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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: August 2012

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2010 2011 Jan.-Jun.2012/r Dec.2011 Jan.2012 Feb.2012 Mar.2012 Apr.2012 May.2012/r Jun.2012/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,747,218 7,720,283 3,543,238 531,589 542,304 584,452 631,852 563,228 651,668 569,734
2 Foreign sales 6,637,477 7,695,208 3,526,634 542,557 538,834 576,683 624,902 561,401 650,777 574,037
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 109,741 25,075 16,604 -10,968 3,470 7,769 6,950 1,827 891 -4,303
 
4 Foreign countries 109,787 24,725 16,027 -11,072 3,395 7,663 6,931 1,722 727 -4,411
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,518 4,452 5,800 1,320 1,025 -1,020 451 2,145 377 2,822
 
6 Europe 54,053 -32,400 18,459 -13,602 2,793 4,523 6,453 2,260 2,438 -8
7 Belgium -494 -3,973 -222 -199 156 164 -80 -274 -20 -168
8 France 19,640 -26,557 3,676 -6,373 5,001 1,311 17 -1,217 32 -1,468
9 Germany -443 2,118 -3,996 2,574 -1,435 -969 439 -110 -1,413 -508
10 Ireland 976 79 5,791 309 13 100 -112 -30 -273 6,093
11 Luxembourg 131 -1,570 -762 -713 -16 -529 -83 -70 362 -426
12 Netherlands -5,654 -2,155 -2,228 -513 -4 -510 551 611 -1,569 -1,307
13 Switzerland 7,553 -4,271 2,436 -1,194 -53 -215 -311 169 1,076 1,770
14 United Kingdom 27,839 3,037 15,087 -7,190 -1,935 5,171 6,792 2,434 5,889 -3,264
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,625 863 -386 210 89 97 7 4 -553 -30
16 Canada 6,469 14,065 5,365 1,576 756 44 2,178 184 5,153 -2,950
17 Latin America 5,181 1,472 842 -571 -97 89 85 391 -207 581
18 Caribbean 24,195 31,789 -7,164 251 -2,092 5,510 1,746 -2,411 -6,380 -3,537
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,570 6,286 3,699 231 192 832 -148 1,899 -493 1,417
20 Other Asia 13,556 2,245 -4,957 1,672 1,279 -3,417 -3,536 -452 849 320
21 China, Mainland 2,798 360 1,605 1,152 2,146 172 -68 64 -340 -369
22 Hong Kong 9,760 6,460 372 -118 -173 319 -267 340 147 6
23 Japan 4,587 3,400 -7,239 277 -1,132 -1,455 -2,890 -1,659 275 -378
24 Africa -320 862 251 326 29 55 -12 100 95 -16
25 Other countries 2,083 406 -468 -955 535 27 165 -249 -728 -218
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -46 350 577 104 75 106 19 105 164 108
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,108,653 1,132,565 708,354 104,558 104,113 97,590 104,328 115,396 141,707 145,220
28 Foreign sales 1,000,634 1,051,661 696,790 77,343 94,510 87,471 111,021 128,666 129,298 145,824
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,019 80,904 11,564 27,215 9,603 10,119 -6,693 -13,270 12,409 -604
 
30 Foreign countries 109,270 81,870 11,226 27,246 9,585 10,161 -6,783 -13,479 12,384 -642
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -38,157 23,321 -9,754 10,818 -156 7,824 -5,292 -6,124 8,568 -14,574
 
32 Europe 17,060 -15,628 -11,504 5,312 -314 -693 -6,323 -8,265 3,889 202
33 Belgium 2,256 -329 -26 -9 32 42 -62 23 -48 -14
34 France 16,377 8,284 781 1,746 1,105 -721 670 -1,751 2,520 -1,042
35 Germany 3,565 205 -635 179 -28 -10 -81 -340 -291 115
36 Ireland -3,956 -4,656 -6,159 110 -324 -1,363 -1,711 -1,197 -916 -647
37 Luxembourg -15,303 -15,723 566 -1,607 1,334 -446 -5,101 -4,088 4,810 4,057
38 Netherlands -153 460 -239 -6 -127 -1 11 -35 -74 -12
39 Switzerland -3,300 292 293 -147 133 50 -94 52 31 121
40 United Kingdom 17,836 -3,012 -5,419 5,434 -1,718 1,175 303 -744 -2,144 -2,291
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 590 190 -438 -93 -195 12 -251 -62 97 -39
42 Canada 7,778 3,543 -1,791 991 -498 -147 -1,192 -522 2,574 -2,006
43 Latin America 4,635 13,942 3,845 1,506 2,304 1,367 -188 2,040 -1,022 -656
44 Caribbean 13,811 13,326 -1,753 5,318 1,892 -3,377 -50 1,832 -2,871 821
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,060 1,699 918 818 23 -473 -198 616 234 716
46 Other Asia 69,564 64,824 21,322 13,008 6,301 13,725 799 -9,157 9,499 155
47 China, Mainland -29,282 17,790 -4,453 9,485 -852 6,977 -2,070 -6,454 9,834 -11,888
48 Hong Kong 6,505 1,008 -904 308 -312 198 -40 -399 -96 -255
49 Japan 71,289 36,463 12,971 1,698 3,957 4,201 1,475 -3,569 -2,459 9,366
50 Africa -830 162 7 8 -1 -7 29 -8 -12 6
51 Other countries -688 2 182 285 -122 -234 340 -15 93 120
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,251 -966 338 -31 18 -42 90 209 25 38
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 971,246 996,101 483,630 54,533 79,539 91,935 98,486 69,573 80,452 63,645
54 Foreign sales 984,400 1,041,276 521,090 75,247 80,856 99,970 96,937 68,905 88,695 85,727
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -13,154 -45,175 -37,460 -20,714 -1,317 -8,035 1,549 668 -8,243 -22,082
 
