MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES 
  
  
  
                                                      (in billions of dollars) 
                                                    HOLDINGS 1/ AT END OF PERIOD 
  
  
                                                                                      New 5/  Old 5/ 
                                                                                      Series  Series 
                        Feb     Jan     Dec     Nov     Oct     Sep     Aug     Jul     Jun     Jun     May     Apr     Mar     Feb 
 Country               2008    2008    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007    2007 
                      ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
  
 Japan                 586.6   586.9   581.2   590.9   601.7   591.9   595.8   620.6   622.9   612.9   615.0   614.6   611.4   616.4 
 China, Mainland       486.9   492.6   477.6   458.9   459.1   467.7   471.2   480.0   477.3   405.2   407.5   414.2   420.0   416.0 
 United Kingdom 2/     180.7   157.2   156.7   172.3   151.4   125.1   101.5    67.3    50.0   192.2   169.5   135.4   147.9   121.6 
 Brazil                146.6   141.7   129.9   121.7   113.9   110.5   107.7   105.8    94.8    93.7    81.6    79.7    69.7    60.7 
 Oil Exporters 3/      146.1   140.9   137.9   138.7   141.6   137.1   134.7   134.7   133.2   122.1   121.1   112.0   112.5   110.5 
 Carib Bnkng Ctrs 4/   103.0   108.1   116.4   107.4   105.6    99.1   103.8    70.7    78.2    42.8    47.2    75.6    79.9    65.6 
 Luxembourg             83.1    68.4    69.7    68.3    63.3    58.4    57.1    57.6    55.9    62.6    62.2    61.8    61.8    59.8 
 Hong Kong              57.6    54.5    51.0    51.6    51.1    52.5    53.1    55.9    57.3    60.5    58.6    56.3    58.5    57.3 
 Germany                42.5    43.1    41.7    39.1    41.8    41.8    42.3    41.7    45.9    48.3    51.4    49.8    47.6    47.9 
 Korea                  41.4    42.1    39.2    37.8    37.0    39.4    42.6    44.4    43.7    50.0    52.1    54.1    57.9    56.9 
 Switzerland            39.4    39.3    38.9    38.1    37.8    37.0    37.4    37.2    38.3    32.2    31.9    32.3    32.9    32.7 
 Taiwan                 38.8    38.9    38.2    37.1    40.7    39.9    39.5    44.6    44.7    57.5    57.4    59.2    58.1    57.5 
 Russia                 38.4    35.2    32.7    33.5    33.6    31.8    31.9    35.9    33.5    14.7    11.8     7.7     7.4     8.1 
 Mexico                 36.5    35.5    34.4    32.0    30.5    30.0    30.2    34.9    33.9    36.6    35.5    35.5    35.3    35.0 
 Norway                 34.0    33.6    26.2    27.6    25.5    22.9     6.4      --     3.1      --      --     2.1     7.3    12.5 
 Singapore              33.3    38.3    39.7    40.1    38.8    36.6    37.8    36.3    36.0    33.0    34.4    32.1    28.8    31.2 
 Thailand               30.5    28.9    27.4    27.5    22.8    24.7    22.9    22.5    20.6    17.8    18.7    16.8    17.8    16.8 
 Turkey                 28.5    28.2    25.6    25.6    28.1    28.3    29.2    28.5    28.7    27.1    27.0    26.2    27.6    25.4 
 Canada                 21.4    23.0    17.5    22.8    15.5    17.6    19.2    23.3    24.6    30.5    33.6    29.8    31.5    30.1 
 Ireland                15.6    15.6    18.7    17.5    17.0    16.3    16.8    15.6    15.8    12.0    12.0     8.5    11.7    12.5 
 India                  14.4    14.6    14.9    14.8    14.9    10.8    12.1    14.1    14.0    12.8    15.3    20.0    20.1    19.5 
 Netherlands            14.1    15.9    15.2    14.2    14.8    15.1    16.6    15.7    16.5    21.2    20.0    21.3    21.4    21.5 
 Sweden                 13.6    13.4    13.7    14.1    14.5    14.8    15.7    15.5    15.1    15.7    15.4    14.8    14.9    14.9 
 Belgium                13.2    13.1    13.2    14.2    14.6    14.6    14.6    15.4    15.2    11.9    12.1    12.9    12.3    12.9 
 Egypt                  12.0    11.6    10.4    10.6     9.9     9.9    10.1    10.2    10.0     6.4     6.3     6.0     6.1     5.4 
 Italy                  11.3    12.7    14.6    15.5    14.1    13.4    13.2    13.9    14.0    13.5    13.4    13.3    13.9    13.4 
 Philippines            10.4    10.3    10.1     9.6     9.5     9.0     8.4     8.6     9.0     8.1     7.8     7.5     7.3     7.2 
 All Other             156.4   157.3   160.5   155.0   146.7   146.3   149.1   150.3   159.8   150.5   166.1   167.0   173.1   174.0 
 Grand Total          2436.2  2401.0  2353.5  2336.4  2296.0  2242.2  2221.0  2201.0  2192.0  2191.7  2185.0  2166.7  2194.8  2143.3 
  
 Of which: 
  For. Official       1681.6  1688.0  1641.1  1619.1  1613.8  1607.7  1595.1  1621.0  1612.6  1443.1  1448.4  1458.4  1466.0  1451.5 
   Treasury Bills      204.3   207.1   196.3   185.3   180.4   178.3   180.0   176.2   160.9   160.9   172.7   178.1   195.1   182.0 
   T-Bonds & Notes    1477.3  1480.9  1444.8  1433.8  1433.4  1429.4  1415.1  1444.7  1451.7  1282.1  1275.7  1280.3  1270.9  1269.5 
  
 Department of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Board 
 April 15, 2008 
  
  1/  Estimated foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury marketable and non-marketable bills, bonds, and notes 
      reported under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system are based on annual 
      Surveys of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities and on monthly data. 
  2/  United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man. 
  3/  Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, 
      Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria. 
  4/  Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama. 
      Beginning with new series for June 2006, also includes British Virgin Islands. 
  5/  New series reflect new benchmark survey taken in this month.  Estimated positions based on the 
      previous survey are shown for comparison.