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

Data Through: January 2018

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

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

Level change calcuated by MNI

Country                     Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17

China, Mainland              -16.7     8.3   -12.6     6.9   -19.4

Japan                          4.3   -22.6    -9.9    -2.0    -5.7

Ireland                        1.0     2.2    11.9     1.8     1.6

Brazil                         8.9    -8.5    -4.7    -2.8    -0.8

Switzerland                    1.5    -1.3    -3.1     0.7     5.1

United Kingdom                -6.7    12.5    11.6   -11.5    12.4

Cayman Islands                -3.9     5.4    -6.8     0.3     4.0

Luxembourg                     3.3    -0.7     0.4     4.0     0.6

Hong Kong                     -0.6    -0.2     2.6    -2.1    -0.1

Taiwan                        -5.5     1.0    -1.8    -2.2     1.9

India                          3.9     3.9    -0.6    -3.7     6.2

Saudi Arabia                  -3.8    -0.2     2.4     8.5    -1.2

Belgium                        4.5     3.9    -0.7    11.2     7.9

Singapore                     -2.4     0.8    -6.2     5.2     5.9

Korea                          5.5    -2.3    -1.6     5.8    -0.7

Russia                        -5.3    -3.5     0.7     1.1    -1.5

Canada                        -0.6     3.7     4.4     3.0     1.4

France                        -2.5     4.3    -1.3    -0.3     2.2

Germany                       -1.3     0.7    -1.3    -2.0     1.9

Bermuda                        0.5     3.5     0.6     0.5     0.1

Thailand                       6.3    -7.1    -0.4    -2.4    -0.8

United Arab Emirates          -2.6    -0.5     0.5     3.4    -1.6

Turkey                        -3.0    -8.6    -0.3     0.7     3.1

Norway                        -4.2    -4.2    -5.3    -3.5     6.1

Sweden                         2.4    -0.8    -0.6    -0.6     1.6

Netherlands                   -3.5     1.0     2.5    -2.4    -2.8

Poland                         0.7     1.6    -0.4     1.5     1.0

Australia                      0.3    -3.1     1.9     1.8    -0.9

Kuwait                         0.0     0.0    -2.6     1.4     2.4

Italy                          0.2    -0.4     1.1    -0.8    -0.1

Spain                          1.2    -2.7    -0.7    -1.2    -0.1

Mexico                        -4.8    -1.9    -1.0     1.1     5.8

Philippines                   -2.6     0.6    -0.6     0.9    -0.8

All Other                      0.9    -6.2     3.8     0.0    17.6

Grand Total                  -24.5   -21.3   -17.9    22.2    52.5

Of which:

For. Official                -28.2   -29.0   -24.4     8.7    18.7

Treasury Bills                 7.8   -22.4     7.4     7.0     1.1

T-Bonds & Notes              -36.0    -6.6   -31.8     1.7    17.6

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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