Securities Holdings and Transactions
Release Date: April 2012
Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24)
Transaction, and area or country | 2010 | 2011 | Jan.-Feb.2012 | Aug.2011 | Sep.2011 | Oct.2011 | Nov.2011 | Dec.2011 | Jan.2012 | Feb.2012/p |
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| STOCKS | |
1 | Foreign purchases | 6,747,218 | 7,720,283 | 1,127,506 | 901,462 | 635,626 | 634,396 | 575,840 | 531,589 | 542,304 | 585,202 |
2 | Foreign sales | 6,637,477 | 7,695,208 | 1,116,478 | 907,982 | 655,024 | 631,644 | 582,984 | 542,557 | 538,834 | 577,644 |
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3 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | 109,741 | 25,075 | 11,028 | -6,520 | -19,398 | 2,752 | -7,144 | -10,968 | 3,470 | 7,558 |
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4 | Foreign countries | 109,787 | 24,725 | 10,847 | -6,487 | -19,417 | 2,696 | -7,010 | -11,072 | 3,395 | 7,452 |
5 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | -2,518 | 4,452 | 5 | -14 | -32 | 919 | -1,987 | 1,320 | 1,025 | -1,020 |
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6 | Europe | 54,053 | -32,400 | 7,105 | -14,230 | -16,517 | -340 | -3,361 | -13,602 | 2,793 | 4,312 |
7 | Belgium | -494 | -3,973 | 320 | -702 | -739 | -300 | -603 | -199 | 156 | 164 |
8 | France | 19,640 | -26,557 | 6,101 | -10,944 | -2,222 | 2,360 | -2,029 | -6,373 | 5,001 | 1,100 |
9 | Germany | -443 | 2,118 | -2,404 | -1,612 | -565 | -198 | -508 | 2,574 | -1,435 | -969 |
10 | Ireland | 976 | 79 | 113 | -62 | -221 | 39 | -38 | 309 | 13 | 100 |
11 | Luxembourg | 131 | -1,570 | -545 | -905 | -976 | -255 | -378 | -713 | -16 | -529 |
12 | Netherlands | -5,654 | -2,155 | -514 | -583 | 1,570 | -37 | -910 | -513 | -4 | -510 |
13 | Switzerland | 7,553 | -4,271 | -268 | -852 | -1,758 | -127 | -316 | -1,194 | -53 | -215 |
14 | United Kingdom | 27,839 | 3,037 | 3,236 | 2,628 | -11,114 | -955 | 2,668 | -7,190 | -1,935 | 5,171 |
15 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 1,625 | 863 | 186 | 290 | -183 | -104 | -120 | 210 | 89 | 97 |
16 | Canada | 6,469 | 14,065 | 800 | 841 | -367 | -1,130 | 51 | 1,576 | 756 | 44 |
17 | Latin America | 5,181 | 1,472 | -8 | 1,039 | -1,501 | -173 | 437 | -571 | -97 | 89 |
18 | Caribbean | 24,195 | 31,789 | 3,418 | 462 | -1,485 | 2,521 | 565 | 251 | -2,092 | 5,510 |
19 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | 4,570 | 6,286 | 1,024 | 720 | -61 | 1,036 | 349 | 231 | 192 | 832 |
20 | Other Asia | 13,556 | 2,245 | -2,138 | 4,482 | 578 | 701 | -5,270 | 1,672 | 1,279 | -3,417 |
21 | China, Mainland | 2,798 | 360 | 2,318 | 293 | 649 | -506 | 283 | 1,152 | 2,146 | 172 |
22 | Hong Kong | 9,760 | 6,460 | 146 | 701 | 211 | 444 | 565 | -118 | -173 | 319 |
23 | Japan | 4,587 | 3,400 | -2,587 | 2,587 | 1,067 | 1,192 | -1,502 | 277 | -1,132 | -1,455 |
24 | Africa | -320 | 862 | 84 | 6 | -83 | 365 | 225 | 326 | 29 | 55 |
