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US Data: Major Foreign Holders of US Treasuries

Data through: September 2018
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, holdings at the end of the period
Country                 Sep-18  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Apr-18
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China, Mainland         1151.4  1165.1  1171.0  1178.7  1183.1  1181.9
Japan                   1028.0  1029.9  1035.5  1030.4  1048.8  1031.2
Brazil                   317.0   317.8   299.7   300.1   299.2   294.1
Ireland                  290.4   315.8   300.2   299.6   301.0   300.4
United Kingdom           276.3   272.6   271.7   274.0   265.0   262.7
Luxembourg               227.2   224.1   221.5   219.7   209.1   213.9
Switzerland              226.9   232.0   233.1   236.6   243.4   242.2
Cayman Islands           199.4   197.9   197.3   197.2   185.8   180.7
Hong Kong                192.3   193.2   194.4   196.1   191.9   194.0
Saudi Arabia             176.1   169.5   166.8   164.9   162.1   159.9
Taiwan                   166.4   163.2   164.2   162.5   164.8   168.1
Belgium                  164.7   154.3   154.5   154.7   150.5   137.6
India                    144.0   140.6   142.6   147.3   148.9   152.8
Singapore                134.5   130.0   127.6   122.1   118.9   118.0
Korea                    110.8   110.2   109.1   105.9   104.7   104.5
France                    97.7   118.4   111.0    93.4    89.6    82.5
Canada                    94.0    96.2    96.0   100.2    96.6    89.4
Germany                   68.3    73.3    71.0    71.2    78.3    86.0
Thailand                  66.1    63.3    63.0    58.6    62.2    60.8
Bermuda                   64.1    65.2    64.0    60.2    63.6    64.7
Norway                    63.6    66.7    61.1    50.0    49.7    39.3
United Arab Emirates      60.0    59.0    59.7    59.6    60.0    59.7
Sweden                    44.6    44.6    44.7    46.3    45.5    45.1
Kuwait                    43.8    43.6    42.9    42.9    43.9    42.6
Netherlands               43.0    43.4    45.1    44.8    45.1    42.5
Poland                    40.1    39.9    40.6    40.6    40.2    41.4
Italy                     39.6    37.3    38.4    40.7    39.6    36.4
Mexico                    39.2    40.5    39.6    40.8    43.2    41.9
Spain                     37.2    37.5    36.1    31.8    34.5    31.3
Australia                 36.8    38.4    39.2    39.6    37.6    36.0
Israel                    31.1    30.4    29.6    28.2    28.2    29.9
All other                549.3   573.6   581.4   573.3   578.5   601.7
Grand Total             6223.9  6287.2  6252.6  6211.7  6213.7  6173.3
For. Official           4010.1  4021.2  4007.8  3988.4  3990.8  4003.3
Treasury Bills           316.7   329.3   339.6   336.3   346.3   323.2
T-Bonds & Notes         3693.4  3691.9  3668.1  3652.1  3644.5  3680.1
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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