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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: January 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012 Jan.-Nov.2013 May.2013 Jun.2013 Jul.2013 Aug.2013 Sep.2013 Oct.2013 Nov.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,408,587 7,035,672 690,700 628,607 614,179 574,449 580,680 693,856 667,275
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 7,299,796 7,061,318 698,939 655,739 622,680 591,329 568,188 686,042 674,252
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 108,791 -25,646 -8,239 -27,132 -8,501 -16,880 12,492 7,814 -6,977
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 107,815 -25,321 -8,232 -27,106 -8,498 -16,882 12,673 7,833 -6,983
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 10,346 -3,572 1,564 -1,360 733 -3,087 1,403 -5,133 -2,607
 
6 Europe -32,400 72,584 18,742 -2,626 -19,349 6,521 -7,828 12,162 2,197 -5,339
7 Belgium -3,973 -595 -354 -448 -547 244 47 272 103 -93
8 France -26,557 15,716 3,997 1,079 -10,557 -65 -886 5,606 5,032 -999
9 Germany 2,118 3,343 6,376 780 474 2,225 -1,511 2,317 -1,833 -257
10 Ireland 79 7,312 4,256 79 369 -249 120 224 471 336
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,236 3,440 752 -454 657 287 25 840 586
12 Netherlands -2,155 -3,748 1,085 -584 93 -220 1,479 1,184 433 -147
13 Switzerland -4,271 11,644 -466 -1,195 -684 784 -1,529 -308 1,155 -68
14 United Kingdom 3,037 34,194 4,792 -2,906 -7,829 4,115 -5,559 2,627 1,404 -1,334
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -160 -1,729 -136 -16 -277 -267 -190 -8 -234
16 Canada 14,065 14,685 -2,372 -1,829 -1,212 -3,015 -147 1,350 999 1,265
17 Latin America 1,472 7,239 3,699 494 -697 1,424 -882 1,630 614 719
18 Caribbean 31,789 14,272 -22,045 -1,315 -525 -13,189 -981 -3,890 5,979 -3,021
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,769 3,982 463 903 392 -203 68 -146 -123
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,086 -27,709 -3,435 -3,892 553 -5,978 868 -3,194 -2,261
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,505 3,183 -341 578 -33 -146 192 427 382
22 Hong Kong 6,460 92 -3,776 -1,786 -1,085 299 -1,049 -946 -974 -504
23 Japan 3,400 -8,066 -25,027 -1,698 -2,234 -69 -1,296 -307 -1,198 -1,215
24 Africa 862 409 366 318 -12 -100 -191 -49 299 -60
25 Other countries 406 943 16 -302 -2,322 -1,084 -672 534 1,085 1,837
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 976 -325 -7 -26 -3 2 -181 -19 6
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,519,708 1,290,105 112,458 136,332 134,194 117,073 114,908 110,850 106,389
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,386,751 1,212,674 122,775 141,810 112,018 100,256 100,178 108,341 106,897
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 132,957 77,431 -10,317 -5,478 22,176 16,817 14,730 2,509 -508
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 131,650 78,273 -10,078 -5,426 22,319 16,832 14,953 2,589 -490
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -1,253 80,283 -1,057 3,892 20,090 8,144 4,677 959 1,721
 
32 Europe -15,628 24,376 48,501 -2,974 8,449 5,513 8,192 6,268 4,849 306
33 Belgium -329 -134 114 103 -48 -4 -12 -24 8 -4
34 France 8,284 -504 -1,862 -828 -508 -1,597 599 358 1,121 -437
35 Germany 205 519 1,523 38 215 -120 204 156 117 54
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,652 -3,833 715 -80 1,031 -731 234 -1,891 -1,255
37 Luxembourg -15,723 23,834 12,271 -718 2,142 941 -395 567 -322 -798
38 Netherlands 460 -196 -167 -47 -353 0 199 59 -15 53
39 Switzerland 292 560 -2,088 -369 -18 -218 79 -116 -374 -327
40 United Kingdom -3,012 4,555 42,135 -2,004 7,057 5,474 8,264 5,205 6,365 3,118
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 326 106 26 2 73 -44 14 -43
42 Canada 3,543 5,230 -10,919 -1,480 -3,814 -528 -1,050 -648 96 -1,449
43 Latin America 13,942 4,553 -10,209 -503 -1,504 -519 -2,585 -1,666 -2,187 -749
44 Caribbean 13,326 37,469 -4,542 -2,099 -3,258 -212 822 2,277 -2,060 -1,773
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,965 -616 -554 -43 -644 129 166 -801 -17
46 Other Asia 64,824 55,000 55,777 -2,655 -5,383 18,745 11,360 8,452 2,681 3,233
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,180 74,433 -1,167 4,269 20,216 10,964 6,992 4,204 4,111
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -3,446 232 -387 -217 -1,019 -548 331 -615
49 Japan 36,463 22,060 -38,158 -4,612 -7,990 -3,644 -1,058 660 -3,252 -1,221
50 Africa 162 627 125 -2 59 -45 49 11 69 -88
51 Other countries 2 1,430 156 189 68 9 -85 93 -58 47
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 1,307 -842 -239 -52 -143 -15 -223 -80 -18
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 870,111 869,966 108,593 72,843 64,166 62,923 91,252 81,766 79,793
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 894,184 846,914 99,427 78,009 64,431 60,560 84,017 77,147 80,311
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -24,073 23,052 9,166 -5,166 -265 2,363 7,235 4,619 -518
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -22,787 22,079 9,079 -5,292 -86 2,374 6,930 4,505 -698
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 6,951 15,694 2,978 1,923 33 1,003 1,882 1,346 845
 
