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

Data Through:          July 2018

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

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

Level change calcuated by MNI

Country                     Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18

China, Mainland               -7.7    -4.4     1.2    -5.8    11.0

Japan                          5.1   -18.4    17.6   -12.3   -16.0

Ireland                        0.6    -1.4     0.6   -17.5     3.9

Brazil                        -0.4     0.9     5.1     8.1    13.1

United Kingdom                -2.3     9.0     2.3    -1.0    13.2

Switzerland                   -3.5    -6.8     1.2    -3.2    -2.6

Luxembourg                     1.8    10.6    -4.8    -7.7     3.0

Cayman Islands                -0.9    11.4     5.1    15.2   -11.4

Hong Kong                     -1.7     4.2    -2.1    -2.2    -0.3

Saudi Arabia                   1.9     2.8     2.2     8.7     0.3

Taiwan                         1.7    -2.3    -3.3    -2.0    -0.6

Belgium                       -0.2     4.2    12.9    12.1    -0.2

India                         -4.7    -1.6    -3.9    -4.2     4.1

Singapore                      5.5     3.2     0.9     0.2    -0.2

France                        17.6     3.8     7.1     1.6     3.9

Korea                          3.2     1.2     0.2     4.1    -0.9

Canada                        -4.2     3.6     7.2    -3.5     3.8

Germany                       -0.2    -7.1    -7.7     9.5    -2.0

Bermuda                        3.8    -3.4    -1.1    -1.7    -1.0

Thailand                       4.4    -3.6     1.4     3.6   -10.8

Norway                        11.1     0.3    10.4    -0.9   -10.2

United Arab Emirates           0.1    -0.4     0.3     0.5     1.7

Netherlands                    0.3    -0.3     2.6    -1.4    -0.9

Sweden                        -1.6     0.8     0.4    -1.1    -0.1

Kuwait                         0.0    -1.0     1.3     5.7     0.6

Poland                         0.0     0.4    -1.2     1.1    -0.1

Mexico                        -1.2    -2.4     1.3    -3.3     9.8

Australia                     -0.4     2.0     1.6     1.9    -4.4

Italy                         -2.3     1.1     3.2    -0.8     0.6

Spain                          4.3    -2.7     3.2    -0.7    -0.4

Philippines                   -1.2     0.0     0.1    -0.6    -0.9

All Other                     10.8    -5.3   -25.0   -45.8    -5.8

Grand Total                   39.9    -2.0    40.4   -43.3     0.2

For. Official                 19.4    -2.4   -12.5   -45.8    19.5

Treasury Bills                 3.3   -10.0    23.1     4.6   -15.3

T-Bonds & Notes               16.0     7.6   -35.6   -50.4    34.8

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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