56 Foreign countries -11,420 -42,614 -36,569 -20,272 -1,220 -7,822 1,826 629 -8,285 -21,697
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 797 -1,179 -1,465 -1,385 8 693 -425 429 481 -2,651
 
58 Europe -46,081 -71,096 -44,562 -15,812 -735 -11,516 -2,098 -3,896 -9,719 -16,598
59 Belgium -16,201 -17,867 -11,438 -2,206 -1,817 -1,609 -1,533 -947 -641 -4,891
60 France -6,429 -9,133 -3,832 -490 -962 -58 -1,348 -713 -747 -4
61 Germany -2,997 -3,833 -3,197 -368 -790 53 -313 -1,354 -477 -316
62 Ireland -2,980 -1,612 -1,585 -1,257 -393 78 -474 -372 -343 -81
63 Luxembourg 1,380 -1,388 8,622 90 251 1,227 3,832 5,467 -1,988 -167
64 Netherlands -1,688 -2,828 -505 -687 -31 -116 -47 -425 -199 313
65 Switzerland -283 325 311 -467 663 591 -354 109 -575 -123
66 United Kingdom -10,921 -23,670 -29,826 -8,689 4,613 -11,426 -2,071 -5,378 -4,556 -11,008
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,478 -2,737 -567 -201 -297 28 -58 -63 -105 -72
68 Canada 1,578 -1,427 -2,185 -289 -3,399 -2,330 -72 1,407 2,111 98
69 Latin America 2,975 2,286 -851 -193 207 224 -26 865 239 -2,360
70 Caribbean 21,637 16,667 5,115 -731 1,971 1,324 3,245 1,526 -1,075 -1,876
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -5,675 -737 673 -162 138 117 604 182 52 -420
72 Other Asia 15,488 15,173 7,206 -2,331 973 4,027 1,475 1,448 -555 -162
73 China, Mainland -354 3,065 1,632 -304 815 177 -242 -41 459 464
74 Hong Kong -896 -822 -998 -199 420 392 -52 -482 25 -1,301
75 Japan 842 9,505 2,928 -1,658 -322 2,719 1,998 1,152 -1,911 -708
76 Africa 242 169 658 -59 108 569 5 6 -8 -22
77 Other countries -1,584 -3,649 -2,623 -695 -483 -237 -1,307 -909 670 -357
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,734 -2,561 -891 -442 -97 -213 -277 39 42 -385
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -60,615 -71,702 -32,571 10,320 -4,433 -5,920 -2,859 -3,186 -9,467 -6,706
80 Foreign purchases 3,673,648 3,968,484 1,790,623 287,238 276,396 317,962 336,341 296,637 297,895 265,392
81 Foreign sales 3,734,263 4,040,186 1,823,194 276,918 280,829 323,882 339,200 299,823 307,362 272,098
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -54,644 -52,625 46,838 28,168 11,129 -8,700 16,953 2,470 14,412 10,574
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,650,150 3,530,814 1,921,602 256,131 296,888 310,597 363,287 300,119 329,756 320,955
84 Foreign sales 3,704,794 3,583,439 1,874,764 227,963 285,759 319,297 346,334 297,649 315,344 310,381
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -115,259 -124,327 14,267 38,488 6,696 -14,620 14,094 -716 4,945 3,868
 
86 Foreign countries -135,291 -158,568 488 36,634 6,214 -18,456 8,601 -4,335 5,878 2,586
87 Europe 15,847 -93,041 1,078 20,951 17,859 -5,346 10,230 -7,361 -2,601 -11,703
88 Euro Area5 -18,455 -51,257 -15,590 -4,730 5,200 -6,945 -7,834 -6,941 4,147 -3,217
89 United Kingdom 30,724 -50,852 9,908 21,182 9,684 -1,221 23,158 -3,395 -9,729 -8,589
90 Canada -52,516 -34,909 -13,870 4,987 -3,516 -5,956 2,229 -5,669 -3,146 2,188
91 Latin America -34,717 -23,051 -10,560 -865 -2,314 -2,350 -4,917 1,176 374 -2,529
92 Caribbean -1,400 -15,629 -1,417 3,018 -3,835 161 -453 -35 293 2,452
93 Asia -42,272 11,852 16,030 4,846 -5,737 -4,234 5,438 2,475 8,750 9,338
94 Japan -19,476 2,687 -387 2,521 458 -2,744 2,514 -3,238 853 1,770
95 Africa 519 -3,319 -586 -341 -349 -437 -565 1,542 -519 -258
96 Other countries -20,752 -471 9,813 4,038 4,106 -294 -3,361 3,537 2,727 3,098
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 20,032 34,241 13,779 1,854 482 3,836 5,493 3,619 -933 1,282
  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: August 31, 2012