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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013/r Jan.-Mar.2014/r Sep.2013/r Oct.2013/r Nov.2013/r Dec.2013/r Jan.2014/r Feb.2014/r Mar.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 2,149,741 580,680 693,856 666,396 642,235 714,259 710,491 724,991
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 2,170,842 568,188 686,042 674,320 655,885 720,069 711,374 739,399
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 -21,101 12,492 7,814 -7,924 -13,650 -5,810 -883 -14,408
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 -21,056 12,673 7,833 -7,930 -13,765 -5,802 -896 -14,358
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -5,674 1,403 -5,133 -2,607 -544 -425 -48 -5,201
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 8,488 12,162 2,197 -5,339 -12,319 8,884 -5,160 4,764
7 Belgium -595 -424 -154 272 103 -93 -70 -111 38 -81
8 France 15,716 93 8,331 5,606 5,032 -999 -3,904 1,526 1,435 5,370
9 Germany 3,343 978 1,479 2,317 -1,833 -257 -5,398 1,961 -951 469
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 518 224 471 336 -246 -221 509 230
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 2,910 25 840 586 329 1,268 483 1,159
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 -178 1,184 433 -147 -470 217 -383 -12
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -761 -308 1,155 -68 27 -246 828 -1,343
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 -5,241 2,627 1,404 -1,334 -2,090 3,514 -7,007 -1,748
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 -273 -190 -8 -234 -51 -123 -242 92
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 -2,135 1,350 999 318 152 -3,156 -865 1,886
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 -1,311 1,630 614 719 1,079 -1,086 208 -433
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -23,159 -3,890 5,979 -3,021 3,069 -10,657 3,188 -15,690
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 -153 68 -146 -123 -3,663 117 70 -340
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -4,540 868 -3,194 -2,261 -2,215 83 1,131 -5,754
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 773 192 427 382 -365 478 291 4
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -654 -946 -974 -504 -136 -164 -112 -378
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -797 -307 -1,198 -1,215 -1,349 -1,105 825 -517
24 Africa 409 1,058 -64 -49 299 -60 692 17 -138 57
25 Other countries 943 -544 1,818 534 1,085 1,837 -560 -4 670 1,152
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -45 -181 -19 6 115 -8 13 -50
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 238,609 114,908 110,850 106,389 87,685 83,141 79,245 76,223
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,315,732 251,808 100,178 108,341 106,897 103,058 87,157 79,320 85,331
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 62,058 -13,199 14,730 2,509 -508 -15,373 -4,016 -75 -9,108
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 62,986 -13,074 14,953 2,589 -490 -15,287 -4,006 -26 -9,042
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 1,587 4,677 959 1,721 -5,112 527 2,451 -1,391
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,374 -2,797 6,268 4,849 306 -3,127 -467 820 -3,150
33 Belgium -134 -200 11 -24 8 -4 -314 -14 34 -9
34 France -504 -2,078 1,630 358 1,121 -437 -216 768 1,205 -343
35 Germany 519 1,590 476 156 117 54 67 277 117 82
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,186 -2,609 234 -1,891 -1,255 -1,353 99 -1,394 -1,314
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -203 567 -322 -798 -1,512 130 -206 -127
38 Netherlands -196 -299 -176 59 -15 53 -132 -59 -21 -96
39 Switzerland 560 -2,104 -1,072 -116 -374 -327 -16 -606 -136 -330
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 -420 5,205 6,365 3,118 296 -940 1,399 -879
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 47 -44 14 -43 -38 108 13 -74
42 Canada 5,230 -12,133 -2,692 -648 96 -1,449 -1,214 -660 -1,361 -671
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,380 -4,903 -1,666 -2,187 -749 -2,171 -164 -3,101 -1,638
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,740 -4,848 2,277 -2,060 -1,773 -5,198 -2,239 -2,010 -599
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -368 166 -801 -17 -282 124 -143 -349
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 2,836 8,452 2,681 3,233 -3,271 -439 5,788 -2,513
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 7,457 6,992 4,204 4,111 -1,084 660 6,628 169
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -1,970 -548 331 -615 -546 -544 -1,384 -42
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -3,148 660 -3,252 -1,221 -1,718 -598 -12 -2,538
