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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: April 2013

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012/r Jan.-Feb.2013/r Aug.2012/r Sep.2012/r Oct.2012/r Nov.2012/r Dec.2012 Jan.2013/r Feb.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,094,570 1,281,885 583,119 598,716 665,481 560,949 584,838 659,785 622,100
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 6,992,506 1,279,941 576,841 574,953 664,210 539,475 558,951 654,104 625,837
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 102,064 1,944 6,278 23,763 1,271 21,474 25,887 5,681 -3,737
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 101,119 1,945 6,283 23,566 1,298 21,480 25,788 5,712 -3,767
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 8,261 2,001 121 429 1,214 -183 575 1,340 661
 
6 Europe -32,400 70,023 17,039 3,272 21,635 -4,176 9,573 17,479 12,653 4,386
7 Belgium -3,973 -445 24 135 -26 -68 110 57 46 -22
8 France -26,557 15,868 493 -883 7,581 -3,678 -165 10,060 3,731 -3,238
9 Germany 2,118 3,154 2,295 391 2,494 115 701 3,074 2,318 -23
10 Ireland 79 7,141 1,724 106 177 17 814 205 547 1,177
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,361 -1,264 -499 260 -1,304 1,134 238 -32 -1,232
12 Netherlands -2,155 -2,607 714 -700 150 -383 559 -30 812 -98
13 Switzerland -4,271 10,269 2,819 -163 1,454 1,347 1,516 1,167 1,356 1,463
14 United Kingdom 3,037 33,155 7,784 4,394 8,285 -1,003 4,190 508 1,988 5,796
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -173 150 44 -57 40 198 -25 149 1
16 Canada 14,065 11,180 575 929 690 -168 3,125 1,839 566 9
17 Latin America 1,472 5,517 513 -1,610 1,079 1,911 1,359 1,348 788 -275
18 Caribbean 31,789 16,311 -12,223 7,196 1,578 1,766 6,667 2,904 -5,154 -7,069
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,772 3,585 -60 97 276 -90 312 2,115 1,470
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,867 -7,875 -3,317 -1,487 1,447 178 1,070 -5,874 -2,001
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,496 622 -876 -1,087 -626 -520 -60 -119 741
22 Hong Kong 6,460 -103 1,696 -119 -774 -202 234 195 -113 1,809
23 Japan 3,400 -8,011 -8,648 -268 -252 705 154 -697 -5,217 -3,431
24 Africa 862 397 13 -18 42 141 -50 68 -18 31
25 Other countries 406 786 318 -109 -68 101 718 768 636 -318
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 945 -1 -5 197 -27 -6 99 -31 30
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,581,112 229,331 157,385 158,342 159,196 129,528 126,468 116,192 113,139
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,439,926 222,792 131,616 134,853 144,202 120,508 108,351 111,605 111,187
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 141,186 6,539 25,769 23,489 14,994 9,020 18,117 4,587 1,952
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 140,913 6,324 25,913 23,814 14,658 8,882 18,205 4,460 1,864
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -267 9,345 9,458 10,026 -3,027 1,372 -750 5,454 3,891
 
32 Europe -15,628 31,831 13,368 8,549 1,387 5,616 2,487 9,357 3,340 10,028
33 Belgium -329 -173 38 -25 -17 -21 -21 -15 32 6
34 France 8,284 -870 -616 -401 79 -992 -1,519 1,333 -862 246
35 Germany 205 519 453 121 392 405 63 406 443 10
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,357 -1,514 -768 872 1,492 616 -1,621 -1,490 -24
37 Luxembourg -15,723 24,958 10,376 4,355 -286 4,000 2,222 4,736 2,451 7,925
38 Netherlands 460 -190 -90 2 -16 30 42 -4 -13 -77
39 Switzerland 292 116 -303 71 131 -296 16 -117 -53 -250
40 United Kingdom -3,012 11,428 4,347 5,243 181 1,042 1,040 4,561 2,633 1,714
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 223 50 31 34 10 -95 3 220
42 Canada 3,543 5,117 -314 -164 178 2,805 -1,257 -1,563 -481 167
43 Latin America 13,942 4,480 781 -192 810 441 814 -969 1,839 -1,058
44 Caribbean 13,326 36,261 -3,600 4,604 5,929 1,561 5,792 6,146 -2,599 -1,001
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,863 523 827 1,393 79 -19 -542 227 296
46 Other Asia 64,824 58,185 -4,401 11,798 13,703 3,569 932 5,753 2,225 -6,626
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,177 2,138 6,061 6,184 -1,394 1,072 704 3,968 -1,830
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -845 -121 -150 -212 -189 -111 -180 -665
49 Japan 36,463 24,745 -12,800 3,207 3,528 2,824 -1,948 3,770 -4,290 -8,510
50 Africa 162 606 26 301 10 69 -22 7 -26 52
51 Other countries 2 1,570 -59 190 404 518 155 16 -65 6
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 273 215 -144 -325 336 138 -88 127 88
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 952,601 156,211 86,988 81,162 96,273 79,128 69,547 78,045 78,166
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 977,670 141,008 76,234 85,903 92,402 67,948 66,967 72,346 68,662
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -25,069 15,203 10,754 -4,741 3,871 11,180 2,580 5,699 9,504
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -23,209 15,111 11,117 -4,644 4,012 11,287 2,689 5,742 9,369
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 7,833 4,083 1,623 2,892 840 2,276 943 3,063 1,020
 
