Interesting reworking of Foreign Owners of Treasury Securities data

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As it turns out, the monetarists were right about China buying through the UK, but it was LAST year...

Oh and $328B more in Treasuries was mysteriously found in official foreign hands, including an extra $14B in ... Poland?

							New		Old
							Series		Series
	Dec	Nov	Oct	Sep	Aug	Jul	Jun		Jun	May	Apr	Mar	Feb	Jan	Dec
Country	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009		2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2009	2008
	------	------	------	------	------	------	------		------	------	------	------	------	------	------
China, Mainland	894.8	929	938.3	938.3	936.5	939.9	915.8	139.4	776.4	801.5	763.5	767.9	744.2	739.6	727.4
Japan	765.7	754.3	742.9	747.9	727.5	720.9	708.2	-3	711.2	677.2	685.9	686.7	661.9	634.8	626
Oil Exporters	207.4	208.3	209	205.9	209.8	209.9	211.8	20.6	191.2	192.9	189.6	192	181.8	186.6	186.2
United Kingdom	178	153.1	105.7	124.3	101.9	94.9	89	-124.4	213.4	163.7	152.7	128.1	129	123.9	130.9
Brazil	169.3	165.8	164.9	153.6	146	146.8	148.5	8.7	139.8	127.1	126	126.6	130.8	133.5	127
Hong Kong	148.7	142.1	137.8	128	120.5	111.1	95.7	-4.1	99.8	93.2	80.9	78.9	76.3	71.7	77.2
Russia	141.8	151.4	145.9	145.1	144.9	141.3	143.3	23.4	119.9	124.5	137	138.4	130.1	119.6	116.4
Carib Bnkng Ctrs	128.2	123.2	114	116.4	124.8	137.9	134.5	-56.5	191	195.2	205.1	214	189.5	176.9	197.5
Taiwan	116.5	115.4	115.6	115.1	112.9	114.4	114	37	77	75.7	78.3	74.8	72.6	73.3	71.8
Switzerland	89.7	89.5	85.2	82.6	81.9	81.8	85.2	13.7	71.5	63.7	64.2	67.7	68.2	62.1	62.3
Luxembourg	88.4	80.2	79.5	87.5	82.9	80.7	92.8	-11.5	104.3	96.2	97.4	106	92.1	87	97.3
Canada	52.8	50.7	44.8	42.3	30.2	24.1	23	4.6	18.4	11	12.5	11.3	10.3	8.4	7.8
Germany	47.8	48.7	47.9	48.8	50.1	51.2	48.9	-4.9	53.8	55.1	54.4	54.9	56.5	56.2	56
Ireland	43.6	43.1	42.6	37	40.8	42.9	50.6	4.3	46.3	50.6	49.7	54.7	54.5	50	54.3
Korea	40.3	40.2	43.3	39.9	39.8	38.7	37.4	1.1	36.3	37.4	35.4	33.1	33.3	31.3	31.3
Singapore	39.2	37.5	36.3	39.4	43.1	43.4	41.9	1.1	40.8	39.6	39.7	39.1	39.3	38.3	40.8
Mexico	36.8	31.9	26.5	27.8	33.2	33.4	35.2	5.7	29.5	31.5	35.3	36.2	37.8	34.8	34.8
Thailand	33.3	29.6	28	27.9	31.4	29.3	27.5	-2.2	29.7	26.8	28.5	26	39.7	37.2	32.4
India	32.5	34.5	35.8	38.8	41.5	41.8	42.2	2.9	39.3	38.8	38.5	38.2	34.6	32.5	29.2
France	30.5	40.4	29.1	25	28	17.5	18.9	-7.1	26	25.9	30.6	27.1	16.8	17.9	16.8
Turkey	28.1	29.4	30.3	28.1	28.5	27.1	27.3	-0.2	27.5	28.8	27.2	30.2	32.4	31.3	30.8
Poland	22.9	21.9	21.9	21.5	21.3	20.9	20.5	14.9	5.6	5	3.9	3.8	4.4	3.3	3.6
Italy	21.1	21.6	21.6	20	19.3	19.8	19.1	2.4	16.7	16.7	16.1	16.6	16.4	15.6	16
Netherlands	20.4	21	20.5	22	22	22.2	19.6	0.7	18.9	16.4	16.5	17.6	16.1	16.8	15.4
Egypt	18.9	19.4	14.3	14.9	14.5	12.7	11.5	-5.8	17.3	18.6	18.5	18.5	19.1	16.9	17.2
Colombia	17.3	17.2	18.3	18.3	17.9	16.4	13.3	1.5	11.8	12	11.5	11.3	11.5	11.4	11.1
Belgium	17.3	17.4	16.9	17.2	17.7	17.8	17.9	2.2	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.4	14.5	15.5	15.9
Australia	16.3	13.7	12.8	12.3	12.5	12.1	12.2	2.3	9.9	9	8.4	5.8	8.1	7.8	9.3
Sweden	15.2	15.5	15.3	14.4	12.7	12.5	12.5	-3.9	16.4	13	12.7	12.5	12.6	12.4	12.7
Israel	13.8	15.1	14.5	16.9	16.2	15.5	16.6	-1.5	18.1	19	19.1	19.4	17.4	16.9	18.8
Spain	13.7	13.1	13.1	12.3	12.8	11.6	11.1	5.6	5.5	4.7	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.2	4.4
Chile	12.4	12.1	12.4	12.8	12.9	13.4	14.2	-0.1	14.3	14.7	15.1	15.5	15.2	15.2	15.2
Norway	12.1	8.5	7.3	7.6	7.1	11.3	11.1	-17.6	28.7	28.3	27.5	26.2	21.1	21.9	23.1
Philippines	11.7	11.7	11.4	11.4	11.9	10.9	11.2	-0.4	11.6	11.8	12	12.4	12.6	11.6	11.7
Malaysia	11.7	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.9	12.5	12.4	0.7	11.7	12.3	11.6	10.6	8.4	8	8.4
All Other	150.6	153.8	158	159.4	161	163.7	162.5	26.1	136.4	139	136.6	142.4	147.7	147	139
Grand Total	3689	3672.1	3573.1	3572.5	3528.1	3502.6	3457.1	75	3382.1	3292.6	3262.1	3264.6	3161.5	3071.5	3075.9
Of which:
For. Official	2702.2	2732.6	2712.8	2697.4	2688	2674.1	2623.7	328	2295.7	2287.5	2253.6	2248.6	2198.1	2165.8	2138.7
Treasury Bills	534.3	586.6	598	597.7	607.3	606.6	571.9	0	571.9	586.2	530.6	542.7	521.2	486.9	457.9
T-Bonds & Notes	2167.9	2146	2114.8	2099.7	2080.7	2067.5	2051.8	328	1723.8	1701.3	1723.1	1705.9	1676.9	1678.9	1680.8