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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: April 2010

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008/r 2009 Jan.-Feb.2010/r Aug.2009 Sep.2009 Oct.2009 Nov.2009 Dec.2009 Jan.2010/r Feb.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,016,708 6,655,532 1,102,248 513,106 538,439 603,120 551,815 557,487 543,339 558,909
2 Foreign sales 11,975,223 6,502,696 1,084,854 500,850 522,767 592,822 542,153 537,340 538,859 545,995
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 41,485 152,836 17,394 12,256 15,672 10,298 9,662 20,147 4,480 12,914
 
4 Foreign countries 41,456 152,833 17,396 12,258 15,671 10,295 9,660 20,145 4,484 12,912
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -832 179 229 552 -31 1,306 -1,186 354
 
6 Europe 11,621 68,425 513 9,723 5,939 5,646 6,865 854 -2,257 2,770
7 Belgium -1,092 2,468 -262 367 337 206 170 108 -169 -93
8 France -7,182 174 2,323 1,832 -666 -134 4,176 -6,712 -1,278 3,601
9 Germany -19,393 767 839 306 -453 270 480 -289 361 478
10 Ireland 771 1,611 84 21 312 392 195 142 -47 131
11 Luxembourg -7,654 1,940 393 423 463 494 333 38 455 -62
12 Netherlands -1,573 3,285 -3,673 161 -293 312 654 939 -3,873 200
13 Switzerland 5,529 8,665 801 252 890 761 137 40 407 394
14 United Kingdom 30,031 33,781 -2,890 5,061 4,327 2,506 -335 5,279 -296 -2,594
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 598 1,132 368 113 51 204 422 119 297 71
16 Canada 7,390 -1,555 3,642 2,245 -1,263 -782 -489 803 1,569 2,073
17 Latin America 3,993 5,503 842 58 1,256 327 282 2,524 466 376
18 Caribbean -44,693 35,505 10,074 -2,125 7,646 3,132 -481 11,095 4,853 5,221
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,196 3,531 316 -27 245 100 125 -74 -13 329
20 Other Asia 60,335 39,265 1,286 2,097 1,157 1,308 2,746 4,451 -486 1,772
21 China, Mainland -656 4,028 589 -9 1,280 431 393 1,366 542 47
22 Hong Kong 27,382 6,335 1,377 181 236 -143 1,794 1,450 468 909
23 Japan 22,494 13,754 177 -550 1,041 413 71 -79 -431 608
24 Africa -4,631 -689 -126 32 -70 35 108 146 -95 -31
25 Other countries 245 2,848 849 255 761 529 504 346 447 402
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -2 -2 1 3 2 2 -4 2
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,589,604 1,043,178 120,235 77,437 73,910 73,649 66,894 61,619 55,877 64,358
28 Foreign sales 2,628,645 1,054,671 122,906 72,844 75,537 79,007 60,986 61,570 60,918 61,988
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -39,041 -11,493 -2,671 4,593 -1,627 -5,358 5,908 49 -5,041 2,370
 
30 Foreign countries -38,038 -9,870 -1,563 4,711 -1,302 -5,423 6,050 130 -4,834 3,271
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,567 -42,906 -6,191 -1,609 -8,312 -1,478 2,433 -2,961 -3,825 -2,366
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 -2,071 7,084 -797 2,409 1,274 442 -1,770 -301
33 Belgium -1,708 2,379 780 215 -536 69 209 285 268 512
34 France 2,737 12,963 867 2,689 1,542 392 362 -42 1,467 -600
35 Germany -3,391 -838 46 201 110 -126 -61 53 -44 89
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -1,217 -79 -2,083 -231 -9 -827 -587 -630
37 Luxembourg -27,063 6,679 -3,071 407 -297 -537 1,071 671 -1,344 -1,726
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 -16 -83 -65 61 -89 -52 2 -18
39 Switzerland -2,008 -4,580 -951 -484 -132 -389 -572 -118 -451 -500
40 United Kingdom 77,613 20,291 2,909 3,923 1,034 2,501 698 2,716 90 2,819
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 -173 9 -171 -19 110 -5 -133 -40
42 Canada 5,453 2,212 940 -545 2,959 -1,185 194 -363 -914 1,854
43 Latin America 6,802 -10,914 713 99 -2,497 -749 -284 161 90 623
44 Caribbean -86,132 -20,420 596 -2,015 2,391 -1,285 487 1,035 1,968 -1,372
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,468 1,483 -1,647 987 -339 372 38 -1,898 -1,404 -243
46 Other Asia 32,059 -3,605 570 -1,316 -2,857 -4,715 4,510 1,369 -2,302 2,872
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 -4,016 -2,465 -3,633 -1,633 -3,430 -2,796 -1,785 -2,231
48 Hong Kong 24,525 10,242 136 256 374 1,266 1,674 1,256 326 -190
49 Japan 5,923 -13,462 5,772 -1,083 351 -7,633 1,960 720 592 5,180
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -337 -69 -101 -166 -80 -185 -226 -111
51 Other countries 250 132 -327 486 -61 -104 -89 -431 -276 -51
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,108 -118 -325 65 -142 -81 -207 -901
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,504 1,189,503 130,352 87,650 94,617 100,306 82,303 77,468 66,598 63,754
54 Foreign sales 1,373,308 1,230,248 166,966 93,318 97,132 101,150 86,867 85,411 91,196 75,770
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 94,196 -40,745 -36,614 -5,668 -2,515 -844 -4,564 -7,943 -24,598 -12,016
 
