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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: August 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013/r Jan.-Jun.2014/r Dec.2013/r Jan.2014/r Feb.2014/r Mar.2014/r Apr.2014/r May.2014/r Jun.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 4,375,373 642,235 714,374 710,491 724,858 811,922 725,004 688,724
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 4,372,706 655,885 720,069 711,374 739,205 801,732 714,224 686,102
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 2,667 -13,650 -5,695 -883 -14,347 10,190 10,780 2,622
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 2,887 -13,765 -5,687 -896 -14,297 10,204 10,751 2,812
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -5,281 -544 -425 -48 -5,201 -850 -247 1,490
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 14,779 -12,319 8,892 -5,160 4,764 3,191 3,520 -428
7 Belgium -595 -424 -65 -70 -111 38 -81 -371 397 63
8 France 15,716 93 3,941 -3,904 1,526 1,435 5,370 30 -1,526 -2,894
9 Germany 3,343 978 1,547 -5,398 1,961 -951 469 -637 -214 919
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 1,518 -246 -221 509 230 438 353 209
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 3,255 329 1,268 483 1,159 287 552 -494
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 819 -470 217 -383 -12 -86 535 548
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -1,377 27 -246 828 -1,343 -76 -483 -57
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 -196 -2,090 3,514 -7,007 -1,748 897 3,069 1,079
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 -97 -51 -115 -242 92 578 -346 -64
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 4,526 152 -3,156 -865 1,886 3,797 1,236 1,628
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 485 1,079 -1,086 208 -433 1,022 1,103 -329
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -9,507 3,069 -10,657 3,188 -15,690 1,152 9,780 2,720
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 1,793 -3,663 121 70 -340 4 31 1,907
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -13,414 -2,215 83 1,131 -5,754 -140 -5,510 -3,224
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 -1,313 -365 478 291 4 -229 -1,591 -266
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -2,065 -136 -164 -112 -378 287 -561 -1,137
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -3,588 -1,349 -1,105 825 -517 -77 -2,180 -534
24 Africa 409 1,058 -227 692 17 -138 57 73 -202 -34
25 Other countries 943 -544 4,452 -560 99 670 1,213 1,105 793 572
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -220 115 -8 13 -50 -14 29 -190
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 500,113 87,685 83,141 79,245 76,223 83,566 84,248 93,690
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,306,328 502,612 101,567 86,407 77,740 84,827 85,648 77,692 90,298
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 71,462 -2,499 -13,882 -3,266 1,505 -8,604 -2,082 6,556 3,392
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 72,390 -2,169 -13,796 -3,256 1,554 -8,538 -2,071 6,615 3,527
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 10,603 -5,112 527 2,451 -1,391 276 3,732 5,008
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,390 1,410 -3,127 -467 820 -3,150 -1,800 4,096 1,911
33 Belgium -134 -200 -53 -314 -14 34 -9 -76 8 5
34 France -504 -2,078 3,052 -216 768 1,205 -343 412 610 400
35 Germany 519 1,590 1,068 67 277 117 82 234 99 258
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,177 -5,583 -1,353 99 -1,394 -1,314 -1,983 -10 -981
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -877 -1,512 130 -206 -127 -656 -86 68
38 Netherlands -196 -299 -436 -132 -59 -21 -96 -94 14 -180
39 Switzerland 560 -2,097 -1,485 -16 -606 -136 -330 -451 94 -56
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 6,394 296 -940 1,399 -879 926 3,503 2,385
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 44 -38 108 13 -74 -55 55 -3
42 Canada 5,230 -2,935 400 132 90 219 -167 668 265 -675
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,377 -5,995 -2,171 -164 -3,101 -1,638 -812 149 -429
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,553 -6,343 -5,053 -2,239 -2,010 -599 -1,998 -637 1,140
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -260 -282 124 -143 -349 -386 404 90
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 9,288 -3,271 -439 5,788 -2,513 2,388 2,501 1,563
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 11,194 -1,084 660 6,628 169 1,150 2,079 508
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,564 -546 -544 -1,384 -42 -162 -87 -345
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -4,038 -1,718 -598 -12 -2,538 215 -552 -553
