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Treasury International Capital Data for August 2010
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for August 2010. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $128.7 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $136.6 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $113.1 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $23.5 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $7.9 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $111.8 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities increased $29.7 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills increased $29.1 billion.
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents decreased $102.6 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $38.9 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $5.3 billion, and net foreign official flows were $33.6 billion.
Posted: October 18, 2010 Monday 09:00 AM