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Treasury International Capital Data for September 2010
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for September 2010. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $81.0 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $91.4 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $83.8 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $7.6 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $10.4 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $58.3 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities decreased $24.9 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $24.6 billion.
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $48.3 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $81.7 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $70.4 billion, and net foreign official flows were $11.3 billion.
Posted: November 16, 2010 Tuesday 09:00 AM