Treasury Dept Releases March 09 International Capital Data

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for March 2009. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $55.8 billion. * Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $56.4 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $30.0 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $26.4 billion. * U.S. residents purchased a net $0.6 billion of long-term foreign securities. Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $36.9 billion. Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities increased $26.7 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills increased $47.9 billion. Banks own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents decreased $40.5 billion. Monthly net TIC flows were $23.2 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were $9.8 billion, and net foreign official flows were $13.5 billion.