50 Africa 627 115 22 -10 3 -62 7 81 -4 -3
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -691 -14 -164 43 -129 -212 -159 -70
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -330 -86 -10 -49 -66 -11 -59 -135
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 933,656 523,611 64,894 79,774 75,305 92,754 83,414 97,225 95,139
54 Foreign sales 894,184 924,303 543,986 71,825 84,659 77,365 86,295 91,923 104,997 98,747
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 9,353 -20,375 -6,931 -4,885 -2,060 6,459 -8,509 -7,772 -3,608
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 8,333 -20,481 -6,978 -4,979 -2,113 6,511 -8,493 -7,764 -3,643
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 1,098 477 27 -527 951 -284 1,205 -274
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,754 -13,159 -6,584 -2,509 -591 6,527 -2,937 -12,422 -1,227
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -8,155 -1,973 -2,197 -1,174 -1,167 -1,279 -1,603 -735
60 France -5,594 -9,350 -16,266 -2,519 23 -1,433 -3,144 -471 -4,808 -6,433
61 Germany -3,220 337 -6 214 -164 -5 265 126 -279 51
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,890 -5,853 -1,832 -685 -1,051 -1,199 -901 -1,143 -874
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 -2,103 -1,064 21 -485 121 -1,058 -593 -109
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -3,110 150 -493 -141 -608 72 -1,034 -906
65 Switzerland 90 -7,314 -3,352 -1,099 -37 -1,056 -171 -585 -576 -927
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,155 22,085 1,444 860 3,419 11,198 638 -2,159 8,129
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -435 -6 -4 -111 -323 -45 -48 96
68 Canada -789 -3,225 -8,060 -1,281 -297 -1,449 -389 365 -1,824 -4,466
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,480 -367 -678 85 -197 -253 -60 6 52
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,552 7,970 588 -1,335 1,359 2,315 -1,154 4,760 2,025
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -2,704 -652 -525 -1,145 -565 -201 -17 -251
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,136 -4,052 1,886 -467 -560 -767 -4,132 1,810 64
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 -119 498 -193 -182 0 -225 224 257
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 1,535 122 402 33 375 -63 346 442
75 Japan 2,669 334 -6,664 418 -1,750 -147 -2,047 -3,335 806 -191
76 Africa 584 -151 -13 6 -5 -45 -9 20 16 10
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 -96 -263 74 515 -348 -394 -93 150
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 106 47 94 53 -52 -16 -8 35
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,195 -101,682 -19,264 -11,382 -1,508 -57,464 -27,981 -16,184 12,837
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,066 2,140,793 300,794 345,137 337,998 376,710 363,276 349,941 367,731
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,261 2,242,475 320,058 356,519 339,506 434,174 391,257 366,125 354,894
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,725 24,130 -10,161 33,531 828 2,052 753 170 -13,204
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,006 2,507,465 287,526 428,855 353,204 436,871 416,622 429,216 442,697
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,731 2,483,335 297,687 395,324 352,376 434,819 415,869 429,046 455,901
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,920 -77,552 -29,425 22,149 -680 -55,412 -27,228 -16,014 -367
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,441 -102,827 -30,345 25,146 -4,087 -58,483 -33,313 -25,667 -6,423
87 Europe -76,893 -221,096 -137,300 -43,344 2,672 -15,270 -57,367 -33,009 -24,569 -9,757
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,021 -49,105 -12,489 -11,280 -3,282 -1,922 -8,782 -7,142 -16,697
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -105,932 -33,058 4,618 -11,189 -55,932 -29,034 -19,829 5,434
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 12,048 2,838 7,590 -3,645 -1,325 5,727 -3,550 7,251
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,481 -32,525 -746 -2,249 -939 -3,233 -9,670 -5,775 -10,659
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 17,057 -1,501 -2,062 9,116 941 -5,184 9,195 5,051
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 21,990 5,842 15,447 6,002 173 4,315 -3,040 -907
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 8,774 1,606 3,575 3,837 -485 446 547 854
95 Africa -1,258 -961 203 -63 -155 -249 -621 776 133 319
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 15,700 6,629 3,903 898 2,949 3,732 1,939 2,279
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 25,275 920 -2,997 3,407 3,071 6,085 9,653 6,056
  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: August 29, 2014