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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2013

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012/r Jan.-Jan.2013 Jul.2012/r Aug.2012/r Sep.2012/r Oct.2012/r Nov.2012/r Dec.2012/r Jan.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,094,570 659,291 562,146 583,119 598,716 665,481 560,949 584,838 659,291
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 6,992,506 653,561 555,497 576,841 574,953 664,210 539,475 558,951 653,561
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 102,064 5,730 6,649 6,278 23,763 1,271 21,474 25,887 5,730
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 101,119 5,761 6,539 6,283 23,566 1,298 21,480 25,788 5,761
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 8,261 1,340 326 121 429 1,214 -183 575 1,340
 
6 Europe -32,400 70,023 13,054 3,385 3,272 21,635 -4,176 9,573 17,479 13,054
7 Belgium -3,973 -445 46 -431 135 -26 -68 110 57 46
8 France -26,557 15,868 3,782 -731 -883 7,581 -3,678 -165 10,060 3,782
9 Germany 2,118 3,154 2,318 381 391 2,494 115 701 3,074 2,318
10 Ireland 79 7,141 547 7 106 177 17 814 205 547
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,361 -32 -429 -499 260 -1,304 1,134 238 -32
12 Netherlands -2,155 -2,607 812 22 -700 150 -383 559 -30 812
13 Switzerland -4,271 10,269 1,356 2,443 -163 1,454 1,347 1,516 1,167 1,356
14 United Kingdom 3,037 33,155 1,988 1,447 4,394 8,285 -1,003 4,190 508 1,988
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -173 499 15 44 -57 40 198 -25 499
16 Canada 14,065 11,180 566 -503 929 690 -168 3,125 1,839 566
17 Latin America 1,472 5,517 788 621 -1,610 1,079 1,911 1,359 1,348 788
18 Caribbean 31,789 16,311 -5,506 3,360 7,196 1,578 1,766 6,667 2,904 -5,506
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,772 2,115 538 -60 97 276 -90 312 2,115
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,867 -5,874 -622 -3,317 -1,487 1,447 178 1,070 -5,874
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,496 -119 93 -876 -1,087 -626 -520 -60 -119
22 Hong Kong 6,460 -103 -113 154 -119 -774 -202 234 195 -113
23 Japan 3,400 -8,011 -5,217 -238 -268 -252 705 154 -697 -5,217
24 Africa 862 397 -18 -50 -18 42 141 -50 68 -18
25 Other countries 406 786 636 -190 -109 -68 101 718 768 636
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 945 -31 110 -5 197 -27 -6 99 -31
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,581,112 116,192 132,638 157,385 158,342 159,196 129,528 126,468 116,192
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,439,926 111,605 123,212 131,616 134,853 144,202 120,508 108,351 111,605
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 141,186 4,587 9,426 25,769 23,489 14,994 9,020 18,117 4,587
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 140,913 4,460 9,408 25,913 23,814 14,658 8,882 18,205 4,460
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -2,268 5,454 -8,296 9,009 9,860 -3,444 1,108 -750 5,454
 
32 Europe -15,628 31,831 3,340 3,598 8,549 1,387 5,616 2,487 9,357 3,340
33 Belgium -329 -173 32 -48 -25 -17 -21 -21 -15 32
34 France 8,284 -870 -862 -151 -401 79 -992 -1,519 1,333 -862
35 Germany 205 519 443 -229 121 392 405 63 406 443
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,357 -1,490 -760 -768 872 1,492 616 -1,621 -1,490
37 Luxembourg -15,723 24,958 2,451 -231 4,355 -286 4,000 2,222 4,736 2,451
38 Netherlands 460 -190 -13 -10 2 -16 30 42 -4 -13
39 Switzerland 292 116 -53 19 71 131 -296 16 -117 -53
40 United Kingdom -3,012 11,428 2,633 5,124 5,243 181 1,042 1,040 4,561 2,633
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 3 -15 50 31 34 10 -95 3
42 Canada 3,543 5,117 -481 -432 -164 178 2,805 -1,257 -1,563 -481
43 Latin America 13,942 4,480 1,839 -417 -192 810 441 814 -969 1,839
44 Caribbean 13,326 36,261 -2,599 5,625 4,604 5,929 1,561 5,792 6,146 -2,599
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,863 227 207 827 1,393 79 -19 -542 227
46 Other Asia 64,824 58,185 2,225 605 11,798 13,703 3,569 932 5,753 2,225
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,177 3,968 -962 6,061 6,184 -1,394 1,072 704 3,968
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -180 -726 -121 -150 -212 -189 -111 -180
49 Japan 36,463 24,745 -4,290 393 3,207 3,528 2,824 -1,948 3,770 -4,290
50 Africa 162 606 -26 234 301 10 69 -22 7 -26
51 Other countries 2 1,570 -65 -12 190 404 518 155 16 -65
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 273 127 18 -144 -325 336 138 -88 127
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 952,601 77,979 63,160 86,988 81,162 96,273 79,128 69,547 77,979
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 977,670 72,416 63,217 76,234 85,903 92,402 67,948 66,967 72,416
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -25,069 5,563 -57 10,754 -4,741 3,871 11,180 2,580 5,563
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -23,209 5,606 95 11,117 -4,644 4,012 11,287 2,689 5,606
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 7,833 3,063 584 1,623 2,892 840 2,276 943 3,063
 
