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Treasury International Capital Data for April 2011
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April 2011. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $30.6 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $44.8 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $18.6 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $26.2 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $14.2 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $18.9 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including U.S. Treasury bills and other custody liabilities, decreased $8.0 billion. Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bills decreased $13.4 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $57.4 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $68.2 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $29.9 billion, and net foreign official flows were $38.3 billion.
Posted: June 15, 2011 Wednesday 09:00 AM