58 Europe -71,096 -45,962 -20,027 71 -11,404 -547 -2,168 2,731 -279 -3,937
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,365 -17,818 -7,172 -1,000 -744 -1,088 -407 -838 -1,411
60 France -9,133 -5,594 -6,831 -1,596 -3,054 -1,902 256 203 -454 -2,132
61 Germany -3,833 -3,220 123 114 -159 160 501 -1,176 226 209
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,605 -5,049 -1,040 -1,967 247 -165 -318 -206 -381
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,250 -3,328 512 -1,418 526 -2,756 -623 322 1,211
64 Netherlands -2,828 564 -771 -375 268 273 107 61 -439 67
65 Switzerland 325 90 -6,207 -149 -3,051 -1,414 -612 -1,254 -328 40
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -10,761 16,837 8,743 -2,293 2,263 967 6,417 1,496 -1,585
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -841 -703 -132 -171 -44 -17 -54 64 -83
68 Canada -1,427 -789 5,908 1,365 1,339 -800 -164 968 10 -366
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,855 -2,073 -159 185 -213 54 -896 -71 -331
70 Caribbean 16,667 9,096 14,007 2,884 3,327 -1,197 1,615 3,117 1,332 1,865
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 446 -3,148 -79 -323 -402 33 -89 86 -1,245
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,485 25,251 3,007 2,532 2,814 2,036 2,219 2,861 3,228
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,736 9,213 955 998 1,099 343 791 449 579
74 Hong Kong -822 -638 2,672 274 419 217 380 84 179 131
75 Japan 9,505 2,669 -83 -945 158 257 493 184 488 1,148
76 Africa 169 584 -157 4 102 -22 -14 -31 -18 -21
77 Other countries -3,649 -1,792 2,318 1,986 -1,050 281 982 -1,089 584 109
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -2,561 -1,286 973 87 126 -179 -11 305 114 180
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -41,082 -153,898 -16,094 -3,513 -16,033 -12,362 -6,848 -12,666 -3,398
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,435,122 3,538,329 353,064 323,026 319,498 289,423 327,381 331,854 333,954
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,476,204 3,692,227 369,158 326,539 335,531 301,785 334,229 344,520 337,352
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 19,877 -35,416 -10,745 14,850 368 11,053 -24,828 -6,546 -14,526
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,950,323 4,029,276 381,783 355,473 358,183 325,762 373,506 419,662 356,008
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,930,446 4,064,692 392,528 340,623 357,815 314,709 398,334 426,208 370,534
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -21,205 -189,314 -26,839 11,337 -15,665 -1,309 -31,676 -19,212 -17,924
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -42,687 -217,915 -31,894 8,160 -22,980 -1,891 -35,985 -20,466 -21,924
87 Europe -93,041 -76,893 -175,828 -37,670 7,382 -13,772 -5,460 -29,791 -15,368 -30,245
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -52,727 -69,532 -9,775 5,165 -6,958 -6,773 -15,910 -413 -15,574
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -44,325 -124,339 -21,283 -276 -8,650 3,748 -17,977 -19,170 -14,299
90 Canada -34,909 -6,508 -28,962 -974 -2,412 -6,548 -3,265 2,558 347 -1,561
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,286 -33,461 75 -3,238 -4,584 -1,738 -7,645 -7,201 2,281
92 Caribbean -15,629 23,817 39,089 9,388 -4,246 2,983 2,930 12,972 5,344 8,661
93 Asia 11,852 27,697 -17,487 -2,323 7,552 -2,443 -205 -4,212 -4,168 1,456
94 Japan 2,687 1,157 -47,327 -4,717 -1,798 -7,752 -2,343 -7,494 -1,495 -1,227
95 Africa -3,319 -1,258 -898 -7 -264 -153 1,185 -652 -380 -61
96 Other countries -471 15,744 -368 -383 3,386 1,537 4,662 -9,215 960 -2,455
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,482 28,601 5,055 3,177 7,315 582 4,309 1,254 4,000
  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 31, 2014