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
     -------   ---------------  ------------  ------------  ---------------

     2022-03            32,392        22,354        10,145             -107
     2022-02            21,277        19,662         1,594               21
     2022-01            22,632        16,683         5,912               37
     2021-12             6,250         6,444          -226               32
     2021-11            19,551         7,789        11,777              -15
     2021-10            31,260        15,960        15,240               60
     2021-09            22,726         5,860        17,050             -184
     2021-08            18,036        11,531         6,497                8
     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           102,472        24,508        77,600              364
     2020-11           106,782        60,206        47,024             -448
     2020-10            97,896        56,514        41,384               -2
     2020-09            92,496        23,144        69,694             -342
     2020-08            75,480        26,794        49,960           -1,274
     2020-07            68,886        24,452        46,128           -1,694
     2020-06            76,040        18,976        58,024             -960
     2020-05             4,862        29,048       -24,122              -64
     2020-04            42,286        18,010        24,724             -448
     2020-03           122,976        45,534        77,896             -454
     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