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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2010

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009 Jan.-Mar.2010 Sep.2009 Oct.2009 Nov.2009 Dec.2009 Jan.2010 Feb.2010 Mar.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,016,708 6,655,532 1,680,253 538,439 603,120 551,815 557,487 543,339 558,909 578,005
2 Foreign sales 11,975,223 6,502,696 1,651,640 522,767 592,822 542,153 537,340 538,859 545,995 566,786
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 41,485 152,836 28,613 15,672 10,298 9,662 20,147 4,480 12,914 11,219
 
4 Foreign countries 41,456 152,833 28,615 15,671 10,295 9,660 20,145 4,484 12,912 11,219
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -503 229 552 -31 1,306 -1,186 354 329
 
6 Europe 11,621 68,425 2,477 5,939 5,646 6,865 854 -2,257 2,770 1,964
7 Belgium -1,092 2,468 -119 337 206 170 108 -169 -93 143
8 France -7,182 174 6,631 -666 -134 4,176 -6,712 -1,278 3,601 4,308
9 Germany -19,393 767 2,402 -453 270 480 -289 361 478 1,563
10 Ireland 771 1,611 229 312 392 195 142 -47 131 145
11 Luxembourg -7,654 1,940 504 463 494 333 38 455 -62 111
12 Netherlands -1,573 3,285 -3,561 -293 312 654 939 -3,873 200 112
13 Switzerland 5,529 8,665 58 890 761 137 40 407 394 -743
14 United Kingdom 30,031 33,781 -4,722 4,327 2,506 -335 5,279 -296 -2,594 -1,832
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 598 1,132 464 51 204 422 119 297 71 96
16 Canada 7,390 -1,555 2,763 -1,263 -782 -489 803 1,569 2,073 -879
17 Latin America 3,993 5,503 1,660 1,256 327 282 2,524 466 376 818
18 Caribbean -44,693 35,505 16,051 7,646 3,132 -481 11,095 4,853 5,221 5,977
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,196 3,531 722 245 100 125 -74 -13 329 406
20 Other Asia 60,335 39,265 3,943 1,157 1,308 2,746 4,451 -486 1,772 2,657
21 China, Mainland -656 4,028 749 1,280 431 393 1,366 542 47 160
22 Hong Kong 27,382 6,335 2,029 236 -143 1,794 1,450 468 909 652
23 Japan 22,494 13,754 168 1,041 413 71 -79 -431 608 -9
24 Africa -4,631 -689 -201 -70 35 108 146 -95 -31 -75
25 Other countries 245 2,848 1,200 761 529 504 346 447 402 351
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -2 1 3 2 2 -4 2 0
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,589,604 1,043,178 201,103 73,910 73,649 66,894 61,619 55,877 64,358 80,868
28 Foreign sales 2,628,645 1,054,671 181,824 75,537 79,007 60,986 61,570 60,918 61,988 58,918
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -39,041 -11,493 19,279 -1,627 -5,358 5,908 49 -5,041 2,370 21,950
 
30 Foreign countries -38,038 -9,870 20,440 -1,302 -5,423 6,050 130 -4,834 3,271 22,003
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,567 -42,906 -3,649 -8,312 -1,478 2,433 -2,961 -3,825 -2,366 2,542
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 4,477 -797 2,409 1,274 442 -1,770 -301 6,548
33 Belgium -1,708 2,379 1,311 -536 69 209 285 268 512 531
34 France 2,737 12,963 1,609 1,542 392 362 -42 1,467 -600 742
35 Germany -3,391 -838 56 110 -126 -61 53 -44 89 11
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -1,748 -2,083 -231 -9 -827 -587 -630 -531
37 Luxembourg -27,063 6,679 -2,403 -297 -537 1,071 671 -1,344 -1,726 668
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 264 -65 61 -89 -52 2 -18 280
39 Switzerland -2,008 -4,580 -1,195 -132 -389 -572 -118 -451 -500 -244
40 United Kingdom 77,613 20,291 8,307 1,034 2,501 698 2,716 90 2,819 5,398
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 -73 -171 -19 110 -5 -133 -40 100
42 Canada 5,453 2,212 1,383 2,959 -1,185 194 -363 -914 1,854 443
43 Latin America 6,802 -10,914 2,054 -2,497 -749 -284 161 90 623 1,341
44 Caribbean -86,132 -20,420 2,760 2,391 -1,285 487 1,035 1,968 -1,372 2,164
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,468 1,483 -1,863 -339 372 38 -1,898 -1,404 -243 -216
46 Other Asia 32,059 -3,605 12,419 -2,857 -4,715 4,510 1,369 -2,302 2,872 11,849
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 -3,619 -3,633 -1,633 -3,430 -2,796 -1,785 -2,231 397
48 Hong Kong 24,525 10,242 2,518 374 1,266 1,674 1,256 326 -190 2,382
49 Japan 5,923 -13,462 13,909 351 -7,633 1,960 720 592 5,180 8,137
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -531 -101 -166 -80 -185 -226 -111 -194
51 Other countries 250 132 -259 -61 -104 -89 -431 -276 -51 68
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,161 -325 65 -142 -81 -207 -901 -53
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,504 1,189,503 233,394 94,617 100,306 82,303 77,468 66,598 63,754 103,042
54 Foreign sales 1,373,308 1,230,248 253,991 97,132 101,150 86,867 85,411 91,196 75,770 87,025
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 94,196 -40,745 -20,597 -2,515 -844 -4,564 -7,943 -24,598 -12,016 16,017
 
