NET PURCHASES OF U.S.LONG-TERM U.S. AGENCY BONDS BY MAJOR FOREIGN SECTOR:
              FOREIGN OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, OTHER FOREIGNERS, AND
                     INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
                                        
                            (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)


      (NEGATIVE FIGURES INDICATE NET SALES BY FOREIGNERS TO U.S. RESIDENTS
              OR A NET OUTFLOW OF CAPITAL FROM THE UNITED STATES)

                    TOTAL                                    INTERNATIONAL
                     NET          FOREIGN                         AND
                   FOREIGN        OFFICIAL       OTHER         REGIONAL
     MONTH        PURCHASES     INSTITUTIONS   FOREIGNERS    ORGANIZATIONS
     -------   ---------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------

     2021-07            20,743        14,791         5,980              -28
     2021-06            22,742        15,808         6,795              139
     2021-05            37,818        22,136        15,659               23
     2021-04            46,787        28,518        18,278               -9
     2021-03            13,792        10,874         2,913                5
     2021-02            29,648        11,185        18,495              -32
     2021-01            52,176        26,105        26,068                3
     2020-12            51,236        12,254        38,800              182
     2020-11            53,391        30,103        23,512             -224
     2020-10            48,948        28,257        20,692               -1
     2020-09            46,248        11,572        34,847             -171
     2020-08            37,740        13,397        24,980             -637
     2020-07            34,443        12,226        23,064             -847
     2020-06            38,020         9,488        29,012             -480
     2020-05             2,431        14,524       -12,061              -32
     2020-04            21,143         9,005        12,362             -224
     2020-03            61,488        22,767        38,948             -227
     2020-02            39,429        21,463        18,171             -205
     2020-01            32,262        17,500        14,737               25
     2019-12            15,882         4,468        11,493              -79
     2019-11            28,311        15,389        12,886               36
     2019-10            31,889        11,826        19,964               99
     2019-09            26,020         6,785        19,176               59
     2019-08            30,503         3,208        27,168              127
     2019-07            39,644        16,041        23,164              439
     2019-06            37,540        12,010        25,417              113
     2019-05            14,873         2,719        11,831              323
     2019-04            25,305        10,635        14,798             -128
     2019-03             4,739         3,102         1,935             -298
     2019-02            22,468         9,375        13,380             -287
     2019-01            22,931        12,873        10,244             -186
     2018-12            15,032         2,012        13,106              -86
     2018-11            19,552         5,199        14,352                1
     2018-10            11,589         4,698         6,888                3
     2018-09            29,849        10,281        19,546               22
     2018-08            16,004         1,601        14,629             -226
     2018-07            23,613        10,196        13,554             -137