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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: June 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014 Jan.-Apr.2015/r Oct.2014 Nov.2014 Dec.2014 Jan.2015 Feb.2015 Mar.2015/r Apr.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 3,363,425 928,933 763,051 893,270 833,154 821,166 899,516 809,589
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 3,376,764 956,174 757,280 888,362 832,557 820,407 914,465 809,335
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -13,339 -27,241 5,771 4,908 597 759 -14,949 254
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 -13,342 -27,143 5,768 4,853 700 707 -14,993 244
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -4,591 -182 -270 295 -1,674 777 -557 -3,137
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 -10,483 -8,279 7,148 -2,903 4,762 337 -17,366 1,784
7 Belgium -424 -546 157 -520 76 -152 15 -36 314 -136
8 France 93 17,619 -7,819 -3,886 4,965 5,563 -3,949 -206 -2,559 -1,105
9 Germany 978 -1,951 -1,216 -2,056 845 -2,325 574 -651 -974 -165
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -620 583 445 797 -111 -447 -261 199
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 -1,757 -112 107 320 1,108 -544 -1,426 -895
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 -2,541 937 716 251 500 -160 -1,842 -1,039
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 3,341 56 -1,408 -666 860 3,996 -2,614 1,099
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 -301 -2,552 533 -9,015 4,577 -1,186 -7,406 3,714
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -2,819 110 -102 -71 -402 -1,219 -1,025 -173
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -7,159 2,487 -194 3,572 -6,064 -2,069 525 449
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 -482 2,281 -121 -488 1,254 -1,085 -270 -381
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 11,380 -13,546 4,091 8,299 188 2,914 4,305 3,973
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -9,634 -425 -637 -536 -234 -513 -3,054 -5,833
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 2,024 -8,905 -3,963 -1,759 285 1,393 724 -378
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -946 467 -1,245 72 -1,453 776 338 -607
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 1,847 -9,091 -1,140 -1,080 679 228 13 927
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 3,260 805 -495 -129 612 603 643 1,402
24 Africa 1,058 199 -397 130 -72 192 -278 -109 -236 226
25 Other countries -544 1,416 1,409 -886 -484 -1,524 787 -161 379 404
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 3 -98 3 55 -103 52 44 10
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 469,413 101,641 122,588 87,419 101,553 107,397 119,758 140,705
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 403,760 97,791 89,298 86,188 92,445 98,461 102,342 110,512
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 65,653 3,850 33,290 1,231 9,108 8,936 17,416 30,193
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 66,377 4,041 33,440 1,228 9,373 9,238 17,566 30,200
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 14,483 1,614 14,559 -4,023 2,937 930 4,158 6,458
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 21,039 1,739 10,808 2,120 970 3,531 5,857 10,681
33 Belgium -200 -193 2 -17 -20 -2 62 -39 0 -21
34 France -2,078 6,875 2,249 1,025 619 946 379 152 625 1,093
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 1,610 287 264 151 78 111 733 688
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -2,159 -1,019 -862 -382 -594 -654 -1,158 248
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 2,839 -284 -1,465 -954 121 699 797 1,222
38 Netherlands -299 678 394 388 268 53 -39 100 92 241
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 17 -619 -55 137 39 -21 115 -116
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 16,613 1,962 12,064 2,145 1,213 3,462 4,574 7,364
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -140 7 120 -99 -31 -136 10 17
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 5,097 -77 1,258 631 1,132 1,255 1,761 949
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 -189 -481 -369 -2,022 1,068 3 -907 -353
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 5,922 -1,127 1,696 780 732 -277 2,028 3,439
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 1,026 -459 297 63 232 5 -17 806
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 33,485 4,297 19,730 -356 5,251 4,735 8,836 14,663
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 9,767 -781 11,964 -3,645 557 -117 3,492 5,835
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -521 -514 -67 -372 -329 17 227 -436
49 Japan -39,876 123 7,752 1,039 1,711 555 888 2,729 453 3,682
