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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: January 2012

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010 Jan.-Nov.2011/r May.2011 Jun.2011 Jul.2011/r Aug.2011/r Sep.2011/r Oct.2011/r Nov.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 7,188,743 673,811 665,514 606,524 901,499 635,642 634,394 575,808
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 7,152,465 664,589 661,721 607,558 907,945 655,008 631,644 582,870
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 36,278 9,222 3,793 -1,034 -6,446 -19,366 2,750 -7,062
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 36,028 9,237 3,766 -1,054 -6,413 -19,385 2,694 -6,932
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 3,132 1,374 844 -618 -14 -32 919 -1,987
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 -18,647 2,828 -666 -3,947 -14,156 -16,485 -342 -3,363
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -3,774 -150 -248 -521 -702 -739 -300 -603
8 France 168 19,640 -20,184 -2,155 -293 -954 -10,944 -2,222 2,360 -2,029
9 Germany 756 -443 -451 1,104 695 644 -1,612 -565 -198 -503
10 Ireland 1,610 976 -229 29 286 50 -62 -221 39 -37
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 -857 270 -208 -748 -905 -976 -255 -378
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -1,660 128 -1,187 -55 -583 1,570 -37 -928
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 -3,075 -1,177 -374 -1,089 -852 -1,758 -127 -314
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 10,381 3,658 1,406 -1,234 2,702 -11,082 -957 2,669
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 659 83 22 86 290 -183 -104 -114
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 12,515 3,731 3,894 -26 841 -367 -1,130 77
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 2,043 868 -134 -675 1,039 -1,501 -173 437
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 31,547 -184 -4,714 4,279 462 -1,485 2,521 574
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 6,064 787 762 -23 720 -61 1,036 358
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 606 1,279 3,878 -700 4,482 578 701 -5,237
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 -792 207 -208 -965 293 649 -506 283
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 6,578 825 1,680 -32 701 211 444 565
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 3,123 242 1,369 942 2,587 1,067 1,192 -1,502
24 Africa -689 -320 536 -18 65 -155 6 -83 365 225
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 1,364 -54 681 193 193 19 -284 -3
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 250 -15 27 20 -33 19 56 -130
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 1,027,753 75,232 82,582 92,285 99,433 121,574 101,249 108,975
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 974,483 83,548 82,836 84,002 90,618 114,392 96,539 102,807
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 53,270 -8,316 -254 8,283 8,815 7,182 4,710 6,168
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 54,205 -8,221 -228 8,219 8,881 7,288 4,829 6,229
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,157 12,245 655 -2,383 1,338 -1,013 -1,729 658 -5,283
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 -23,315 -13,096 -4,186 -3,406 1,217 -1,068 -1,573 1,039
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -320 -81 -2 -34 -25 -10 -26 -46
34 France 12,963 16,377 6,492 1,064 254 892 1,349 1,991 -39 1,285
35 Germany -838 3,565 26 188 129 138 3 70 -10 78
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -4,766 -374 -1,045 -430 -169 -490 -366 273
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -14,116 -638 -1,392 -256 -212 -5,752 -460 -2,636
38 Netherlands -739 -153 543 40 777 10 135 6 -312 29
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 439 30 -358 -41 142 26 59 -159
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 -10,852 -13,459 -2,945 -4,246 -194 2,568 1,074 4,638
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 283 -52 5 -26 70 28 196 14
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 4,012 884 1,236 -1,128 423 1,376 -700 -27
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 12,436 765 938 3,522 1,431 -1,272 2,859 1,665
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 8,008 307 6,551 6,624 2,523 1,769 -3,147 -2,085
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 881 37 332 8 -35 172 439 372
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 52,312 2,742 -5,030 2,750 3,239 6,402 6,991 5,158
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 8,305 1,289 -2,685 -3,090 508 3,332 -125 -2,154
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 700 130 -310 1,172 -818 -805 49 383
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 35,261 1,128 -1,263 2,774 5,259 7,615 5,738 6,133
50 Africa -2,540 -830 154 198 -14 29 -16 -8 9 -16
51 Other countries 132 -688 -283 -58 -55 -180 99 -83 -49 123
