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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: January 2013

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2010 2011 Jan.-Nov.2012/r May.2012 Jun.2012 Jul.2012 Aug.2012 Sep.2012 Oct.2012/r Nov.2012/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,747,218 7,720,283 6,511,701 651,748 569,935 562,146 583,114 598,716 665,436 560,949
2 Foreign sales 6,637,477 7,695,208 6,435,646 650,922 574,196 555,497 576,893 574,953 664,166 539,475
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 109,741 25,075 76,055 826 -4,261 6,649 6,221 23,763 1,270 21,474
 
4 Foreign countries 109,787 24,725 75,209 662 -4,369 6,539 6,226 23,566 1,297 21,480
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,518 4,452 7,686 377 2,801 326 121 429 1,214 -183
 
6 Europe 54,053 -32,400 52,451 2,418 33 3,385 3,215 21,635 -4,176 9,573
7 Belgium -494 -3,973 -502 -20 -168 -431 135 -26 -68 110
8 France 19,640 -26,557 5,743 -18 -1,474 -731 -940 7,581 -3,678 -165
9 Germany -443 2,118 104 -1,414 -507 381 391 2,494 115 701
10 Ireland 976 79 6,914 -273 6,093 7 106 177 17 814
11 Luxembourg 131 -1,570 -1,599 362 -432 -429 -499 260 -1,304 1,134
12 Netherlands -5,654 -2,155 -2,537 -1,540 -1,307 22 -700 150 -383 559
13 Switzerland 7,553 -4,271 9,101 1,091 1,768 2,443 -163 1,454 1,346 1,516
14 United Kingdom 27,839 3,037 32,573 5,857 -3,239 1,447 4,394 8,285 -1,003 4,190
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,625 863 -148 -553 -30 15 44 -57 40 198
16 Canada 6,469 14,065 9,338 5,110 -2,946 -503 929 690 -168 3,125
17 Latin America 5,181 1,472 4,168 -207 581 621 -1,610 1,079 1,910 1,359
18 Caribbean 24,195 31,789 13,401 -6,379 -3,537 3,360 7,196 1,578 1,766 6,667
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,570 6,286 4,460 -493 1,417 538 -60 97 276 -90
20 Other Asia 13,556 2,245 -8,956 846 317 -622 -3,317 -1,487 1,447 178
21 China, Mainland 2,798 360 -1,436 -340 -369 93 -876 -1,087 -626 -520
22 Hong Kong 9,760 6,460 -302 147 6 154 -119 -774 -202 234
23 Japan 4,587 3,400 -7,320 275 -378 -238 -268 -252 705 154
24 Africa -320 862 329 95 -16 -50 -18 42 141 -50
25 Other countries 2,083 406 18 -728 -218 -190 -109 -68 101 718
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -46 350 846 164 108 110 -5 197 -27 -6
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,108,653 1,132,565 1,456,041 141,707 145,220 133,842 157,385 158,342 159,196 129,690
28 Foreign sales 1,000,634 1,051,661 1,384,119 129,298 145,824 129,365 138,742 140,498 150,981 127,002
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,019 80,904 71,922 12,409 -604 4,477 18,643 17,844 8,215 2,688
 
30 Foreign countries 109,270 81,870 71,999 12,384 -642 4,467 18,787 18,265 8,041 2,722
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -38,157 23,321 -2,199 8,568 -14,575 -8,296 9,009 9,860 -4,125 1,108
 
32 Europe 17,060 -15,628 14,201 3,889 202 3,223 8,027 394 4,590 1,149
33 Belgium 2,256 -329 -158 -48 -14 -48 -25 -17 -21 -21
34 France 16,377 8,284 -2,202 2,520 -1,042 -151 -401 79 -992 -1,519
35 Germany 3,565 205 113 -291 115 -229 121 392 405 63
36 Ireland -3,956 -4,656 -5,959 -916 -647 -825 -777 175 1,025 554
37 Luxembourg -15,303 -15,723 17,166 4,810 4,057 -522 3,893 -573 3,513 1,584
38 Netherlands -153 460 -191 -74 -12 -10 2 -16 30 42
39 Switzerland -3,300 292 224 31 121 19 71 131 -296 7
40 United Kingdom 17,836 -3,012 5,954 -2,144 -2,291 5,105 5,192 177 1,020 420
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 590 190 -388 97 -39 -15 50 26 -16 5
42 Canada 7,778 3,543 -9,710 2,574 -2,006 -1,817 -2,346 -1,513 737 -3,005
43 Latin America 4,635 13,942 4,690 -1,022 -656 -423 -444 803 195 714
44 Caribbean 13,811 13,326 6,292 -2,871 821 2,674 763 3,408 -1,276 2,464
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,060 1,699 3,405 234 716 207 827 1,393 79 -19
46 Other Asia 69,564 64,824 50,988 9,499 155 391 11,469 13,366 3,139 1,286
47 China, Mainland -29,282 17,790 6,473 9,834 -11,888 -962 6,061 6,184 -1,394 1,072
48 Hong Kong 6,505 1,008 -2,302 -96 -255 -726 -121 -150 -212 -189
49 Japan 71,289 36,463 21,665 -2,459 9,366 393 3,207 3,528 2,824 -1,258
50 Africa -830 162 599 -12 6 234 301 10 69 -22
51 Other countries -688 2 1,534 93 120 -22 190 404 508 155
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,251 -966 -77 25 38 10 -144 -421 174 -34
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 971,246 996,101 881,753 80,460 63,644 63,391 86,988 81,750 96,273 78,984
54 Foreign sales 984,400 1,041,276 910,444 89,547 85,721 63,271 76,234 88,175 92,402 68,092
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -13,154 -45,175 -28,691 -9,087 -22,077 120 10,754 -6,425 3,871 10,892
 