58 Europe -71,096 -47,829 5,556 9,646 -7,766 1,788 6,781 -3,335 1,629 3,927
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,483 -2,536 -1,106 -1,553 -3,972 -1,226 -995 -1,539 -997
60 France -9,133 -5,461 917 -27 -360 198 -308 -1,143 522 395
61 Germany -3,833 -3,075 603 38 -65 108 303 -58 149 454
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,131 150 342 400 -513 -161 -2,573 234 -84
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,151 -141 1,242 -1,852 941 260 -65 485 -626
64 Netherlands -2,828 294 -632 91 283 189 259 258 -400 -232
65 Switzerland 325 1,793 596 671 496 -65 1,141 -935 509 87
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -13,677 6,949 7,928 -6,012 5,115 5,473 1,557 1,688 5,261
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -769 -2 19 -62 -4 -47 -8 29 -31
68 Canada -1,427 1,674 2,702 291 2,052 -570 1,091 727 1,381 1,321
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,640 104 -599 97 160 138 -826 -132 236
70 Caribbean 16,667 8,240 1,294 700 -497 664 1,716 3,373 -622 1,916
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 995 118 63 128 256 57 -312 39 79
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,622 5,003 1,882 1,536 1,589 514 3,226 3,188 1,815
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,681 2,270 637 200 643 1,244 662 1,402 868
74 Hong Kong -822 259 351 266 160 86 292 153 119 232
75 Japan 9,505 162 -160 123 -889 -958 -2,013 1,000 191 -351
76 Africa 169 631 -60 18 -21 -6 1 -21 -49 -11
77 Other countries -3,649 -2,902 394 -884 -173 131 989 -143 308 86
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -2,561 -1,860 92 -363 -97 -141 -107 -109 -43 135
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -40,025 -38,230 -2,370 6,971 -121 -6,261 -4,810 -19,756 -18,474
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,357,666 611,026 243,263 266,651 273,701 239,781 281,194 315,564 295,462
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,397,691 649,256 245,633 259,680 273,822 246,042 286,004 335,320 313,936
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 4,632 -9,778 12,755 -22,242 -26,943 -6,491 -7,478 -2,818 -6,960
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,855,482 700,172 266,271 341,811 378,996 371,726 296,023 372,774 327,398
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,850,850 709,950 253,516 364,053 405,939 378,217 303,501 375,592 334,358
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -35,393 -48,008 10,385 -15,271 -27,064 -12,752 -12,288 -22,574 -25,434
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -57,124 -45,790 9,900 -21,071 -30,103 -14,366 -12,359 -20,489 -25,301
87 Europe -93,041 -85,895 -21,698 -10,325 -23,420 -23,487 -24,690 -4,862 -1,016 -20,682
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -53,689 -15,517 -2,894 -9,416 -10,308 -14,562 -5,356 -10,671 -4,846
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -48,666 -15,069 -9,269 -12,107 -17,002 -11,765 -2,630 6,201 -21,270
90 Canada -34,909 -9,619 -10,775 4,530 2,803 -10,604 8,369 -3,403 -8,761 -2,014
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,504 -5,502 2,594 1,578 -4,054 -7,282 -5,885 -3,762 -1,740
92 Caribbean -15,629 21,596 1,363 12,109 836 4,932 -2,266 4,528 1,642 -279
93 Asia 11,852 25,208 -6,788 1,710 4,377 3,346 3,243 -5,788 -6,915 127
94 Japan 2,687 564 -5,800 1,772 3,706 -3,494 2,715 -3,256 -3,136 -2,664
95 Africa -3,319 -1,445 -388 -196 -190 -529 412 -523 -402 14
96 Other countries -471 18,535 -2,002 -522 -7,055 293 7,848 3,574 -1,275 -727
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,731 -2,218 485 5,800 3,039 1,614 71 -2,085 -133
  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 26, 2013