Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: March 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018/r Jan.-Jan.2019 Jul.2018 Aug.2018 Sep.2018 Oct.2018 Nov.2018 Dec.2018 Jan.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,743 1,421,261 1,354,756 1,441,440 1,342,017 1,907,803 1,667,599 1,514,838 1,421,261
2 Foreign sales 13,237,708 18,211,286 1,452,468 1,368,842 1,458,369 1,358,928 1,929,967 1,673,241 1,533,050 1,452,468
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,890 -129,543 -31,207 -14,086 -16,929 -16,911 -22,164 -5,642 -18,212 -31,207
 
4 Foreign countries 119,484 -129,619 -31,192 -14,062 -16,923 -17,004 -22,132 -5,647 -18,224 -31,192
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 728 316 -2,318 -7,869 3,791 -715 820 728
 
6 Europe 45,830 -106,447 -3,506 -9,731 -5,624 -4,074 -24,120 -4,548 -25,635 -3,506
7 Belgium 667 1,044 210 401 201 140 -27 387 -34 210
8 France 3,326 7,632 3,515 5,586 994 630 3,761 -1,735 -8,446 3,515
9 Germany -478 2,724 415 1,628 814 1,457 -337 -1,307 -307 415
10 Ireland -8,218 -4,043 288 3,594 1,227 -1,232 -618 -950 -776 288
11 Luxembourg 2,488 -4,684 -448 -602 890 527 -77 17 -3,479 -448
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -720 -117 -856 -957 -1,040 -392 458 -720
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 3,502 -120 -1,702 -299 -803 -109 -266 3,502
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,344 -10,345 -20,393 -6,134 -3,824 -26,256 -2,172 -14,078 -10,345
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -4 -300 -578 185 216 126 1,149 -4
16 Canada 53,018 802 -7,872 -371 -750 1,120 -3,186 1,109 2,362 -7,872
17 Latin America 73 7,565 1,543 -141 -508 -397 1,600 -44 3,377 1,543
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,180 -20,225 1,359 -1,459 -3,571 96 210 -5,298 -20,225
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 2,063 212 2,023 1,526 -1,142 617 218 2,063
20 Other Asia -3,054 -17,578 -4,182 -4,403 -9,853 -11,042 5,291 -3,895 4,954 -4,182
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -110 -708 -633 -547 -249 326 32 -110
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 -1,101 -5,569 -6,493 -3,313 -2,724 -917 875 -1,101
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 414 94 30 678 2,142 682 1,066 414
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -9 -818 -479 -253 -280 -173 -225 -9
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 996 -169 -273 -313 -391 1,077 2,023 996
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -15 -24 -6 93 -32 5 12 -15
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,543 340,963 160,150 160,901 175,852 177,532 167,477 160,047 340,963
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,465 317,968 136,537 144,897 146,003 165,943 147,930 145,016 317,968
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,078 22,995 23,613 16,004 29,849 11,589 19,547 15,031 22,995
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,464 23,181 23,750 16,230 29,827 11,586 19,546 15,117 23,181
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 12,873 10,196 1,601 10,281 4,698 5,199 2,012 12,873
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 1,791 2,361 1,981 6,420 1,955 4,952 9,521 1,791
33 Belgium -124 -357 0 6 1 -100 4 0 1 0
34 France 3,869 4,310 387 1,015 101 1,122 17 77 179 387
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 31 153 115 736 109 445 31 31
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 -373 888 -504 2,153 476 2,004 1,512 -373
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 44 -1,295 1,052 480 550 194 1,227 44
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 330 206 -100 656 270 252 114 330
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -35 -484 -501 -256 -102 -235 -116 -35
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 1,436 1,864 1,822 1,717 542 1,749 6,637 1,436
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 28 27 -7 22 -49 64 -61 28
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 1,288 1,512 1,051 1,462 742 881 1,261 1,288
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 -474 -149 415 392 322 398 993 -474
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 2,296 2,444 8,152 5,179 2,405 836 -3,702 2,296
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 198 296 403 284 238 -16 41 198
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,088 17,648 17,174 4,122 15,819 5,886 12,549 6,809 17,648
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 14,852 7,385 125 8,931 844 1,764 -110 14,852
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 -94 66 -26 304 521 -67 156 -94
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 3,124 5,036 1,169 3,157 -424 5,936 4,700 3,124
50 Africa -323 157 7 28 40 17 9 4 -7 7
51 Other countries 550 595 427 84 66 254 29 -58 201 427
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 -186 -137 -226 22 3 1 -86 -186
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,017 1,416,593 145,210 96,551 114,454 107,149 127,172 112,093 91,647 145,210
54 Foreign sales 1,419,515 1,364,511 144,572 92,598 99,513 101,094 124,836 116,327 102,500 144,572
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,502 52,082 638 3,953 14,941 6,055 2,336 -4,234 -10,853 638
 