58 Europe -71,096 -47,829 1,495 -235 9,646 -7,766 1,788 6,781 -3,335 1,495
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,483 -1,539 -1,193 -1,106 -1,553 -3,972 -1,226 -995 -1,539
60 France -9,133 -5,461 391 -2 -27 -360 198 -308 -1,143 391
61 Germany -3,833 -3,075 149 -209 38 -65 108 303 -58 149
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,131 234 -5 342 400 -513 -161 -2,573 234
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,151 485 352 1,242 -1,852 941 260 -65 485
64 Netherlands -2,828 294 -400 -242 91 283 189 259 258 -400
65 Switzerland 325 1,793 509 174 671 496 -65 1,141 -935 509
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -13,677 1,685 1,393 7,928 -6,012 5,115 5,473 1,557 1,685
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -769 29 -100 19 -62 -4 -47 -8 29
68 Canada -1,427 1,674 1,381 550 291 2,052 -570 1,091 727 1,381
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,640 -132 233 -599 97 160 138 -826 -132
70 Caribbean 16,667 8,240 -622 -2,199 700 -497 664 1,716 3,373 -622
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 995 39 130 63 128 256 57 -312 39
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,622 3,186 1,676 1,882 1,536 1,589 514 3,226 3,186
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,681 1,402 626 637 200 643 1,244 662 1,402
74 Hong Kong -822 259 119 300 266 160 86 292 153 119
75 Japan 9,505 162 191 -40 123 -889 -958 -2,013 1,000 191
76 Africa 169 631 -49 2 18 -21 -6 1 -21 -49
77 Other countries -3,649 -2,902 308 -62 -884 -173 131 989 -143 308
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -2,561 -1,860 -43 -152 -363 -97 -141 -107 -109 -43
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -40,025 -19,768 -836 -2,370 6,971 -121 -6,261 -4,810 -19,768
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,357,666 315,427 262,559 243,263 266,651 273,701 239,781 281,194 315,427
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,397,691 335,195 263,395 245,633 259,680 273,822 246,042 286,004 335,195
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 4,632 -2,722 7,971 12,755 -22,242 -26,943 -6,491 -7,478 -2,722
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,855,482 372,896 282,284 266,271 341,811 378,996 371,726 296,023 372,896
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,850,850 375,618 274,313 253,516 364,053 405,939 378,217 303,501 375,618
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -35,393 -22,490 7,135 10,385 -15,271 -27,064 -12,752 -12,288 -22,490
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -57,124 -20,405 8,621 9,900 -21,071 -30,103 -14,366 -12,359 -20,405
87 Europe -93,041 -85,895 -935 365 -10,325 -23,420 -23,487 -24,690 -4,862 -935
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -53,689 -10,594 4,464 -2,894 -9,416 -10,308 -14,562 -5,356 -10,594
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -48,666 6,202 -5,246 -9,269 -12,107 -17,002 -11,765 -2,630 6,202
90 Canada -34,909 -9,619 -8,751 2,392 4,530 2,803 -10,604 8,369 -3,403 -8,751
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,504 -3,762 -1,884 2,594 1,578 -4,054 -7,282 -5,885 -3,762
92 Caribbean -15,629 21,596 1,644 621 12,109 836 4,932 -2,266 4,528 1,644
93 Asia 11,852 25,208 -6,925 2,557 1,710 4,377 3,346 3,243 -5,788 -6,925
94 Japan 2,687 564 -3,136 -222 1,772 3,706 -3,494 2,715 -3,256 -3,136
95 Africa -3,319 -1,445 -401 177 -196 -190 -529 412 -523 -401
96 Other countries -471 18,535 -1,275 4,393 -522 -7,055 293 7,848 3,574 -1,275
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,731 -2,085 -1,486 485 5,800 3,039 1,614 71 -2,085
  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: March 29, 2013