sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
December 15, 2009
TG-443
Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $20.7 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities decreased $43.9 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $38.3 billion
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $21.6 billion.
Monthly net TIC flows were negative $13.9 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were negative $32.1 billion, and net foreign official flows were $18.2 billion.
Complete data are available on the Treasury website at www.treas.gov/tic.
TG-443
Treasury International Capital Data for October
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2009. The next release, which will report on data for November 2009, is scheduled for January 19, 2010.Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $20.7 billion.
- Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $43.4 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $28.8 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $14.6 billion.
- U.S. residents purchased a net $22.7 billion of long-term foreign securities.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities decreased $43.9 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $38.3 billion
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $21.6 billion.
Monthly net TIC flows were negative $13.9 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were negative $32.1 billion, and net foreign official flows were $18.2 billion.
Complete data are available on the Treasury website at www.treas.gov/tic.