25 | Other countries | 2,083 | 406 | 562 | 193 | 19 | -284 | -6 | -955 | 535 | 27 |
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26 | International and regional organizations2 | -46 | 350 | 181 | -33 | 19 | 56 | -134 | 104 | 75 | 106 |
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| U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS | |
27 | Foreign purchases | 1,108,653 | 1,132,565 | 201,703 | 98,874 | 121,204 | 101,249 | 108,975 | 104,558 | 104,113 | 97,590 |
28 | Foreign sales | 1,000,634 | 1,051,661 | 182,025 | 91,181 | 114,765 | 96,539 | 102,807 | 77,343 | 94,510 | 87,515 |
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29 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | 108,019 | 80,904 | 19,678 | 7,693 | 6,439 | 4,710 | 6,168 | 27,215 | 9,603 | 10,075 |
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30 | Foreign countries | 109,270 | 81,870 | 19,702 | 7,759 | 6,545 | 4,829 | 6,229 | 27,246 | 9,585 | 10,117 |
31 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | -38,157 | 23,321 | 7,668 | -877 | -1,791 | 658 | -5,283 | 10,818 | -156 | 7,824 |
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32 | Europe | 17,060 | -15,628 | -1,051 | 15 | -1,051 | -1,573 | 1,039 | 5,312 | -314 | -737 |
33 | Belgium | 2,256 | -329 | 74 | -25 | -10 | -26 | -46 | -9 | 32 | 42 |
34 | France | 16,377 | 8,284 | 340 | 1,349 | 1,991 | -39 | 1,285 | 1,746 | 1,105 | -765 |
35 | Germany | 3,565 | 205 | -37 | 3 | 70 | -10 | 78 | 179 | -28 | -10 |
36 | Ireland | -3,956 | -4,656 | -1,687 | -169 | -490 | -366 | 273 | 110 | -324 | -1,363 |
37 | Luxembourg | -15,303 | -15,723 | 888 | -212 | -5,752 | -460 | -2,636 | -1,607 | 1,334 | -446 |
38 | Netherlands | -153 | 460 | -128 | 135 | 6 | -312 | 29 | -6 | -127 | -1 |
39 | Switzerland | -3,300 | 292 | 183 | 142 | 26 | 59 | -159 | -147 | 133 | 50 |
40 | United Kingdom | 17,836 | -3,012 | -543 | -1,396 | 2,585 | 1,074 | 4,638 | 5,434 | -1,718 | 1,175 |
41 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | 590 | 190 | -183 | 70 | 28 | 196 | 14 | -93 | -195 | 12 |
42 | Canada | 7,778 | 3,543 | -645 | 481 | 430 | -700 | -27 | 991 | -498 | -147 |
43 | Latin America | 4,635 | 13,942 | 3,671 | 1,431 | -1,272 | 2,859 | 1,665 | 1,506 | 2,304 | 1,367 |
44 | Caribbean | 13,811 | 13,326 | -1,485 | 2,523 | 1,769 | -3,147 | -2,085 | 5,318 | 1,892 | -3,377 |
45 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | -2,060 | 1,699 | -450 | -35 | 172 | 439 | 372 | 818 | 23 | -473 |
46 | Other Asia | 69,564 | 64,824 | 20,026 | 3,261 | 6,588 | 6,991 | 5,158 | 13,008 | 6,301 | 13,725 |
47 | China, Mainland | -29,282 | 17,790 | 6,125 | 508 | 3,332 | -125 | -2,154 | 9,485 | -852 | 6,977 |
48 | Hong Kong | 6,505 | 1,008 | -114 | -818 | -805 | 49 | 383 | 308 | -312 | 198 |
49 | Japan | 71,289 | 36,463 | 8,158 | 5,281 | 7,801 | 5,738 | 6,133 | 1,698 | 3,957 | 4,201 |
