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US Data: Major Foreign Holders of US Tsys, Pct of Total>

Data Through:  February 2018
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Percentage calculated by MNI
Country                            Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17
China, Mainland                     244.1   246.2   250.1   245.3   249.7
Japan                               219.8   224.6   224.1   226.0   229.7
Ireland                              65.1    69.0    68.9    67.6    65.6
Brazil                               56.6    56.0    54.2    55.3    56.7
Cayman Islands                       52.3    51.0    51.9    50.1    51.9
United Kingdom                       52.0    51.3    52.8    49.5    47.4
Switzerland                          51.4    52.9    52.7    52.3    53.3
Luxembourg                           45.3    46.6    45.9    45.5    45.7
Hong Kong                            40.8    40.9    41.1    40.6    40.4
Taiwan                               35.4    37.0    38.2    37.5    38.1
India                                31.7    31.3    30.5    29.4    29.7
Saudi Arabia                         31.3    30.3    31.1    30.8    30.5
Belgium                              26.1    26.1    25.2    24.0    24.4
Singapore                            24.5    25.8    26.4    25.9    27.4
Korea                                21.0    21.4    20.3    20.5    21.0
Russia                               19.5    20.4    21.6    22.0    22.0
Canada                               18.5    18.0    18.2    17.2    16.4
Germany                              16.3    15.0    15.3    14.9    15.3
France                               16.0    16.5    17.1    16.0    16.4
Thailand                             14.1    14.2    12.9    14.2    14.4
Bermuda                              14.0    14.2    14.1    13.2    13.2
United Arab Emirates                 11.9    11.6    12.2    12.1    12.1
Norway                               10.5     9.9    10.8    11.5    12.7
Sweden                                9.6     9.8     9.3     9.3     9.5
Turkey                                9.5    10.5    11.1    12.8    12.9
Netherlands                           9.3     9.5    10.3     9.9     9.5
Poland                                8.4     8.6     8.4     8.0     8.1
Australia                             8.0     8.0     7.9     8.5     8.1
Italy                                 8.0     8.0     7.9     8.5     8.1
Kuwait                                7.3     7.1     8.2     8.5     8.7
Mexico                                6.8     7.1     7.7     7.5     7.6
Philippines                           7.5     7.8     7.8     7.7     8.3
Spain                                 7.3     7.1     8.2     8.5     8.7
Chile                                 6.3     6.1     6.1     6.1     6.0
All Other                           100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
Grand Total                        6230.2  6151.9  6108.4  6060.5  6075.3
For. Official                       835.9   842.5   849.8   845.4   856.4
Treasury Bills                       69.3    68.5    67.0    70.8    69.7
T-Bonds & Notes                     766.7   774.0   782.9   774.6   786.7
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,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria,
Gabon, Libya and Nigeria.
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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