56 Foreign countries 132,340 52,069 723 3,873 14,811 6,131 2,272 -4,094 -10,811 723
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -2,432 -1,070 -8 -320 -2,026 189 -808 -2,432
 
58 Europe 63,514 -3,118 -5,966 -387 8,034 -711 845 -10,430 -11,288 -5,966
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,194 -2,034 -134 1,205 -1,769 -781 -1,601 -3,360 -2,034
60 France 2,304 3,385 350 -360 161 -95 581 225 -1,357 350
61 Germany 5,655 -2,967 482 115 -107 -150 -1,617 -838 -570 482
62 Ireland -9,958 -32,086 -2,550 -2,473 -285 -1,591 -1,405 -3,959 -3,019 -2,550
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,111 -337 -710 489 -691 -1,383 -986 -1,265 -337
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,069 112 -615 -315 -368 -921 -1,048 -111 112
65 Switzerland 3,047 570 576 105 511 97 -398 -464 -213 576
66 United Kingdom 70,563 59,155 -1,512 4,377 6,796 3,564 6,880 -687 -1,459 -1,512
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -754 -196 -186 -9 -98 -366 62 63 -196
68 Canada -15,553 3,415 -1,331 -1,047 17 700 337 -277 -1,190 -1,331
69 Latin America 3,082 3,397 233 -157 449 406 18 212 -137 233
70 Caribbean 69,438 33,723 6,455 4,511 5,009 3,629 62 2,186 510 6,455
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,179 -479 77 -115 -111 -916 443 -127 -479
72 Other Asia 13,969 17,947 1,808 776 2,613 1,993 1,866 3,803 1,578 1,808
73 China, Mainland 741 -871 -217 -89 28 -115 -634 -220 -75 -217
74 Hong Kong 4,893 5,305 538 313 245 394 852 444 177 538
75 Japan -2,188 11,661 1,959 1,463 1,310 1,883 1,678 1,861 1,633 1,959
76 Africa -219 316 -41 -30 13 -14 -20 18 61 -41
77 Other countries -505 -1,432 44 130 -1,209 239 80 -49 -218 44
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -85 80 130 -76 64 -140 -42 -85
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,273 43,979 -8,408 1,299 -1,476 184 5,882 9,302 11,995 -8,408
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,258 5,975,261 439,937 447,534 487,217 440,298 560,142 500,506 453,535 439,937
81 Foreign sales 4,952,531 5,931,282 448,345 446,235 488,693 440,114 554,260 491,204 441,540 448,345
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,224 324,565 20,740 32,880 56,008 23,170 32,566 26,263 31,077 20,740
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,480 11,150,967 1,100,862 890,796 979,024 908,006 1,028,558 1,049,620 786,349 1,100,862
84 Foreign sales 8,631,256 10,826,402 1,080,122 857,916 923,016 884,836 995,992 1,023,357 755,272 1,080,122
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,951 368,544 12,332 34,179 54,532 23,354 38,448 35,565 43,072 12,332
 
86 Foreign countries 111,505 335,531 11,300 31,080 50,819 17,715 33,087 34,917 41,227 11,300
87 Europe -99,434 73,304 5,860 7,899 25,324 -3,508 -998 5,417 6,706 5,860
88 Euro Area5 -67,765 -91,719 -10,635 -6,208 5,016 -13,534 -11,880 3,399 -7,201 -10,635
89 United Kingdom -38,311 102,145 12,115 14,499 17,245 11,627 1,473 -487 9,691 12,115
90 Canada 28,984 81,193 13,354 10,181 1,577 14,340 9,710 5,051 4,160 13,354
91 Latin America -270 5,681 -3,330 -929 11,330 1,408 -3,044 1,584 4,355 -3,330
92 Caribbean 171,116 140,630 -5,103 8,702 17,324 6,846 8,314 19,949 8,903 -5,103
93 Asia 16,303 33,906 1,240 3,368 -4,794 -2,391 17,300 -710 17,457 1,240
94 Japan 18,314 40,589 -24 4,294 2,274 4,434 6,554 -145 8,232 -24
95 Africa -17,790 -7,815 -65 -533 -456 11 -727 -343 -227 -65
96 Other countries 12,596 8,632 -656 2,392 514 1,009 2,532 3,969 -127 -656
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 1,032 3,099 3,713 5,639 5,361 648 1,845 1,032
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund.   Return to table
  3. Includes state and local securities. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investment abroad.   Return to table
  4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.   Return to table
  5. Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last Update: March 29, 2019