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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: April 2012

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
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
 
  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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -46 350 181 -33 19 56 -134 104 75 106
 
  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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,251 -966 -24 -66 -106 -119 -61 -31 18 -42
 
  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
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -13,154 -45,175 -9,544 801 -4,936 -10,577 4,835 -20,714 -1,317 -8,227
 
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
 
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
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,734 -2,561 -310 -166 -167 -33 -161 -442 -97 -213
 
  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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 20,032 34,241 4,318 -45 -571 4,362 6,802 1,854 482 3,836
  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: April 27, 2012