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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013/r Jan.-Jan.2014 Jul.2013 Aug.2013 Sep.2013 Oct.2013 Nov.2013 Dec.2013/r Jan.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 714,259 614,179 574,449 580,680 693,856 666,396 642,235 714,259
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 720,061 622,680 591,329 568,188 686,042 674,320 655,885 720,061
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 -5,802 -8,501 -16,880 12,492 7,814 -7,924 -13,650 -5,802
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 -5,794 -8,498 -16,882 12,673 7,833 -7,930 -13,765 -5,794
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -425 733 -3,087 1,403 -5,133 -2,607 -544 -425
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 8,892 6,521 -7,828 12,162 2,197 -5,339 -12,319 8,892
7 Belgium -595 -424 -111 244 47 272 103 -93 -70 -111
8 France 15,716 93 1,526 -65 -886 5,606 5,032 -999 -3,904 1,526
9 Germany 3,343 978 1,961 2,225 -1,511 2,317 -1,833 -257 -5,398 1,961
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 -221 -249 120 224 471 336 -246 -221
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 1,276 657 287 25 840 586 329 1,276
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 217 -220 1,479 1,184 433 -147 -470 217
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -246 784 -1,529 -308 1,155 -68 27 -246
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 3,514 4,115 -5,559 2,627 1,404 -1,334 -2,090 3,514
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 -123 -277 -267 -190 -8 -234 -51 -123
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 -3,156 -3,015 -147 1,350 999 318 152 -3,156
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 -1,086 1,424 -882 1,630 614 719 1,079 -1,086
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -10,657 -13,189 -981 -3,890 5,979 -3,021 3,069 -10,657
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 117 392 -203 68 -146 -123 -3,663 117
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 83 553 -5,978 868 -3,194 -2,261 -2,215 83
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 478 -33 -146 192 427 382 -365 478
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -164 299 -1,049 -946 -974 -504 -136 -164
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -1,105 -69 -1,296 -307 -1,198 -1,215 -1,349 -1,105
24 Africa 409 1,058 17 -100 -191 -49 299 -60 692 17
25 Other countries 943 -544 -4 -1,084 -672 534 1,085 1,837 -560 -4
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -8 -3 2 -181 -19 6 115 -8
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 83,141 134,194 117,073 114,908 110,850 106,389 87,685 83,141
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,315,732 87,157 112,018 100,256 100,178 108,341 106,897 103,058 87,157
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 62,058 -4,016 22,176 16,817 14,730 2,509 -508 -15,373 -4,016
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 62,986 -4,006 22,319 16,832 14,953 2,589 -490 -15,287 -4,006
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 527 20,090 8,144 4,677 959 1,721 -5,112 527
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,374 -467 5,513 8,192 6,268 4,849 306 -3,127 -467
33 Belgium -134 -200 -14 -4 -12 -24 8 -4 -314 -14
34 France -504 -2,078 768 -1,597 599 358 1,121 -437 -216 768
35 Germany 519 1,590 277 -120 204 156 117 54 67 277
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,186 99 1,031 -731 234 -1,891 -1,255 -1,353 99
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 130 941 -395 567 -322 -798 -1,512 130
38 Netherlands -196 -299 -59 0 199 59 -15 53 -132 -59
39 Switzerland 560 -2,104 -606 -218 79 -116 -374 -327 -16 -606
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 -940 5,474 8,264 5,205 6,365 3,118 296 -940
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 108 2 73 -44 14 -43 -38 108
42 Canada 5,230 -12,133 -660 -528 -1,050 -648 96 -1,449 -1,214 -660
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,380 -164 -519 -2,585 -1,666 -2,187 -749 -2,171 -164
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,740 -2,239 -212 822 2,277 -2,060 -1,773 -5,198 -2,239
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 124 -644 129 166 -801 -17 -282 124
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 -439 18,745 11,360 8,452 2,681 3,233 -3,271 -439
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 660 20,216 10,964 6,992 4,204 4,111 -1,084 660
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -544 -217 -1,019 -548 331 -615 -546 -544
