Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasuries – Graphic of the Day
Foreigners increased their purchases of long-dated U.S. securities in May as capital inflows rose to $55 bilion. China, the largest investor in U.S. Treasuries, increased its holdings to $1.16 trillion, up .8% from its holdings a year ago. Today’s graphic shows the top foreign holders of U.S. Treasuries as well as the net long-term capital inflows since 2011.

