US Data: Major Foreign Holders of US Tsys, Monthly Chg>

Data Through: November 2017

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

In billions of U.S. dollars, holdings at end of period#

Level change calcuated by MNI

Country                     Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17  Aug-17  Jul-17

China, Mainland              -12.6     8.4   -19.7    34.5    19.5

Japan                         -9.9    -2.0    -5.7   -11.4    22.3

Ireland                       16.3     1.8     3.6    -3.8     8.3

Cayman Islands                -0.5     2.3     7.6     0.8    -6.0

Brazil                        -4.7    -2.8    -0.8     1.7     2.2

Switzerland                   -3.1    -0.9     6.6     3.5     0.3

United Kingdom                12.0   -11.5    12.0    -4.3    -7.4

Luxembourg                     0.4     4.0     0.6     0.3     1.3

Hong Kong                      2.6    -2.4    -2.6    -1.8    -3.5

Taiwan                        -1.8    -2.2     3.5    -2.1    -1.9

Saudi Arabia                   3.8     8.5    -1.2    -4.6    -0.3

India                         -0.6    -3.7     6.2     3.2     5.4

Singapore                     -6.2     5.2     5.9     7.0     5.9

Belgium                       -0.7    11.2     7.9    -2.5     1.1

Russia                         0.7     1.1    -1.5     2.3     0.2

Korea                         -1.6     5.8    -0.7    -2.9     1.1

Canada                         4.4     3.1     1.5    -2.1    -0.9

France                        -1.0     0.5    -0.7    -3.9     7.7

Germany                       -1.3    -2.0     1.9    -0.3     4.9

Thailand                      -0.4    -2.4    -0.8     4.4     1.1

Bermuda                        0.5     0.9    -0.1     1.0     0.8

Turkey                        -0.2     0.6     3.1     3.2    -4.4

United Arab Emirates           0.5     3.4    -1.6    -4.0     1.0

Norway                        -5.3    -3.5     6.1     3.2     1.0

Netherlands                    2.5    -2.4    -2.8    -0.2    -2.6

Sweden                        -0.6    -0.6     1.6     1.6     2.2

Australia                      1.9     1.8    -0.9    -0.1    -0.2

Mexico                        -1.0     1.1     5.8    -1.1     3.5

Poland                        -1.0     1.1     5.8    -1.1     3.5

Kuwait                        -0.7    -1.2    -0.1     0.0     1.6

Spain                         -0.6     0.9    -0.8    -1.8     0.2

Philippines                   -2.6     1.4     2.4     2.6     1.2

Italy                         -0.7    -1.2    -0.1     0.0     1.6

All Other                      4.4     1.0    16.6    -5.3    12.3

Grand Total                   -6.4    26.5    54.6    18.1    78.7

Of which:

For. Official                -23.0     8.7    18.7    17.2    39.2

Treasury Bills                 7.4     7.0     1.1    -6.5     0.1

T-Bonds & Notes              -30.4     1.7    17.6    23.7    39.0

Note: Grand total does not reflect sum of available country data.

#Estimated foreign holding of U.S. Treasury marketable and nonmarket-

able bills, bonds and notes are based on Treasury Foreign Portfolio

Investment Survey (FPIS) benchmark and on monthly data reported

under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system.

*Includes the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Netherland Antilles, Panama.

**Includes Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,

Gabon, Libya and Nigeria.

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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