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Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt

Major Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt
Wednesday March 16, 5:01 pm ET
By The Associated Press

Major foreign holders of U.S. Treasury securities at the end of January. Foreigners held $1.96 trillion of the $4.43 trillion in U.S. debt that was publicly traded. Here are the countries with the largest holdings, according to a monthly report from the Treasury Department:

Japan: $701.6 billion

Mainland China: $194.5 billion.

United Kingdom: $163.0 billion

Caribbean banking centers including the Bahamas and Bermuda: $92.5 billion

South Korea: $67.7 billion

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: $64.7 billion

Taiwan: $59.2 billion

Germany: $57.1 billion

Hong Kong: $52.9 billion

Switzerland: $50 billion

Canada: $43.4 billion

Mexico: $41.1 billion

Luxembourg: $29.3 billion

Singapore: $27.6 billion

Ireland: $21.0 billion


LINK: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050316/economy_foreign_debt_2.html