MAJOR FOREIGN HOLDERS OF TREASURY SECURITIES

                                                (in billions of dollars)
                                               HOLDINGS 1/ AT END OF PERIOD


                       Jul     Jun     May     Apr     Mar     Feb     Jan     Dec     Nov     Oct     Sep     Aug     Jul
Country               2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2009    2008    2008    2008    2008    2008    2008
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China, Mainland       800.5   776.4   801.5   763.5   767.9   744.2   739.6   727.4   713.2   684.1   618.2   573.7   550.0
Japan                 724.5   711.8   677.2   685.9   686.7   661.9   634.8   626.0   625.2   629.6   617.5   630.3   637.6
United Kingdom 2/     220.0   214.0   163.8   152.8   128.2   129.1   123.9   130.9   132.4   133.2   112.8    82.5    66.1
Carib Bnkng Ctrs 4/   193.2   189.7   194.8   204.7   213.6   189.1   176.6   197.5   205.0   203.5   169.3   132.9   117.6
Oil Exporters 3/      189.2   191.0   192.9   189.5   192.0   181.7   186.6   186.2   187.2   176.7   171.2   169.6   162.9
Brazil                138.1   139.8   127.1   126.0   126.6   130.8   133.5   127.0   136.1   141.0   148.3   152.6   154.8
Russia                118.0   119.9   124.5   137.0   138.4   130.1   119.6   116.4   108.0   110.8    99.6   104.2   104.0
Hong Kong             115.3    99.8    93.2    80.9    78.9    76.3    71.7    77.2    70.6    69.8    65.5    65.8    65.2
Luxembourg             92.2   104.3    96.3    97.6   106.1    92.3    87.2    97.4    94.4   100.8   104.7    90.4    89.7
Taiwan                 77.4    77.0    75.7    78.3    74.8    72.6    73.3    71.8    70.2    65.9    63.0    66.2    67.9
Switzerland            68.1    71.6    63.7    64.2    67.7    68.2    62.1    62.3    63.8    62.0    49.7    45.9    45.7
Germany                56.3    53.9    55.2    54.6    55.0    56.6    56.4    56.1    54.0    53.7    51.6    51.8    51.7
Singapore              42.4    40.8    39.6    39.7    39.1    39.4    38.3    40.8    38.8    34.0    32.2    31.9    32.8
India                  38.9    39.3    38.8    38.5    38.2    34.6    32.5    29.2    22.3    18.3    20.3    20.2    19.0
Ireland                38.6    46.3    50.6    49.7    54.7    54.5    50.0    54.3    41.3    35.1    32.9    18.9    16.9
Korea                  37.6    36.3    37.4    35.4    33.1    33.3    31.3    31.3    32.7    36.2    40.2    42.1    39.4
Thailand               31.4    29.7    26.8    28.5    26.0    39.7    37.2    32.4    33.9    33.6    27.4    30.4    30.6
Norway                 28.9    28.7    28.3    27.5    26.2    21.1    21.9    23.1    20.2    11.5    13.2     2.4     2.8
Mexico                 27.7    29.5    31.6    35.4    36.3    37.9    34.9    34.8    33.8    32.2    32.5    32.6    34.3
Turkey                 27.3    27.5    28.8    27.2    30.2    32.4    31.3    30.8    29.0    27.9    31.5    34.3    32.7
France                 24.6    26.0    25.9    30.6    27.1    16.8    17.9    16.8    18.4    20.5    19.3    21.2    17.1
Netherlands            21.5    18.9    16.3    16.5    17.6    16.1    16.8    15.4    15.6    15.7    15.6    16.9    17.8
Canada                 20.2    19.0    11.5    13.1    11.9    10.9     9.0     8.2    12.7    14.0    16.0    23.5    22.3
Egypt                  18.6    17.3    18.6    18.5    18.5    19.1    16.9    17.2    16.8    16.7    15.5    14.5    15.1
Italy                  17.4    16.8    16.8    16.2    16.6    16.5    15.6    16.0    15.9    15.3    11.6    12.9    11.0
Israel                 16.9    18.1    19.0    19.1    19.4    17.4    16.9    18.8    13.8    12.4     8.7     7.6     8.1
Sweden                 16.5    16.5    13.0    12.7    12.5    12.7    12.4    12.7    13.1    13.5    13.6    14.7    14.4
Belgium                15.7    15.7    15.7    15.8    15.4    14.5    15.5    15.9    15.3    15.8    15.4    14.8    15.0
Colombia               14.8    11.8    11.9    11.4    11.2    11.4    11.3    11.1    11.5    11.3     9.9     9.0     9.3
Chile                  13.5    14.3    14.7    15.1    15.5    15.2    15.2    15.2    15.1    15.4    13.4    13.0    13.6
Malaysia               11.9    11.7    12.3    11.6    10.6     8.4     8.0     8.4     8.8     8.6     9.4    10.1    10.5
Philippines            11.4    11.6    11.8    12.0    12.4    12.6    11.6    11.7    11.5    12.1    12.0    12.3    12.4
All Other             159.6   157.6   157.8   153.5   156.7   164.9   162.5   156.5   156.2   149.1   137.8   139.2   135.6
Grand Total          3428.0  3382.5  3293.2  3262.7  3265.3  3162.0  3072.2  3076.9  3036.6  2980.3  2800.1  2688.4  2624.0

Of which:
For. Official       2346.2  2295.5  2287.5  2253.6  2248.6  2198.1  2165.8  2138.7  2104.1  2063.7  1981.0  1944.8  1926.9
 Treasury Bills      606.6   571.7   586.2   530.6   542.7   521.2   486.9   457.9   427.2   360.6   276.8   245.6   232.5
 T-Bonds & Notes    1739.6  1723.8  1701.3  1723.1  1705.9  1676.9  1678.9  1680.8  1676.9  1703.1  1704.2  1699.2  1694.4

Department of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Board
September 16, 2009

1/  Estimated foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury marketable and non-marketable bills, bonds, and notes
    reported under the Treasury International Capital (TIC) reporting system are based on annual
    Surveys of Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities and on monthly data.
2/  United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
3/  Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.
4/  Caribbean Banking Centers include Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles and Panama.
    Beginning with new series for June 2006, also includes British Virgin Islands.