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Treasury International Capital Data for March 2011
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for March 2011. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $24.0 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $54.7 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $44.9 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $9.9 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $30.7 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $11.7 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including U.S. Treasury bills and other custody liabilities, decreased $18.3 billion. Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bills decreased $21.9 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $122.6 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $116.0 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $126.0 billion, and net foreign official flows were negative $10.0 billion.
Posted: May 16, 2011 Monday 09:00 AM