50 Africa 627 115 -52 11 69 -88 -10 3 -62 7
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -250 93 -58 47 -14 -164 43 -129
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -125 -223 -80 -18 -86 -10 -49 -66
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 933,656 247,808 91,202 81,517 79,315 64,894 79,749 75,305 92,754
54 Foreign sales 894,184 914,896 245,487 84,016 75,514 79,895 70,334 83,910 75,786 85,791
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 18,760 2,321 7,186 6,003 -580 -5,440 -4,161 -481 6,963
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 17,740 2,226 6,881 5,889 -760 -5,487 -4,255 -534 7,015
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 451 1,882 1,346 845 477 27 -527 951
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,737 3,409 2,682 1,105 -3,999 -6,584 -2,527 -591 6,527
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -4,538 -407 -838 -1,411 -1,973 -2,197 -1,174 -1,167
60 France -5,594 -9,350 -4,554 203 -454 -2,132 -2,519 23 -1,433 -3,144
61 Germany -3,220 337 96 -1,176 226 209 214 -164 -5 265
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,881 -2,935 -318 -206 -381 -1,832 -685 -1,051 -1,199
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 -343 -623 322 1,211 -1,064 21 -485 121
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -1,242 61 -439 67 150 -493 -141 -608
65 Switzerland 90 -7,306 -1,264 -1,254 -328 40 -1,099 -37 -1,056 -171
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,155 15,477 6,368 2,880 -1,647 1,444 860 3,419 11,198
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -456 -54 64 -83 -6 -22 -111 -323
68 Canada -789 5,972 697 968 10 -366 64 452 130 115
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,477 -365 -896 -71 -331 -678 85 -197 -253
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,741 2,339 3,117 1,332 1,865 734 -1,335 1,359 2,315
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -2,242 -89 86 -1,245 -652 -532 -1,145 -565
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,137 -1,794 2,219 2,861 3,228 1,886 -467 -560 -767
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 -375 791 449 579 498 -193 -182 0
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 810 84 179 131 122 402 33 375
75 Japan 2,669 335 -3,944 184 488 1,148 418 -1,750 -147 -2,047
76 Africa 584 -151 -59 -31 -18 -21 6 -5 -45 -9
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 241 -1,089 584 109 -263 74 515 -348
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 95 305 114 180 47 94 53 -52
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,195 -20,222 -6,848 -12,666 -4,431 -19,264 -11,382 -1,508 -7,332
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,066 1,059,845 327,381 331,854 333,897 300,794 345,137 337,998 376,710
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,261 1,080,067 334,229 344,520 338,328 320,058 356,519 339,506 384,042
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,725 36,535 -24,779 -7,930 -14,464 -10,161 33,655 828 2,052
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,006 1,218,993 373,556 419,911 356,486 287,526 428,918 353,204 436,871
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,731 1,182,458 398,335 427,841 370,950 297,687 395,263 352,376 434,819
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,920 16,313 -31,627 -20,596 -18,895 -29,425 22,273 -680 -5,280
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,441 12,832 -35,936 -21,850 -22,895 -30,345 25,270 -4,087 -8,351
87 Europe -76,893 -221,096 -19,711 -29,742 -16,752 -31,233 -43,344 2,794 -15,270 -7,235
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,021 -17,640 -15,910 -413 -15,574 -12,489 -12,436 -3,282 -1,922
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -11,093 -17,928 -20,554 -15,287 -33,058 5,896 -11,189 -5,800
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 2,620 2,558 347 -1,544 2,838 7,590 -3,645 -1,325
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,481 -6,421 -7,645 -7,201 2,281 -746 -2,249 -939 -3,233
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 7,995 12,972 5,344 8,661 -1,501 -2,062 9,116 941
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 21,624 -4,212 -4,168 1,456 5,842 15,449 6,002 173
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 6,929 -7,494 -1,495 -1,227 1,606 3,577 3,837 -485
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -1,025 -652 -380 -61 -63 -155 -249 -621
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 7,750 -9,215 960 -2,455 6,629 3,903 898 2,949
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 3,481 4,309 1,254 4,000 920 -2,997 3,407 3,071
  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: May 30, 2014