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Notes:
China has been net selling for a full year now
The UK 'surge' of Treasury purchases is now over
Total net foreign holder Treasury purchases from November 2011 to November 2012: $548.1 billion
Total net foreign holder Treasury purchases from November 2011 to November 2012 from Caribbean banking centers, Switzerland, and Hong Kong: 28%
Above plus Singpore: 32%
Countries that have increased their Treasury holdings by 50% or more in the past year:
honorable mention: Switzerland (48.1%), Colombia (41.5%), Ireland (38.18%), Canada (37.56%)
Notes:
China has been net selling for a full year now
The UK 'surge' of Treasury purchases is now over
Total net foreign holder Treasury purchases from November 2011 to November 2012: $548.1 billion
Total net foreign holder Treasury purchases from November 2011 to November 2012 from Caribbean banking centers, Switzerland, and Hong Kong: 28%
Above plus Singpore: 32%
Countries that have increased their Treasury holdings by 50% or more in the past year:
| India |
| Spain |
| Israel |
| Peru |
| Mexico |
| Norway |
| Nov | Oct | Month Change | Sep | Aug | Jul | Jun | May | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov | Year Change | |
| Country | 2012 | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2012* | 2011* | 2011 | ||
| China, Mainland | 1170.1 | 1169.9 | 0.2 | 1153.6 | 1155.2 | 1160 | 1147 | 1164 | 1164.4 | 1144 | 1155.2 | 1166.2 | 1151.9 | 1254.6 | -84.5 |
| Japan | 1132.8 | 1131.9 | 0.9 | 1128.5 | 1120.9 | 1119.8 | 1108.4 | 1107 | 1087.7 | 1080.3 | 1088.4 | 1080.6 | 1058.4 | 1066.4 | 66.4 |
| Carib Bnkng Ctrs 4/ | 283.7 | 273.5 | 10.2 | 261.1 | 263.9 | 247.6 | 245.4 | 244.2 | 238.4 | 235.4 | 232.9 | 224.6 | 227.2 | 223.3 | 60.4 |
| Oil Exporters 3/ | 260.1 | 262.2 | -2.1 | 267.2 | 269.1 | 266.5 | 268.4 | 258.4 | 259.9 | 260 | 267.6 | 267.6 | 261.1 | 254.2 | 5.9 |
| Brazil | 257 | 254.1 | 2.9 | 251.2 | 259.8 | 256.5 | 244.3 | 245.8 | 245.9 | 238.1 | 228.4 | 228.2 | 226.9 | 226.6 | 30.4 |
| Taiwan | 193.1 | 197.2 | -4.1 | 201.7 | 199.5 | 194.4 | 196.4 | 190 | 187.3 | 190.1 | 183.7 | 178.4 | 177.3 | 166.9 | 26.2 |
| Switzerland | 186.9 | 187.8 | -0.9 | 193.5 | 191.7 | 184.8 | 172.3 | 155.1 | 150.3 | 150.7 | 145.4 | 146.5 | 142.4 | 126.2 | 60.7 |
| Russia | 164.1 | 171.1 | -7 | 163.5 | 162.9 | 156.2 | 163.8 | 156.3 | 155.4 | 151.1 | 144.8 | 145.7 | 149.5 | 145.1 | 19 |
| United Kingdom 2/ | 145 | 133.2 | 11.8 | 137.9 | 137.1 | 135.4 | 138 | 137.3 | 136.9 | 126.4 | 119 | 116.2 | 114.3 | 125.2 | 19.8 |
| Luxembourg | 144.8 | 144.7 | 0.1 | 147.6 | 138.9 | 135.1 | 137.9 | 130.6 | 129.7 | 139.7 | 140.6 | 139.6 | 147.6 | 127.2 | 17.6 |
| Hong Kong | 142.3 | 138.5 | 3.8 | 137.1 | 141.7 | 137.1 | 136 | 143.8 | 145 | 140.3 | 141.9 | 134.3 | 121.7 | 107.9 | 34.4 |
| Belgium | 135.4 | 136.4 | -1 | 133.2 | 130.2 | 141.3 | 144.5 | 132 | 132.3 | 141.7 | 125.2 | 131.5 | 135.2 | 133.2 | 2.2 |
| Ireland | 97 | 97.4 | -0.4 | 96.9 | 94.6 | 93.2 | 91.3 | 93.9 | 95.1 | 94.2 | 96 | 86.2 | 97.7 | 70.2 | 26.8 |
| Singapore | 91.6 | 97.5 | -5.9 | 94.4 | 96.9 | 96.4 | 86.9 | 83.1 | 82.5 | 84.7 | 84.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 | 70 | 21.6 |
| Norway | 75.8 | 75.5 | 0.3 | 73.9 | 71.4 | 68.2 | 68.6 | 67.9 | 64.8 | 61 | 59.4 | 57.3 | 56.7 | 40.3 | 35.5 |
| Canada | 66.4 | 58.3 | 8.1 | 60.6 | 61.3 | 61.3 | 52.7 | 55.8 | 63.8 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 48 | 45.1 | 48.7 | 17.7 |