56 Foreign countries 93,582 -39,633 -20,191 -2,563 -1,042 -4,509 -7,930 -24,034 -12,022 15,865
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 35,008 -2,325 1,537 -24 506 -290 -704 261 -275 1,551
 
58 Europe -5,299 -52,417 -20,712 -1,524 -834 -6,192 -7,094 -13,072 -12,933 5,293
59 Belgium -11,046 -13,807 -4,445 -1,611 -1,661 -1,161 -726 -1,689 -1,115 -1,641
60 France -1,986 -3,897 380 41 460 -201 305 63 67 250
61 Germany 5,393 -1,653 -1,344 -31 -202 -727 -9 -322 -508 -514
62 Ireland -15,300 -12,045 -2,667 -865 -1,456 -297 -682 -1,287 -1,084 -296
63 Luxembourg -9,314 -2,710 149 -1,141 -661 100 -365 61 -214 302
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -307 -225 -131 425 -332 25 -236 -96
65 Switzerland 11,930 -1,540 1,081 -169 49 -419 -389 -150 30 1,201
66 United Kingdom 31,673 -12,277 -10,856 2,780 2,896 -3,218 -4,491 -7,172 -9,558 5,874
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,554 -326 -420 -149 130 148 79 -322 -99 1
68 Canada 7,179 6,772 -282 -1,213 284 319 -72 -1,491 -179 1,388
69 Latin America 4,277 7,531 1,042 417 650 -70 319 79 563 400
70 Caribbean 22,516 2,829 -1,016 -326 -329 1,184 -324 -7,261 1,621 4,624
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -1,921 -214 -271 -403 -352 -926 -473 -522
72 Other Asia 61,236 -1,195 1,188 -130 -747 619 -2,630 -1,861 -471 3,520
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -362 -68 -385 -146 -797 -189 -39 -134
74 Hong Kong 7,005 2,867 -1,377 -210 -187 13 43 -1,138 -483 244
75 Japan 22,304 -1,598 -1,345 235 -1,207 -68 -1,593 -1,583 -544 782
76 Africa -165 419 43 -13 26 -23 13 19 65 -41
77 Other countries 326 469 1,467 440 179 57 2,210 479 -215 1,203
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -406 48 198 -55 -13 -564 6 152
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,443 -59,323 -9,023 530 -4,327 2,583 -1,511 -5,098 -1,335 -2,590
80 Foreign purchases 5,438,427 3,170,194 845,847 287,316 322,827 283,529 270,790 282,040 266,594 297,213
81 Foreign sales 5,417,984 3,229,517 854,870 286,786 327,154 280,946 272,301 287,138 267,929 299,803
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 66,430 -138,249 -33,511 -15,530 -19,364 -5,106 -17,389 -16,066 -2,894 -14,551
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,270,808 1,952,116 1,125,616 202,912 232,592 198,859 182,224 307,935 352,291 465,390
84 Foreign sales 2,204,378 2,090,365 1,159,127 218,442 251,956 203,965 199,613 324,001 355,185 479,941
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 86,873 -197,572 -42,534 -15,000 -23,691 -2,523 -18,900 -21,164 -4,229 -17,141
 
86 Foreign countries 75,338 -194,191 -53,053 -14,590 -23,663 -3,128 -19,776 -23,130 -10,662 -19,261
87 Europe 43,656 -75,259 -23,272 260 -4,717 959 -6,605 -15,629 -1,539 -6,104
88 Euro Area5 9,691 -47,434 -24,731 2,516 -8,591 320 -9,067 -16,427 -3,857 -4,447
89 United Kingdom 2,710 -22,322 6,616 1,297 2,622 2,292 -976 -948 5,757 1,807
90 Canada 3,277 -41,683 -6,850 -12,271 -151 -3,672 -3,719 -416 -1,708 -4,726
91 Latin America 20,045 -32,514 -4,534 -3,951 -10,913 -4,783 -1,342 -78 1,866 -6,322
92 Caribbean -49,713 12,147 -2,153 6,133 -1,711 7,266 2,040 2,311 -5,214 750
93 Asia 79,314 -2,693 -2,975 -470 -943 3,081 -1,441 -2,620 -2,274 1,919
94 Japan 18,409 1,871 -9,152 1,372 -2,731 956 -1,909 -7,736 -1,369 -47
95 Africa 1,282 3,389 -1,365 277 308 173 -354 441 -115 -1,691
96 Other countries -22,523 -57,578 -11,904 -4,568 -5,536 -6,152 -8,355 -7,139 -1,678 -3,087
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 10,519 -410 -28 605 876 1,966 6,433 2,120
  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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Last update: May 28, 2010