56 Foreign countries 93,582 -39,633 -36,056 -5,622 -2,563 -1,042 -4,509 -7,930 -24,034 -12,022
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 35,008 -2,325 -14 -126 -24 506 -290 -704 261 -275
 
58 Europe -5,299 -52,417 -26,005 -8,089 -1,524 -834 -6,192 -7,094 -13,072 -12,933
59 Belgium -11,046 -13,807 -2,804 -557 -1,611 -1,661 -1,161 -726 -1,689 -1,115
60 France -1,986 -3,897 130 113 41 460 -201 305 63 67
61 Germany 5,393 -1,653 -830 227 -31 -202 -727 -9 -322 -508
62 Ireland -15,300 -12,045 -2,371 -1,377 -865 -1,456 -297 -682 -1,287 -1,084
63 Luxembourg -9,314 -2,710 -153 505 -1,141 -661 100 -365 61 -214
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -211 -149 -225 -131 425 -332 25 -236
65 Switzerland 11,930 -1,540 -120 106 -169 49 -419 -389 -150 30
66 United Kingdom 31,673 -12,277 -16,730 -7,148 2,780 2,896 -3,218 -4,491 -7,172 -9,558
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,554 -326 -421 -50 -149 130 148 79 -322 -99
68 Canada 7,179 6,772 -1,670 438 -1,213 284 319 -72 -1,491 -179
69 Latin America 4,277 7,531 642 532 417 650 -70 319 79 563
70 Caribbean 22,516 2,829 -5,640 1,193 -326 -329 1,184 -324 -7,261 1,621
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -1,399 -109 -214 -271 -403 -352 -926 -473
72 Other Asia 61,236 -1,195 -2,332 277 -130 -747 619 -2,630 -1,861 -471
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -228 -140 -68 -385 -146 -797 -189 -39
74 Hong Kong 7,005 2,867 -1,621 -45 -210 -187 13 43 -1,138 -483
75 Japan 22,304 -1,598 -2,127 -218 235 -1,207 -68 -1,593 -1,583 -544
76 Africa -165 419 84 0 -13 26 -23 13 19 65
77 Other countries 326 469 264 136 440 179 57 2,210 479 -215
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -558 -46 48 198 -55 -13 -564 6
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,443 -59,323 -6,433 -12,882 530 -4,327 2,583 -1,511 -5,098 -1,335
80 Foreign purchases 5,438,427 3,170,194 548,634 250,641 287,316 322,827 283,529 270,790 282,040 266,594
81 Foreign sales 5,417,984 3,229,517 555,067 263,523 286,786 327,154 280,946 272,301 287,138 267,929
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 66,430 -138,249 -18,960 10,024 -15,530 -19,364 -5,106 -17,389 -16,066 -2,894
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,270,808 1,952,116 660,226 139,138 202,912 232,592 198,859 182,224 307,935 352,291
84 Foreign sales 2,204,378 2,090,365 679,186 129,114 218,442 251,956 203,965 199,613 324,001 355,185
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 86,873 -197,572 -25,393 -2,858 -15,000 -23,691 -2,523 -18,900 -21,164 -4,229
 
86 Foreign countries 75,338 -194,191 -33,792 -3,299 -14,590 -23,663 -3,128 -19,776 -23,130 -10,662
87 Europe 43,656 -75,259 -17,168 -4,510 260 -4,717 959 -6,605 -15,629 -1,539
88 Euro Area5 9,691 -47,434 -20,284 -2,022 2,516 -8,591 320 -9,067 -16,427 -3,857
89 United Kingdom 2,710 -22,322 4,809 -4,209 1,297 2,622 2,292 -976 -948 5,757
90 Canada 3,277 -41,683 -2,124 2,314 -12,271 -151 -3,672 -3,719 -416 -1,708
91 Latin America 20,045 -32,514 1,788 2,508 -3,951 -10,913 -4,783 -1,342 -78 1,866
92 Caribbean -49,713 12,147 -2,903 386 6,133 -1,711 7,266 2,040 2,311 -5,214
93 Asia 79,314 -2,693 -4,894 1,929 -470 -943 3,081 -1,441 -2,620 -2,274
94 Japan 18,409 1,871 -9,105 659 1,372 -2,731 956 -1,909 -7,736 -1,369
95 Africa 1,282 3,389 326 72 277 308 173 -354 441 -115
96 Other countries -22,523 -57,578 -8,817 -5,998 -4,568 -5,536 -6,152 -8,355 -7,139 -1,678
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 8,399 441 -410 -28 605 876 1,966 6,433
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   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. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.  Return to table
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