56 Foreign countries -11,420 -42,614 -26,940 -9,129 -21,692 272 11,117 -6,328 4,012 10,999
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 797 -1,179 6,922 622 -2,652 616 1,623 2,892 840 2,276
 
58 Europe -46,081 -71,096 -46,955 -10,562 -16,595 -59 9,646 -10,038 1,788 6,543
59 Belgium -16,201 -17,867 -20,488 -641 -4,891 -1,193 -1,106 -1,553 -3,972 -1,226
60 France -6,429 -9,133 -4,313 -747 -5 -2 -27 -360 198 -308
61 Germany -2,997 -3,833 -3,016 -476 -317 -209 38 -65 108 303
62 Ireland -2,980 -1,612 -1,570 -343 -81 -5 342 400 -513 -161
63 Luxembourg 1,380 -1,388 -1,090 -2,839 -162 352 1,242 -1,852 941 260
64 Netherlands -1,688 -2,828 74 -199 313 -242 91 283 189 259
65 Switzerland -283 325 2,728 -574 -123 174 671 496 -65 1,141
66 United Kingdom -10,921 -23,670 -17,736 -4,557 -11,008 1,569 7,928 -8,284 5,115 5,235
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,478 -2,737 -761 -105 -72 -100 19 -62 -4 -47
68 Canada 1,578 -1,427 1,784 2,111 98 550 291 2,640 -570 1,083
69 Latin America 2,975 2,286 -822 239 -2,360 233 -599 97 160 138
70 Caribbean 21,637 16,667 5,445 -1,076 -1,876 -2,198 700 -497 664 1,674
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -5,675 -737 1,307 52 -420 130 63 128 256 57
72 Other Asia 15,488 15,173 14,388 -555 -160 1,676 1,882 1,536 1,589 514
73 China, Mainland -354 3,065 5,017 459 466 626 637 200 643 1,244
74 Hong Kong -896 -822 106 25 -1,301 300 266 160 86 292
75 Japan 842 9,505 -849 -1,911 -708 -40 123 -889 -958 -2,013
76 Africa 242 169 652 -8 -22 2 18 -21 -6 1
77 Other countries -1,584 -3,649 -2,739 670 -357 -62 -884 -173 131 989
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,734 -2,561 -1,751 42 -385 -152 -363 -97 -141 -107
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -60,615 -71,702 -35,138 -9,500 -6,688 -831 -2,357 6,971 -120 -6,291
80 Foreign purchases 3,673,648 3,968,484 3,076,944 297,769 265,430 262,562 243,296 266,651 273,697 239,781
81 Foreign sales 3,734,263 4,040,186 3,112,082 307,269 272,118 263,393 245,653 259,680 273,817 246,072
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -54,644 -52,625 19,509 15,453 10,518 8,263 14,098 -21,570 -26,320 -2,825
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,650,150 3,530,814 3,567,075 328,716 320,884 283,078 267,510 342,483 379,599 374,022
84 Foreign sales 3,704,794 3,583,439 3,547,566 313,263 310,366 274,815 253,412 364,053 405,919 376,847
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -115,259 -124,327 -15,629 5,953 3,830 7,432 11,741 -14,599 -26,440 -9,116
 
86 Foreign countries -135,291 -158,568 -43,083 6,878 2,548 7,955 10,171 -21,071 -30,116 -11,588
87 Europe 15,847 -93,041 -79,417 -2,848 -11,736 -313 -10,049 -23,420 -23,487 -23,030
88 Euro Area5 -18,455 -51,257 -46,621 4,167 -3,228 4,464 -2,826 -9,416 -10,308 -12,934
89 United Kingdom 30,724 -50,852 -46,121 -9,944 -8,619 -5,924 -9,061 -12,107 -17,002 -11,713
90 Canada -52,516 -34,909 -5,759 -3,202 2,185 2,392 4,525 2,803 -10,604 9,063
91 Latin America -34,717 -23,051 -19,626 352 -2,529 -1,884 2,594 1,578 -4,056 -7,282
92 Caribbean -1,400 -15,629 16,191 1,387 2,503 621 12,109 836 4,921 -2,316
93 Asia -42,272 11,852 31,083 8,821 9,287 2,569 1,710 4,377 3,346 3,311
94 Japan -19,476 2,687 3,841 852 1,719 -212 1,772 3,706 -3,494 2,715
95 Africa 519 -3,319 -922 -519 -263 177 -196 -190 -529 412
96 Other countries -20,752 -471 15,367 2,887 3,101 4,393 -522 -7,055 293 8,254
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 20,032 34,241 27,454 -925 1,282 -523 1,570 6,472 3,676 2,472
  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 25, 2013