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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: February 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012 Jan.-Dec.2013/r Jun.2013 Jul.2013 Aug.2013 Sep.2013 Oct.2013 Nov.2013/r Dec.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,408,587 7,677,028 628,607 614,179 574,449 580,680 693,856 666,396 642,235
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 7,299,796 7,717,271 655,739 622,680 591,329 568,188 686,042 674,320 655,885
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 108,791 -40,243 -27,132 -8,501 -16,880 12,492 7,814 -7,924 -13,650
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 107,815 -40,033 -27,106 -8,498 -16,882 12,673 7,833 -7,930 -13,765
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 10,346 -4,116 -1,360 733 -3,087 1,403 -5,133 -2,607 -544
 
6 Europe -32,400 72,584 6,423 -19,349 6,521 -7,828 12,162 2,197 -5,339 -12,319
7 Belgium -3,973 -595 -424 -547 244 47 272 103 -93 -70
8 France -26,557 15,716 93 -10,557 -65 -886 5,606 5,032 -999 -3,904
9 Germany 2,118 3,343 978 474 2,225 -1,511 2,317 -1,833 -257 -5,398
10 Ireland 79 7,312 4,010 369 -249 120 224 471 336 -246
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,236 3,769 -454 657 287 25 840 586 329
12 Netherlands -2,155 -3,748 615 93 -220 1,479 1,184 433 -147 -470
13 Switzerland -4,271 11,644 -439 -684 784 -1,529 -308 1,155 -68 27
14 United Kingdom 3,037 34,194 2,702 -7,829 4,115 -5,559 2,627 1,404 -1,334 -2,090
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -160 -1,780 -16 -277 -267 -190 -8 -234 -51
16 Canada 14,065 14,685 -3,167 -1,212 -3,015 -147 1,350 999 318 152
17 Latin America 1,472 7,239 4,778 -697 1,424 -882 1,630 614 719 1,079
18 Caribbean 31,789 14,272 -18,976 -525 -13,189 -981 -3,890 5,979 -3,021 3,069
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,769 319 903 392 -203 68 -146 -123 -3,663
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,086 -29,924 -3,892 553 -5,978 868 -3,194 -2,261 -2,215
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,505 2,818 578 -33 -146 192 427 382 -365
22 Hong Kong 6,460 92 -3,912 -1,085 299 -1,049 -946 -974 -504 -136
23 Japan 3,400 -8,066 -26,376 -2,234 -69 -1,296 -307 -1,198 -1,215 -1,349
24 Africa 862 409 1,058 -12 -100 -191 -49 299 -60 692
25 Other countries 406 943 -544 -2,322 -1,084 -672 534 1,085 1,837 -560
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 976 -210 -26 -3 2 -181 -19 6 115
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,519,708 1,377,790 136,332 134,194 117,073 114,908 110,850 106,389 87,685
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,386,751 1,315,732 141,810 112,018 100,256 100,178 108,341 106,897 103,058
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 132,957 62,058 -5,478 22,176 16,817 14,730 2,509 -508 -15,373
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 131,650 62,986 -5,426 22,319 16,832 14,953 2,589 -490 -15,287
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -1,253 75,171 3,892 20,090 8,144 4,677 959 1,721 -5,112
 
32 Europe -15,628 24,376 45,374 8,449 5,513 8,192 6,268 4,849 306 -3,127
33 Belgium -329 -134 -200 -48 -4 -12 -24 8 -4 -314
34 France 8,284 -504 -2,078 -508 -1,597 599 358 1,121 -437 -216
35 Germany 205 519 1,590 215 -120 204 156 117 54 67
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,652 -5,186 -80 1,031 -731 234 -1,891 -1,255 -1,353
37 Luxembourg -15,723 23,834 10,759 2,142 941 -395 567 -322 -798 -1,512
38 Netherlands 460 -196 -299 -353 0 199 59 -15 53 -132
39 Switzerland 292 560 -2,104 -18 -218 79 -116 -374 -327 -16
40 United Kingdom -3,012 4,555 42,431 7,057 5,474 8,264 5,205 6,365 3,118 296
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 288 26 2 73 -44 14 -43 -38
42 Canada 3,543 5,230 -12,133 -3,814 -528 -1,050 -648 96 -1,449 -1,214
43 Latin America 13,942 4,553 -12,380 -1,504 -519 -2,585 -1,666 -2,187 -749 -2,171
44 Caribbean 13,326 37,469 -9,740 -3,258 -212 822 2,277 -2,060 -1,773 -5,198
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,965 -898 -43 -644 129 166 -801 -17 -282
46 Other Asia 64,824 55,000 52,506 -5,383 18,745 11,360 8,452 2,681 3,233 -3,271
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,180 73,349 4,269 20,216 10,964 6,992 4,204 4,111 -1,084
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -3,992 -387 -217 -1,019 -548 331 -615 -546
49 Japan 36,463 22,060 -39,876 -7,990 -3,644 -1,058 660 -3,252 -1,221 -1,718
50 Africa 162 627 115 59 -45 49 11 69 -88 -10
51 Other countries 2 1,430 142 68 9 -85 93 -58 47 -14
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 1,307 -928 -52 -143 -15 -223 -80 -18 -86
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 870,111 934,884 72,843 64,166 62,923 91,252 81,766 79,793 64,918
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 894,184 919,289 78,009 64,431 60,560 84,017 77,147 80,311 72,375
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -24,073 15,595 -5,166 -265 2,363 7,235 4,619 -518 -7,457
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -22,787 14,575 -5,292 -86 2,374 6,930 4,505 -698 -7,504
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 6,951 16,171 1,923 33 1,003 1,882 1,346 845 477
 