| Germany | 66 | 64 | 2 | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.5 | 64 | 65.1 | 62.7 | 64.6 | 60.7 | 60.9 | 60.7 | 67.8 | -1.8 |
| France | 65.5 | 58.7 | 6.8 | 59.3 | 52.9 | 55.2 | 49.1 | 50.6 | 49.8 | 45.9 | 39.7 | 42.5 | 44.7 | 59.4 | 6.1 |
| Mexico | 59.6 | 59.2 | 0.4 | 56.5 | 57.2 | 53.9 | 51.6 | 45.8 | 40.9 | 35.9 | 31.8 | 30.1 | 29.4 | 31.7 | 27.9 |
| India | 58.6 | 59.6 | -1 | 59.7 | 60.6 | 59.3 | 53.8 | 50 | 49.3 | 46.7 | 44.1 | 42.8 | 43.5 | 38.4 | 20.2 |
| Thailand | 57 | 58.6 | -1.6 | 64.3 | 58.7 | 53 | 53.1 | 53.5 | 52.2 | 54.7 | 54.3 | 54.5 | 51.6 | 56 | 1 |
| Turkey | 55.3 | 51.6 | 3.7 | 42.6 | 34.6 | 30.3 | 29.1 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 32 | 40.2 | 15.1 |
| Korea | 43.4 | 42.2 | 1.2 | 42.1 | 44.1 | 46.5 | 44.5 | 46.3 | 43.9 | 42.7 | 50.8 | 49.9 | 47.3 | 42.1 | 1.3 |
| Philippines | 37.2 | 36.9 | 0.3 | 37 | 37.1 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 35.7 | 32.7 | 31.7 | 5.5 |
| Chile | 33.1 | 30.9 | 2.2 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 29.7 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 24.5 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 23 | 24.9 | 8.2 |
| Israel | 31 | 28.9 | 2.1 | 25.8 | 25 | 23.1 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 23 | 22.7 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 11.6 |
| Netherlands | 30.4 | 30.7 | -0.3 | 27 | 27.4 | 25.8 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 25 | 25.2 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 6.3 |
| Poland | 29.5 | 30.4 | -0.9 | 30 | 29.4 | 28.8 | 29.9 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 1.6 |
| Sweden | 28.4 | 29 | -0.6 | 27.6 | 28 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 28.9 | 30.4 | -2 |
| Colombia | 28.3 | 29.9 | -1.6 | 29.3 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 25.2 | 23.5 | 20 | 8.3 |
| Italy | 28 | 28 | 0 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 6.8 |
| Australia | 27.4 | 26.7 | 0.7 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 29.7 | 25.8 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 3.3 |
| Spain | 25.2 | 25.3 | -0.1 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 26.6 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 23.7 | 24 | 16.3 | 8.9 |
| Malaysia | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 18.5 | 1 |
| Denmark | 15.1 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 13.6 | 1.5 |
| Peru | 13.6 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 5.1 |
| South Africa | 13 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 13 | 12.8 | 13 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 1.7 |
| All Other | 245.7 | 246.2 | -0.5 | 238.5 | 233.4 | 221.7 | 227.6 | 227.4 | 225.2 | 222.2 | 217.2 | 214 | 205.9 | 195.3 | 50.4 |
| Grand Total | 5557.2 | 5526.2 | 31 | 5475.4 | 5446.5 | 5379.7 | 5312.4 | 5264.9 | 5215.3 | 5148.3 | 5110.6 | 5063.8 | 5007.4 | 5009.1 | 548.1 |
| Of which: | |||||||||||||||
| For. Official | 3985.7 | 3984.3 | 1.4 | 3958.1 | 3957.1 | 3915.5 | 3852.9 | 3826.3 | 3781.1 | 3720.3 | 3711.1 | 3687.4 | 3621 | 3628.9 | 356.8 |
| Treasury Bills | 383.5 | 379.4 | 4.1 | 383.8 | 373 | 355 | 362.2 | 359.8 | 345.7 | 356 | 360.7 | 349.6 | 357.6 | 379 | 4.5 |
| T-Bonds & Notes | 3602.2 | 3604.9 | -2.7 | 3574.3 | 3584.1 | 3560.6 | 3490.7 | 3466.5 | 3435.5 | 3364.3 | 3350.4 | 3337.8 | 3263.4 | 3249.9 | 352.3 |
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