Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: August 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018/r Jan.-Jun.2019/r Dec.2018/r Jan.2019/r Feb.2019/r Mar.2019/r Apr.2019/r May.2019 Jun.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,825 8,917,254 1,514,911 1,421,261 1,308,848 1,562,951 1,415,983 1,691,778 1,516,433
2 Foreign sales 13,237,758 18,211,550 8,958,999 1,533,091 1,452,817 1,319,515 1,586,590 1,417,010 1,693,223 1,489,844
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,840 -129,725 -41,745 -18,180 -31,556 -10,667 -23,639 -1,027 -1,445 26,589
 
4 Foreign countries 119,434 -129,801 -41,277 -18,192 -31,541 -10,563 -23,650 -1,033 -1,197 26,707
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 5,925 820 728 -1,671 836 -373 2,598 3,807
 
6 Europe 45,795 -106,649 -17,903 -25,672 -3,506 -3,918 -14,252 3,841 -8,337 8,269
7 Belgium 667 1,044 1,715 -34 210 827 247 82 -78 427
8 France 3,326 7,632 4,165 -8,446 3,515 402 2,029 198 1,699 -3,678
9 Germany -481 2,679 1,651 -307 415 647 977 -673 -273 558
10 Ireland -8,224 -4,082 1,594 -776 288 412 304 278 -376 688
11 Luxembourg 2,481 -4,707 -4,140 -3,485 -448 -777 -1,828 677 -489 -1,275
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -3,584 458 -720 -1,515 -1,420 -279 -241 591
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 -5,307 -266 3,502 -1,691 -4,323 -893 -1,206 -696
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,386 -15,139 -14,109 -10,345 -2,670 -10,907 3,299 -7,362 12,846
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -795 1,149 -4 64 -158 -21 -232 -444
16 Canada 53,008 788 -2,090 2,362 -7,872 -2,338 2,104 -1,352 1,494 5,874
17 Latin America 73 7,563 -892 3,377 1,543 -261 -1,443 62 -1,740 947
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,108 -29,199 -5,228 -20,574 -4,610 -8,803 -3,119 3,313 4,594
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 3,449 218 2,063 782 354 133 74 43
20 Other Asia -3,059 -17,614 2,809 4,953 -4,182 -937 -2,133 499 3,198 6,364
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -3,647 32 -110 -356 -1,782 -330 285 -1,354
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 238 875 -1,101 1,062 -1,724 693 661 647
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 -911 1,066 414 -955 -702 -1,894 1,440 786
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -653 -225 -9 -473 -125 -59 -37 50
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 3,202 2,023 996 1,192 648 -1,038 838 566
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -468 12 -15 -104 11 6 -248 -118
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,549 1,236,606 160,047 340,963 157,199 161,222 200,618 164,010 212,594
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,466 1,108,439 145,016 317,968 134,720 156,482 175,417 148,899 174,953
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,083 128,167 15,031 22,995 22,479 4,740 25,201 15,111 37,641
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,469 128,630 15,117 23,181 22,766 5,038 25,329 14,788 37,528
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 50,699 2,012 12,873 9,375 3,102 10,520 2,819 12,010
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 27,162 9,521 1,791 3,630 3,336 7,204 6,007 5,194
33 Belgium -124 -357 4 1 0 4 2 -3 33 -32
34 France 3,869 4,310 943 179 387 -35 -293 57 304 523
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 1,612 31 31 25 678 152 229 497
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 6,963 1,512 -373 817 228 290 376 5,625
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 4,216 1,227 44 321 -912 2,530 2,231 2
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 403 114 330 44 -234 -104 186 181
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -1,684 -116 -35 -200 -393 -327 -354 -375
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 14,822 6,637 1,436 2,612 4,296 4,598 2,969 -1,089
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 9 -61 28 12 15 -40 29 -35
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 7,958 1,261 1,288 2,231 1,044 2,088 255 1,052
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 1,275 993 -474 615 693 26 169 246
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 -7,290 -3,702 2,296 1,723 -5,810 -487 -1,265 -3,747
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 682 41 198 110 155 31 72 116
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,093 97,965 6,809 17,648 14,085 5,367 16,730 9,552 34,583
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 48,519 -110 14,852 5,352 2,372 7,843 1,572 16,528
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 1,515 156 -94 146 207 101 406 749
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 32,932 4,700 3,124 4,802 583 5,878 4,274 14,271
50 Africa -323 157 -40 -7 7 19 -10 -53 -2 -1
51 Other countries 550 595 918 201 427 353 263 -210 0 85
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 -463 -86 -186 -287 -298 -128 323 113
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,045 1,416,702 948,801 91,667 147,327 147,855 166,240 152,071 167,639 167,669
54 Foreign sales 1,419,572 1,362,139 912,417 102,513 142,350 137,174 162,453 156,855 153,153 160,432
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,473 54,563 36,384 -10,846 4,977 10,681 3,787 -4,784 14,486 7,237
 