58 Europe -71,096 -45,962 -28,628 -11,404 -547 -2,168 2,731 -279 -3,937 -8,601
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,365 -19,791 -1,000 -744 -1,088 -407 -838 -1,411 -1,973
60 France -9,133 -5,594 -9,350 -3,054 -1,902 256 203 -454 -2,132 -2,519
61 Germany -3,833 -3,220 337 -159 160 501 -1,176 226 209 214
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,605 -6,881 -1,967 247 -165 -318 -206 -381 -1,832
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,250 -4,392 -1,418 526 -2,756 -623 322 1,211 -1,064
64 Netherlands -2,828 564 -621 268 273 107 61 -439 67 150
65 Switzerland 325 90 -7,306 -3,051 -1,414 -612 -1,254 -328 40 -1,099
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -10,761 16,264 -2,293 2,263 967 6,417 1,496 -1,585 -573
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -841 -709 -171 -44 -17 -54 64 -83 -6
68 Canada -1,427 -789 5,972 1,339 -800 -164 968 10 -366 64
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,855 -2,751 185 -213 54 -896 -71 -331 -678
70 Caribbean 16,667 9,096 14,741 3,327 -1,197 1,615 3,117 1,332 1,865 734
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 446 -3,800 -323 -402 33 -89 86 -1,245 -652
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,485 27,137 2,532 2,814 2,036 2,219 2,861 3,228 1,886
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,736 9,711 998 1,099 343 791 449 579 498
74 Hong Kong -822 -638 2,794 419 217 380 84 179 131 122
75 Japan 9,505 2,669 335 158 257 493 184 488 1,148 418
76 Africa 169 584 -151 102 -22 -14 -31 -18 -21 6
77 Other countries -3,649 -1,792 2,055 -1,050 281 982 -1,089 584 109 -263
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -2,561 -1,286 1,020 126 -179 -11 305 114 180 47
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -41,082 -174,040 -3,513 -16,033 -12,362 -6,848 -12,666 -4,431 -19,109
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,435,122 3,838,991 323,026 319,498 289,423 327,381 331,854 333,897 300,719
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,476,204 4,013,031 326,539 335,531 301,785 334,229 344,520 338,328 319,828
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 19,877 -43,567 14,850 368 11,053 -24,828 -6,546 -14,526 -8,151
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,950,323 4,316,740 355,473 358,183 325,762 373,506 419,662 356,008 287,464
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,930,446 4,360,307 340,623 357,815 314,709 398,334 426,208 370,534 295,615
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -21,205 -217,607 11,337 -15,665 -1,309 -31,676 -19,212 -18,957 -27,260
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -42,687 -247,128 8,160 -22,980 -1,891 -35,985 -20,466 -22,957 -28,180
87 Europe -93,041 -76,893 -218,144 7,382 -13,772 -5,460 -29,791 -15,368 -31,295 -41,266
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -52,727 -82,020 5,165 -6,958 -6,773 -15,910 -413 -15,574 -12,488
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -44,325 -156,406 -276 -8,650 3,748 -17,977 -19,170 -15,349 -31,017
90 Canada -34,909 -6,508 -26,105 -2,412 -6,548 -3,265 2,558 347 -1,544 2,840
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,286 -34,183 -3,238 -4,584 -1,738 -7,645 -7,201 2,281 -722
92 Caribbean -15,629 23,817 37,643 -4,246 2,983 2,930 12,972 5,344 8,661 -1,446
93 Asia 11,852 27,697 -11,618 7,552 -2,443 -205 -4,212 -4,168 1,456 5,869
94 Japan 2,687 1,157 -45,713 -1,798 -7,752 -2,343 -7,494 -1,495 -1,227 1,614
95 Africa -3,319 -1,258 -963 -264 -153 1,185 -652 -380 -61 -65
96 Other countries -471 15,744 6,242 3,386 1,537 4,662 -9,215 960 -2,455 6,610
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,482 29,521 3,177 7,315 582 4,309 1,254 4,000 920
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, 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.   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, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last update: February 28, 2014