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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: June 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013/r Jan.-Apr.2014/r Oct.2013/r Nov.2013/r Dec.2013 Jan.2014/r Feb.2014 Mar.2014/r Apr.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 2,961,645 693,856 666,396 642,235 714,374 710,491 724,858 811,922
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 2,972,380 686,042 674,320 655,885 720,069 711,374 739,205 801,732
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 -10,735 7,814 -7,924 -13,650 -5,695 -883 -14,347 10,190
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 -10,676 7,833 -7,930 -13,765 -5,687 -896 -14,297 10,204
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -6,524 -5,133 -2,607 -544 -425 -48 -5,201 -850
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 11,687 2,197 -5,339 -12,319 8,892 -5,160 4,764 3,191
7 Belgium -595 -424 -525 103 -93 -70 -111 38 -81 -371
8 France 15,716 93 8,361 5,032 -999 -3,904 1,526 1,435 5,370 30
9 Germany 3,343 978 842 -1,833 -257 -5,398 1,961 -951 469 -637
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 956 471 336 -246 -221 509 230 438
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 3,197 840 586 329 1,268 483 1,159 287
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 -264 433 -147 -470 217 -383 -12 -86
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -837 1,155 -68 27 -246 828 -1,343 -76
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 -4,344 1,404 -1,334 -2,090 3,514 -7,007 -1,748 897
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 313 -8 -234 -51 -115 -242 92 578
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 1,662 999 318 152 -3,156 -865 1,886 3,797
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 -289 614 719 1,079 -1,086 208 -433 1,022
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -22,007 5,979 -3,021 3,069 -10,657 3,188 -15,690 1,152
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 -145 -146 -123 -3,663 121 70 -340 4
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -4,680 -3,194 -2,261 -2,215 83 1,131 -5,754 -140
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 544 427 382 -365 478 291 4 -229
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -367 -974 -504 -136 -164 -112 -378 287
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -874 -1,198 -1,215 -1,349 -1,105 825 -517 -77
24 Africa 409 1,058 9 299 -60 692 17 -138 57 73
25 Other countries 943 -544 3,087 1,085 1,837 -560 99 670 1,213 1,105
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -59 -19 6 115 -8 13 -50 -14
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 322,175 110,850 106,389 87,685 83,141 79,245 76,223 83,566
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,315,732 337,456 108,341 106,897 103,058 87,157 79,320 85,331 85,648
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 62,058 -15,281 2,509 -508 -15,373 -4,016 -75 -9,108 -2,082
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 62,986 -15,145 2,589 -490 -15,287 -4,006 -26 -9,042 -2,071
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 1,863 959 1,721 -5,112 527 2,451 -1,391 276
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,374 -4,597 4,849 306 -3,127 -467 820 -3,150 -1,800
33 Belgium -134 -200 -65 8 -4 -314 -14 34 -9 -76
34 France -504 -2,078 2,042 1,121 -437 -216 768 1,205 -343 412
35 Germany 519 1,590 710 117 54 67 277 117 82 234
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,186 -4,592 -1,891 -1,255 -1,353 99 -1,394 -1,314 -1,983
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -859 -322 -798 -1,512 130 -206 -127 -656
38 Netherlands -196 -299 -270 -15 53 -132 -59 -21 -96 -94
39 Switzerland 560 -2,104 -1,523 -374 -327 -16 -606 -136 -330 -451
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 506 6,365 3,118 296 -940 1,399 -879 926
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 -8 14 -43 -38 108 13 -74 -55
42 Canada 5,230 -12,133 -2,024 96 -1,449 -1,214 -660 -1,361 -671 668
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,380 -5,715 -2,187 -749 -2,171 -164 -3,101 -1,638 -812
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,740 -6,846 -2,060 -1,773 -5,198 -2,239 -2,010 -599 -1,998
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -754 -801 -17 -282 124 -143 -349 -386
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 5,224 2,681 3,233 -3,271 -439 5,788 -2,513 2,388
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 8,607 4,204 4,111 -1,084 660 6,628 169 1,150
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,132 331 -615 -546 -544 -1,384 -42 -162
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -2,933 -3,252 -1,221 -1,718 -598 -12 -2,538 215