56 Foreign countries 132,311 54,550 36,438 -10,804 5,062 10,779 3,769 -4,699 14,427 7,100
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -4,916 -808 -2,432 -1,568 -1,114 40 836 -678
 
58 Europe 63,501 -536 11,489 -11,290 -1,726 5,838 -751 -4,507 6,993 5,642
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,199 -9,398 -3,360 -2,034 -697 -1,233 -2,380 -3,434 380
60 France 2,304 3,382 -468 -1,357 350 325 758 -1,489 -360 -52
61 Germany 5,655 -2,980 3,552 -569 482 586 -28 327 1,019 1,166
62 Ireland -9,959 -32,094 -16,348 -3,019 -2,550 -1,867 -3,716 -3,816 -2,255 -2,144
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,113 1,934 -1,265 -335 1,386 821 -593 -232 887
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,070 -512 -111 112 133 -287 -71 -191 -208
65 Switzerland 3,046 559 2,073 -214 576 1,066 370 39 -527 549
66 United Kingdom 70,552 61,783 30,828 -1,459 2,726 5,549 2,742 2,450 12,814 4,547
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -752 -540 63 -196 -117 -138 128 -171 -46
68 Canada -15,568 3,356 -4,899 -1,191 -1,331 -515 -654 -1,510 443 -1,332
69 Latin America 3,082 3,406 2,402 -134 233 223 616 720 283 327
70 Caribbean 69,449 33,719 18,478 514 6,456 4,800 3,769 -546 3,726 273
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,179 -477 -127 -479 -205 -320 -154 224 457
72 Other Asia 13,957 17,901 9,089 1,581 1,906 533 519 1,819 2,554 1,758
73 China, Mainland 741 -871 382 -75 -217 -125 -383 699 46 362
74 Hong Kong 4,884 5,304 2,481 177 538 939 157 361 214 272
75 Japan -2,188 11,602 6,832 1,633 2,057 1,197 725 77 1,112 1,664
76 Africa -219 316 -5 61 -41 -11 -14 13 75 -27
77 Other countries -505 -1,433 361 -218 44 116 604 -534 129 2
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -54 -42 -85 -98 18 -85 59 137
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,284 43,880 14,708 11,913 -8,402 8,340 -4,971 -238 -1,654 21,633
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,453 5,976,403 2,732,465 453,625 439,943 411,719 470,364 454,502 502,376 453,561
81 Foreign sales 4,952,737 5,932,523 2,717,757 441,712 448,345 403,379 475,335 454,740 504,030 431,928
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,188 324,804 64,168 31,132 20,864 1,137 6,884 10,748 10,871 13,664
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,558 11,151,768 6,333,075 786,446 1,100,965 955,080 1,137,607 1,009,165 1,014,947 1,115,311
84 Foreign sales 8,631,370 10,826,964 6,268,907 755,314 1,080,101 953,943 1,130,723 998,417 1,004,076 1,101,647
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,904 368,684 78,876 43,045 12,462 9,477 1,913 10,510 9,217 35,297
 
86 Foreign countries 111,458 335,671 66,117 41,200 11,430 9,401 -1,884 8,943 4,803 33,424
87 Europe -99,456 73,322 -14,242 6,663 5,974 12,316 -20,512 -10,435 -13,973 12,388
88 Euro Area5 -67,767 -91,686 -51,948 -7,226 -10,635 5,795 -13,931 -14,096 -10,411 -8,670
89 United Kingdom -38,323 102,150 16,417 9,673 12,229 5,058 -10,797 -1,376 -5,613 16,916
90 Canada 28,964 81,264 37,965 4,167 13,348 6,663 1,122 6,973 5,673 4,186
91 Latin America -275 5,699 -9,235 4,355 -3,330 -16,124 2,110 3,708 3,198 1,203
92 Caribbean 171,114 140,642 37,277 8,883 -5,101 9,042 6,366 8,260 2,261 16,449
93 Asia 16,295 33,853 23,395 17,463 1,260 -773 10,510 2,063 10,867 -532
94 Japan 18,314 40,610 18,753 8,240 -4 474 9,756 2,983 1,107 4,437
95 Africa -17,789 -7,814 -1,062 -228 -65 -974 -756 -1,052 1,315 470
96 Other countries 12,605 8,705 -7,981 -103 -656 -749 -724 -574 -4,538 -740
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 12,759 1,845 1,032 76 3,797 1,567 4,414 1,873
  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: August 30, 2019