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -598 -3,644 -1,058 660 -3,252 -1,221 -1,718 -598
50 Africa 627 115 3 -45 49 11 69 -88 -10 3
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -164 9 -85 93 -58 47 -14 -164
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -10 -143 -15 -223 -80 -18 -86 -10
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 934,884 80,995 64,166 62,923 91,252 81,766 79,793 64,918 80,995
54 Foreign sales 894,184 919,289 85,361 64,431 60,560 84,017 77,147 80,311 72,375 85,361
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 15,595 -4,366 -265 2,363 7,235 4,619 -518 -7,457 -4,366
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 14,575 -4,460 -86 2,374 6,930 4,505 -698 -7,504 -4,460
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 27 33 1,003 1,882 1,346 845 477 27
 
58 Europe -45,962 -28,628 -2,732 -547 -2,168 2,731 -279 -3,937 -8,601 -2,732
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -2,197 -744 -1,088 -407 -838 -1,411 -1,973 -2,197
60 France -5,594 -9,350 23 -1,902 256 203 -454 -2,132 -2,519 23
61 Germany -3,220 337 -164 160 501 -1,176 226 209 214 -164
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,881 -685 247 -165 -318 -206 -381 -1,832 -685
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 21 526 -2,756 -623 322 1,211 -1,064 21
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -493 273 107 61 -439 67 150 -493
65 Switzerland 90 -7,306 -37 -1,414 -612 -1,254 -328 40 -1,099 -37
66 United Kingdom -10,761 16,264 671 2,263 967 6,417 1,496 -1,585 -573 671
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -22 -44 -17 -54 64 -83 -6 -22
68 Canada -789 5,972 452 -800 -164 968 10 -366 64 452
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,751 85 -213 54 -896 -71 -331 -678 85
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,741 -1,335 -1,197 1,615 3,117 1,332 1,865 734 -1,335
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -532 -402 33 -89 86 -1,245 -652 -532
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,137 -467 2,814 2,036 2,219 2,861 3,228 1,886 -467
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 -193 1,099 343 791 449 579 498 -193
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 402 217 380 84 179 131 122 402
75 Japan 2,669 335 -1,750 257 493 184 488 1,148 418 -1,750
76 Africa 584 -151 -5 -22 -14 -31 -18 -21 6 -5
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 74 281 982 -1,089 584 109 -263 74
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 94 -179 -11 305 114 180 47 94
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,095 -11,463 -16,033 -12,362 -6,848 -12,666 -4,431 -19,164 -11,463
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,838,991 349,026 319,498 289,423 327,381 331,854 333,897 300,719 349,026
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,086 360,489 335,531 301,785 334,229 344,520 338,328 319,883 360,489
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -43,567 33,512 368 11,053 -24,828 -6,546 -14,526 -8,151 33,512
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,316,740 428,184 358,183 325,762 373,506 419,662 356,008 287,464 428,184
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,360,307 394,672 357,815 314,709 398,334 426,208 370,534 295,615 394,672
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -217,662 22,049 -15,665 -1,309 -31,676 -19,212 -18,957 -27,315 22,049
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -247,183 25,046 -22,980 -1,891 -35,985 -20,466 -22,957 -28,235 25,046
87 Europe -76,893 -218,144 3,042 -13,772 -5,460 -29,791 -15,368 -31,295 -41,266 3,042
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,020 -12,391 -6,958 -6,773 -15,910 -413 -15,574 -12,488 -12,391
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -156,406 6,123 -8,650 3,748 -17,977 -19,170 -15,349 -31,017 6,123
90 Canada -6,508 -26,105 7,589 -6,548 -3,265 2,558 347 -1,544 2,840 7,589
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,183 -2,218 -4,584 -1,738 -7,645 -7,201 2,281 -722 -2,218
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 -2,062 2,983 2,930 12,972 5,344 8,661 -1,501 -2,062
93 Asia 27,697 -11,618 14,792 -2,443 -205 -4,212 -4,168 1,456 5,869 14,792
94 Japan 1,157 -45,713 2,476 -7,752 -2,343 -7,494 -1,495 -1,227 1,614 2,476
95 Africa -1,258 -963 -124 -153 1,185 -652 -380 -61 -65 -124
96 Other countries 15,744 6,242 4,027 1,537 4,662 -9,215 960 -2,455 6,610 4,027
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 -2,997 7,315 582 4,309 1,254 4,000 920 -2,997
  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: March 28, 2014