50 Africa 115 107 22 162 11 -10 11 7 -10 14
51 Other countries 142 -705 -25 -13 9 22 -23 -21 18 1
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -724 -191 -150 3 -265 -302 -150 -7
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 408,373 104,125 103,771 83,626 85,155 106,411 124,937 91,870
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 368,810 96,230 78,788 77,125 79,468 97,034 104,708 87,600
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 39,563 7,895 24,983 6,501 5,687 9,377 20,229 4,270
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 39,345 7,945 24,776 6,445 5,738 9,172 20,193 4,242
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 218 1,556 -544 859 -929 -753 2,259 -359
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 31,764 8,678 18,541 5,833 6,809 8,072 14,612 2,271
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -6,448 -424 -1,505 -381 -2,127 -854 -2,165 -1,302
60 France -9,348 -32,083 229 50 360 90 -977 -68 1,054 220
61 Germany 337 -2,791 -316 -1,748 -74 -401 -411 114 42 -61
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 1,410 -546 -253 -1,098 -529 1,145 742 52
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -731 -574 215 -1,316 -433 4 192 -494
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -1,596 -424 -317 101 -179 -492 -235 -690
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 470 57 505 201 23 53 817 -423
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 38,252 10,534 19,332 6,174 11,542 8,161 12,668 5,881
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -502 -69 -29 33 -103 -88 -19 -292
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -1,543 -784 1,249 -1,793 -755 -1,238 655 -205
69 Latin America -2,475 606 1,618 -132 -154 148 313 221 848 236
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 10,703 113 5,185 3,167 2,834 2,220 4,376 1,273
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -1,937 -220 -451 183 -935 -535 -239 -228
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 -1,347 181 731 -719 -2,005 -4 -148 810
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 784 185 -169 -96 158 304 -85 407
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 1,369 245 165 75 55 261 454 599
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -3,599 -434 874 -1,363 -297 -461 -2,632 -209
76 Africa -150 18 310 -20 -2 32 1 279 32 -2
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 -223 129 -323 -406 -524 157 57 87
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 218 -50 207 56 -51 205 36 28
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -52,782 -13,970 -29,279 4,306 -13,725 -6,417 -11,945 -20,695
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 1,656,939 415,825 361,159 407,140 376,640 382,237 453,265 444,797
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 1,709,721 429,795 390,438 402,834 390,365 388,654 465,210 465,492
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 131,678 80,829 27,574 3,594 37,850 26,081 14,445 6,833 33,470
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,752,825 1,900,247 441,059 318,959 346,159 459,534 409,883 508,283 522,547
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 1,819,418 413,485 315,365 308,309 433,453 395,438 501,450 489,077
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 25,945 28,047 13,604 -25,685 42,156 12,356 8,028 -5,112 12,775
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -9,155 10,896 12,462 -25,627 39,334 7,042 4,354 -7,656 7,156
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 -18,659 -1,242 -12,564 14,376 10,378 -5,583 -24,413 959
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 -38,830 -1,367 -530 2,041 4,629 2,463 -33,283 -12,639
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 13,798 -3,246 -14,864 8,279 5,605 -6,357 6,812 7,738
90 Canada -26,107 30,250 13,960 11,896 846 3,282 5,050 2,042 7,182 -314
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -13,269 1,209 -3,798 11,104 -13,363 -473 1,706 -1,139
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 16,624 -4,508 -1,948 11,128 1,379 599 1,186 13,460
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 9,081 2,871 -12,171 -1,262 2,907 4,206 7,202 -5,234
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 -340 188 -2,353 1,202 2,334 1,662 1,534 -5,870
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -500 -184 -655 -56 -1,137 -197 106 728
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 3,659 2,420 4,663 762 1,828 3,760 -625 -1,304
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 17,151 1,142 -58 2,822 5,314 3,674 2,544 5,619
  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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