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -935 -95 -26 64 -66 -106 -119 -61
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 944,052 87,647 114,251 77,178 83,796 63,173 60,752 72,086
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,400 962,656 82,088 125,031 75,979 83,970 69,089 71,329 67,251
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,154 -18,604 5,559 -10,780 1,199 -174 -5,916 -10,577 4,835
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,420 -16,485 5,756 -10,529 1,306 -8 -5,749 -10,544 4,996
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 797 204 -377 -694 -373 1,974 278 361 1,286
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,081 -49,705 1,432 -9,571 497 -5,303 -3,725 -9,801 -3,710
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -15,661 -1,238 -2,121 -584 -1,713 -580 -934 -1,219
60 France -3,897 -6,429 -8,559 -514 -674 -1,556 -1,367 -885 -982 -186
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -3,386 -814 -414 -276 -766 -369 -290 3
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 -388 -156 225 363 -196 -127 -230 8
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 -1,478 207 -1,245 -686 -760 -978 -467 35
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -2,121 -341 -270 -211 -171 302 -202 -282
65 Switzerland -1,540 -283 792 378 -132 64 561 217 -1,050 -234
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -9,550 3,825 -4,799 4,482 1,360 -675 -4,940 -278
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -2,536 -671 -251 33 -209 -8 -267 -134
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -632 127 210 -414 122 -1,166 -480 1,306
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 2,479 -718 343 666 90 -89 267 435
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 17,398 959 55 1,781 2,813 1,490 432 1,395
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -575 99 -125 -218 93 -6 26 87
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 17,247 1,828 -256 -1,039 1,631 -685 1,207 5,289
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 3,369 92 340 721 1,787 454 -191 -98
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -623 -179 135 215 57 145 424 362
75 Japan -1,598 842 10,906 2,019 -769 -945 742 -844 1,386 4,170
76 Africa 419 242 228 -8 -7 170 -28 -57 15 17
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 -2,925 2,037 -1,178 -137 574 -1,511 -2,210 177
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,734 -2,119 -197 -251 -107 -166 -167 -33 -161
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -81,286 -6,327 1,658 -15,580 -3,256 1,764 -2,015 1,026
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 3,666,183 341,585 341,182 305,573 378,490 313,718 308,215 287,129
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 3,747,469 347,912 339,524 321,153 381,746 311,954 310,230 286,103
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -54,644 -15,613 -14,069 13,400 580 -4,840 1,265 -1,898 865
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 3,347,322 316,006 360,013 290,201 266,157 274,302 264,710 299,815
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,704,794 3,362,935 330,075 346,613 289,621 270,997 273,037 266,608 298,950
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -115,259 -96,899 -20,396 15,058 -15,000 -8,096 3,029 -3,913 1,891
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -135,291 -129,286 -25,054 11,754 -19,537 -8,051 3,600 -8,275 -4,911
87 Europe -64,502 15,847 -56,919 -10,134 -2,064 2,737 -4,383 1,134 495 8,109
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -18,455 -37,702 -9,623 -3,325 9,338 -342 -4,260 1,821 -4,766
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -23,201 -2,595 615 -3,979 -3,952 5,238 -3,879 11,571
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -35,825 -4,807 5,972 -11,792 -178 -1,480 -3,739 -9,704
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -21,285 -6,930 29 -2,920 -6,045 1,516 -1,300 -1,296
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 -18,823 -6,186 -3,210 -2,179 -8,688 -7,735 -1,505 -226
93 Asia -2,689 -42,272 6,714 5,214 8,156 -4,279 10,301 8,216 -1,076 -231
94 Japan 1,871 -19,476 -513 697 5,196 -2,713 6,542 3,481 -506 -2,085
95 Africa 3,389 519 -2,980 134 -489 -1,840 -123 -191 -542 -285
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -168 -2,345 3,360 736 1,065 2,140 -608 -1,278
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 32,387 4,658 3,304 4,537 -45 -571 4,362 6,802
  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. Principally 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. 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. Includes Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. For data as of January 2008, also includes Cyprus, Malta, and Slovenia. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia.   Return to table
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Last update: January 27, 2012