50 | Africa | -830 | 162 | -8 | -16 | -8 | 9 | -16 | 8 | -1 | -7 |
51 | Other countries | -688 | 2 | -356 | 99 | -83 | -49 | 123 | 285 | -122 | -234 |
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52 | International and regional organzations2 | -1,251 | -966 | -24 | -66 | -106 | -119 | -61 | -31 | 18 | -42 |
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| CORPORATE BONDS | |
53 | Foreign purchases | 971,246 | 996,101 | 171,523 | 84,324 | 63,763 | 60,752 | 72,086 | 54,533 | 79,539 | 91,984 |
54 | Foreign sales | 984,400 | 1,041,276 | 181,067 | 83,523 | 68,699 | 71,329 | 67,251 | 75,247 | 80,856 | 100,211 |
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55 | Net purchases, or sales (-) | -13,154 | -45,175 | -9,544 | 801 | -4,936 | -10,577 | 4,835 | -20,714 | -1,317 | -8,227 |
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56 | Foreign countries | -11,420 | -42,614 | -9,234 | 967 | -4,769 | -10,544 | 4,996 | -20,272 | -1,220 | -8,014 |
57 | Of which: by foreign official institutions | 797 | -1,179 | 701 | 1,974 | 278 | 361 | 1,286 | -1,385 | 8 | 693 |
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58 | Europe | -46,081 | -71,096 | -12,443 | -5,012 | -3,402 | -9,801 | -3,710 | -15,812 | -735 | -11,708 |
59 | Belgium | -16,201 | -17,867 | -3,426 | -1,713 | -580 | -934 | -1,219 | -2,206 | -1,817 | -1,609 |
60 | France | -6,429 | -9,133 | -1,212 | -1,319 | -883 | -982 | -186 | -490 | -962 | -250 |
61 | Germany | -2,997 | -3,833 | -737 | -766 | -356 | -290 | 3 | -368 | -790 | 53 |
62 | Ireland | -2,980 | -1,612 | -315 | -188 | -111 | -230 | 8 | -1,257 | -393 | 78 |
63 | Luxembourg | 1,380 | -1,388 | 1,478 | -760 | -978 | -467 | 35 | 90 | 251 | 1,227 |
64 | Netherlands | -1,688 | -2,828 | -147 | -171 | 302 | -202 | -282 | -687 | -31 | -116 |
65 | Switzerland | -283 | 325 | 1,254 | 561 | 217 | -1,050 | -234 | -467 | 663 | 591 |
66 | United Kingdom | -10,921 | -23,670 | -6,813 | 1,595 | -383 | -4,940 | -278 | -8,689 | 4,613 | -11,426 |
67 | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | -1,478 | -2,737 | -269 | -209 | -8 | -267 | -134 | -201 | -297 | 28 |
68 | Canada | 1,578 | -1,427 | -5,729 | 235 | -1,154 | -480 | 1,306 | -289 | -3,399 | -2,330 |
69 | Latin America | 2,975 | 2,286 | 431 | 90 | -89 | 267 | 435 | -193 | 207 | 224 |
70 | Caribbean | 21,637 | 16,667 | 3,295 | 2,813 | 1,490 | 432 | 1,395 | -731 | 1,971 | 1,324 |
71 | Middle East Oil Exporters1 | -5,675 | -737 | 255 | 93 | -6 | 26 | 87 | -162 | 138 | 117 |
72 | Other Asia | 15,488 | 15,173 | 5,000 | 2,204 | -38 | 1,207 | 5,289 | -2,331 | 973 | 4,027 |
73 | China, Mainland | -354 | 3,065 | 992 | 1,787 | 454 | -191 | -98 | -304 | 815 | 177 |
74 | Hong Kong | -896 | -822 | 812 | 57 | 145 | 424 | 362 | -199 | 420 | 392 |
75 | Japan | 842 | 9,505 | 2,397 | 1,315 | -197 | 1,386 | 4,170 | -1,658 | -322 | 2,719 |
76 | Africa | 242 | 169 | 677 | -28 | -57 | 15 | 17 | -59 | 108 | 569 |
