||||||
| For. Official | 2845.8 | 2811 | 34.8 | 2763 | 2718.1 | 2690.3 | 2690.8 | 2715.1 | 2703.3 | 2670.3 | 2674.6 | 2700.1 | 2728.6 | 2714.5 |
| Treasury Bills | 531.2 | 495.4 | 35.8 | 486.9 | 473.5 | 454.4 | 466.9 | 498.5 | 501.3 | 496.5 | 502 | 528.1 | 580.9 | 598 |
| T-Bonds & Notes | 2314.6 | 2315.6 | -1 | 2276.1 | 2244.7 | 2235.9 | 2223.8 | 2216.6 | 2202 | 2173.8 | 2172.6 | 2172 | 2147.7 | 2116.5 |