NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Foreigners cut their purchases of U.S. securities in October, though China still raised its massive U.S. government debt holdings to an 11-month high above $900 billion, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
The United States attracted a net long-term capital inflow of $27.6 billion in October, compared to a downwardly revised $77.2 billion inflow the prior month.
Net overall capital inflows, which include short-term instruments such as Treasury bills, fell to $7.5 billion, from a downwardly revised $80.1 billion in September.
Net foreign purchases of Treasuries fell, though China, the United States' largest foreign creditor, increased Treasury purchases by $23.3 billion to $906.8 billion, the highest since November 2009.
(Reporting by Steven C. Johnson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)