Table I.—Foreign Private Holdings of U.S. Corporate and Agency Bonds by Major Areas at Yearend

[Billions of dollars]

1997 1998
Total holdings715.2900.7
Western Europe452.6585.9
Of which: United Kingdom362.7467.9
France11.014.6
Germany15.119.8
Italy2.83.2
Netherlands13.116.4
Canada17.023.2
Japan98.8108.6
Latin America14.020.1
Other Western Hemisphere84.9105.8
Other countries47.957.1