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

Data Through: December 2017

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

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

Level change calcuated by MNI

Country                     Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17  Aug-17

China, Mainland                8.3   -12.6     8.4   -19.7    34.5

Japan                        -22.6    -9.9    -2.0    -5.7   -11.4

Ireland                        2.2    11.9     1.8     1.6    -3.8

Cayman Islands                 2.5    -2.5     2.3     7.6     0.8

Brazil                        -8.5    -4.7    -2.8    -0.8     1.7

United Kingdom                12.5    11.6   -11.5    12.0    -4.3

Switzerland                   -1.3    -3.1    -0.9     6.6     3.5

Luxembourg                    -0.7     0.4     4.0     0.6     0.3

Hong Kong                     -0.2     2.6    -2.4    -2.6    -1.8

Taiwan                         1.0    -1.8    -2.2     3.5    -2.1

Saudi Arabia                  -0.2     2.4     8.5    -1.2    -4.6

India                          3.9    -0.6    -3.7     6.2     3.2

Singapore                      0.8    -6.2     5.2     5.9     7.0

Belgium                        3.9    -0.7    11.2     7.9    -2.5

Russia                        -3.5     0.7     1.1    -1.5     2.3

Korea                         -2.3    -1.6     5.8    -0.7    -2.9

Canada                         3.6     4.4     3.1     1.5    -2.1

France                         6.9    -2.1     0.5    -0.7    -3.9

Germany                        0.7    -1.3    -2.0     1.9    -0.3

Bermuda                        3.5     0.1     0.9    -0.1     1.0

Thailand                      -7.1    -0.4    -2.4    -0.8     4.4

United Arab Emirates          -0.5     0.5     3.4    -1.6    -4.0

Turkey                        -8.6    -0.2     0.6     3.1     3.2

Norway                        -4.2    -5.3    -3.5     6.1     3.2

Netherlands                    1.0     2.5    -2.4    -2.8    -0.2

Sweden                        -0.8    -0.6    -0.6     1.6     1.6

Poland                         1.6    -0.4     1.5     1.0     0.7

Mexico                        -1.9    -1.0     1.1     5.8    -1.1

Australia                     -3.1     1.9     1.8    -0.9    -0.1

Kuwait                         0.0    -2.6     1.4     2.4     2.6

Philippines                    0.6    -0.6     0.9    -0.8    -1.8

Italy                         -0.4     1.1    -0.8    -0.1    -0.8

Spain                         -2.7    -0.7    -1.2    -0.1     0.0

All Other                     -7.3     2.3     1.3    17.2    -3.8

Grand Total                  -22.8   -16.4    26.5    52.6    18.1

Of which:

For. Official                -29.0   -24.4     8.7    18.7    17.2

Treasury Bills               -22.4     7.4     7.0     1.1    -6.5

T-Bonds & Notes               -6.6   -31.8     1.7    17.6    23.7

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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