50 Africa 627 115 29 69 -88 -10 3 -62 7 81
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -462 -58 47 -14 -164 43 -129 -212
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -136 -80 -18 -86 -10 -49 -66 -11
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 934,860 331,247 81,766 79,793 64,894 79,774 75,305 92,754 83,414
54 Foreign sales 894,184 917,248 337,410 77,147 80,311 70,334 83,910 75,786 85,791 91,923
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 17,612 -6,163 4,619 -518 -5,440 -4,136 -481 6,963 -8,509
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 16,592 -6,242 4,505 -698 -5,487 -4,230 -534 7,015 -8,493
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 167 1,346 845 477 27 -527 951 -284
 
58 Europe -45,962 -26,611 490 -279 -3,937 -6,584 -2,509 -591 6,527 -2,937
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -5,817 -838 -1,411 -1,973 -2,197 -1,174 -1,167 -1,279
60 France -5,594 -9,350 -5,025 -454 -2,132 -2,519 23 -1,433 -3,144 -471
61 Germany -3,220 337 222 226 209 214 -164 -5 265 126
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,881 -3,836 -206 -381 -1,832 -685 -1,051 -1,199 -901
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 -1,401 322 1,211 -1,064 21 -485 121 -1,058
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -1,170 -439 67 150 -493 -141 -608 72
65 Switzerland 90 -7,306 -1,849 -328 40 -1,099 -37 -1,056 -171 -585
66 United Kingdom -10,761 18,281 16,115 1,496 -1,585 1,444 860 3,419 11,198 638
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -483 64 -83 -6 -4 -111 -323 -45
68 Canada -789 5,972 1,062 10 -366 64 452 130 115 365
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,751 -425 -71 -331 -678 85 -197 -253 -60
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,741 1,185 1,332 1,865 734 -1,335 1,359 2,315 -1,154
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -2,436 86 -1,245 -652 -525 -1,145 -565 -201
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,137 -5,926 2,861 3,228 1,886 -467 -560 -767 -4,132
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 -600 449 579 498 -193 -182 0 -225
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 747 179 131 122 402 33 375 -63
75 Japan 2,669 335 -7,279 488 1,148 418 -1,750 -147 -2,047 -3,335
76 Africa 584 -151 -39 -18 -21 6 -5 -45 -9 20
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 -153 584 109 -263 74 515 -348 -394
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 79 114 180 47 94 53 -52 -16
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,195 -31,193 -12,666 -4,431 -19,264 -11,382 -1,508 -7,332 -10,971
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,066 1,428,423 331,854 333,897 300,794 345,137 337,998 376,710 368,578
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,261 1,459,616 344,520 338,328 320,058 356,519 339,506 384,042 379,549
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -45,577 37,332 -6,546 -14,526 -10,161 33,655 828 2,052 797
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,316,802 1,635,635 419,662 356,008 287,526 428,918 353,204 436,871 416,642
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,362,379 1,598,303 426,208 370,534 297,687 395,263 352,376 434,819 415,845
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -219,772 6,139 -19,212 -18,957 -29,425 22,273 -680 -5,280 -10,174
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -249,293 -3,427 -20,466 -22,957 -30,345 25,270 -4,087 -8,351 -16,259
87 Europe -76,893 -220,222 -38,453 -15,368 -31,295 -43,344 2,794 -15,270 -7,235 -18,742
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,021 -26,868 -413 -15,574 -12,489 -12,436 -3,282 -1,922 -9,228
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -158,447 -25,414 -19,170 -15,349 -33,058 5,896 -11,189 -5,800 -14,321
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 8,347 347 -1,544 2,838 7,590 -3,645 -1,325 5,727
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,207 -18,678 -7,201 2,281 -746 -2,249 -939 -3,233 -12,257
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 2,844 5,344 8,661 -1,501 -2,062 9,116 941 -5,151
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 31,280 -4,168 1,456 5,842 15,449 6,002 173 9,656
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 7,395 -1,495 -1,227 1,606 3,577 3,837 -485 466
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -249 -380 -61 -63 -155 -249 -621 776
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 11,482 960 -2,455 6,629 3,903 898 2,949 3,732
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 9,566 1,254 4,000 920 -2,997 3,407 3,071 6,085
  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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