US Data: Foreigners` Transactions in L-T Secs with U.S.

Data through:    May 2006

Source: U.S. Treasury Department

Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted

Level and percent changes calculated by Market News International

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                                   Month level:

Totals                2004     2005  Feb-06   Mar-06   Apr-06   May-06

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Net L-T Sec Flows    763.6    838.1     90.6     67.3     51.1     69.6

  (previous)                            88.6     70.4     46.7

Dom Sec Purchased    916.5   1010.7    102.6     86.4     61.3     88.8

 Gross Purch       15178.9  17175.0   1497.2   1688.6   1380.8   1941.5

 Gross Sales       14262.4  16164.3   1394.6   1602.2   1319.6   1852.7

 Private**           680.9    889.5     85.0     84.1     39.2     90.2

  Tsy Bonds,Notes    150.9    270.0      8.3      9.1     -7.9     27.5

  Govt Agy Bonds     205.7    187.8     28.4     15.1      9.6     27.1

  Corporate Bonds    298.0    353.1     31.1     42.5     34.3     34.1

  Equities            26.2     78.7     17.2     17.5      3.2      1.5

 Official            235.6    121.1     17.6      2.3     22.1     -1.4

  Tsy Bonds,Notes    201.1     69.2     12.5     -5.9     11.3    -14.3

  Govt Agy Bonds      20.8     32.0      2.4      3.9      5.7      9.3

  Corporate Bonds     11.5     19.0      3.4      2.6      1.7      2.4

  Equities             2.2      1.0     -0.7      1.6      3.4      1.2

 Total Private,Offl (MNI calculation)

  Tsy Bonds,Notes    352.0    339.2     20.8      3.2      3.4     13.2

  Govt Agy Bonds     226.5    219.8     30.8     19.0     15.3     36.4

  Corporate Bonds    309.5    372.1     34.5     45.1     36.0     36.5

  Equities            28.4     79.7     16.5     19.1      6.6      2.7

Foreign Securities

 Purchased***       -152.8   -172.6    -12.0    -19.1    -10.1    -19.2

  Foreign Bonds      -67.9    -45.1     -0.2     -7.1     -2.0    -14.3

  Foreign Equitie    -85.0   -127.5    -11.9    -12.0     -8.1     -4.9

*Foreign net purchases of U.S. securities (+).

**Includes international and regional organizations.

***U.S. net acquisitions (-) of foreign securities.

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                                   Month level change:

Level                        yr/yr

Change                         2005            Mar-06   Apr-06   May-06

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Net L-T Sec Flows              74.5             -23.3    -16.2     18.5

Dom Sec Purchased              94.2             -16.2    -25.1     27.5

 Gross Purch                 1996.1             191.4   -307.8    560.7

 Gross Sales                 1901.9             207.6   -282.6    533.1

 Private**                    208.6              -0.9    -44.9     51.0

  Tsy Bonds,Notes             119.1               0.8    -17.0     35.4

  Govt Agy Bonds              -17.9             -13.3     -5.5     17.5

  Corporate Bonds              55.1              11.4     -8.2     -0.2

  Equities                     52.5               0.3    -14.3     -1.7

 Official                    -114.5             -15.3     19.8    -23.5

  Tsy Bonds,Notes            -131.9             -18.4     17.2    -25.6

  Govt Agy Bonds               11.2               1.5      1.8      3.6

  Corporate Bonds               7.5              -0.8     -0.9      0.7

  Equities                     -1.2               2.3      1.8     -2.2

 Total Private,Official

  Tsy Bonds,Notes             -12.8             -17.6      0.2      9.8

  Govt Agy Bonds               -6.7             -11.8     -3.7     21.1

  Corporate Bonds              62.6              10.6     -9.1      0.5

  Equities                     51.3               2.6    -12.5     -3.9

Foreign Securities

 Purchased***                 -19.8              -7.1      9.0     -9.1

  Foreign Bonds                22.8              -6.9      5.1    -12.3

  Foreign Equities            -42.5              -0.1      3.9      3.2

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