77 | Other countries | -1,584 | -3,649 | -720 | 572 | -1,513 | -2,210 | 177 | -695 | -483 | -237 |
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78 | International and regional organizations3 | -1,734 | -2,561 | -310 | -166 | -167 | -33 | -161 | -442 | -97 | -213 |
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| FOREIGN SECURITIES | |
79 | Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 | -60,615 | -71,702 | -10,331 | -3,158 | 1,992 | -2,190 | 1,352 | 10,320 | -4,433 | -5,898 |
80 | Foreign purchases | 3,673,648 | 3,968,484 | 594,419 | 380,262 | 315,014 | 309,463 | 288,295 | 287,238 | 276,396 | 318,023 |
81 | Foreign sales | 3,734,263 | 4,040,186 | 604,750 | 383,420 | 313,022 | 311,653 | 286,943 | 276,918 | 280,829 | 323,921 |
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82 | Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 | -54,644 | -52,625 | 2,412 | -7,923 | -2,028 | -1,918 | 1,969 | 28,168 | 11,129 | -8,717 |
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83 | Foreign purchases | 3,650,150 | 3,530,814 | 607,532 | 250,806 | 260,216 | 264,710 | 299,820 | 256,131 | 296,888 | 310,644 |
84 | Foreign sales | 3,704,794 | 3,583,439 | 605,120 | 258,729 | 262,244 | 266,628 | 297,851 | 227,963 | 285,759 | 319,361 |
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85 | Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 | -115,259 | -124,327 | -7,919 | -11,081 | -36 | -4,108 | 3,321 | 38,488 | 6,696 | -14,615 |
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86 | Foreign countries | -135,291 | -158,568 | -12,237 | -11,036 | 535 | -8,470 | -3,481 | 36,634 | 6,214 | -18,451 |
87 | Europe | 15,847 | -93,041 | 12,518 | -4,737 | -5,296 | 384 | 8,419 | 20,951 | 17,859 | -5,341 |
88 | Euro Area5 | -18,455 | -51,257 | -1,740 | -956 | -5,551 | 1,821 | -4,766 | -4,730 | 5,200 | -6,940 |
89 | United Kingdom | 30,724 | -50,852 | 8,463 | -3,692 | -74 | -3,990 | 11,881 | 21,182 | 9,684 | -1,221 |
90 | Canada | -52,516 | -34,909 | -9,472 | -1,726 | 2,163 | -3,739 | -9,704 | 4,987 | -3,516 | -5,956 |
91 | Latin America | -34,717 | -23,051 | -4,664 | -6,071 | 1,520 | -1,300 | -436 | -865 | -2,314 | -2,350 |
92 | Caribbean | -1,400 | -15,629 | -3,674 | -8,688 | -7,735 | -1,589 | 34 | 3,018 | -3,835 | 161 |
93 | Asia | -42,272 | 11,852 | -9,971 | 10,298 | 8,319 | -1,076 | -231 | 4,846 | -5,737 | -4,234 |
94 | Japan | -19,476 | 2,687 | -2,286 | 6,720 | 3,579 | -506 | -2,085 | 2,521 | 458 | -2,744 |
95 | Africa | 519 | -3,319 | -786 | -122 | -190 | -542 | -285 | -341 | -349 | -437 |
96 | Other countries | -20,752 | -471 | 3,812 | 10 | 1,754 | -608 | -1,278 | 4,038 | 4,106 | -294 |
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97 | Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 | 20,032 | 34,241 | 4,318 | -45 | -571 | 4,362 | 6,802 | 1,854 | 482 | 3,836 |
Last update:
April 27, 2012