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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: August 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014 Jan.-Jun.2015 Dec.2014 Jan.2015 Feb.2015 Mar.2015 Apr.2015 May.2015 Jun.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 5,011,868 893,270 833,154 821,166 900,116 810,010 812,964 834,458
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 5,060,254 888,362 832,557 820,407 914,465 809,335 826,988 856,502
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -48,386 4,908 597 759 -14,349 675 -14,024 -22,044
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 -48,335 4,853 700 707 -14,393 665 -14,016 -21,998
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -4,142 295 -1,674 777 -557 -3,137 463 -14
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 -29,427 -2,903 4,762 337 -16,829 1,877 -11,957 -7,617
7 Belgium -424 -546 -588 -152 15 -36 318 -136 -215 -534
8 France 93 17,619 -11,776 5,563 -3,949 -206 -2,559 -1,105 -923 -3,034
9 Germany 978 -1,951 -1,461 -2,325 574 -651 -956 -165 -509 246
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -950 797 -111 -447 -261 199 400 -730
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 -1,892 320 1,108 -544 -1,426 -895 68 -203
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 -3,042 251 500 -160 -1,542 -1,039 -201 -600
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 3,361 -666 860 3,996 -2,604 1,104 640 -635
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 -13,561 -9,015 4,577 -1,186 -7,406 3,714 -11,563 -1,697
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -2,636 -71 -402 -1,219 -1,025 -123 106 27
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -6,944 3,572 -6,064 -2,069 525 449 1,405 -1,190
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 -712 -488 1,254 -1,085 -255 -379 32 -279
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 3,142 8,299 188 2,914 4,320 3,973 -764 -7,489
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -14,900 -536 -234 -513 -3,021 -5,827 -1,957 -3,348
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 -1,220 -1,759 285 1,393 724 -58 -1,266 -2,298
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -3,112 72 -1,453 776 338 -607 -1,507 -659
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 2,512 -1,080 679 228 13 927 275 390
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 3,268 -129 612 603 643 1,402 118 -110
24 Africa 1,058 199 97 192 -278 -109 -236 226 324 170
25 Other countries -544 1,416 1,629 -1,524 787 -161 379 404 167 53
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 -51 55 -103 52 44 10 -8 -46
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 707,270 87,419 101,553 107,397 119,758 140,705 118,644 119,213
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 601,069 86,188 92,445 98,461 102,342 110,512 103,703 93,606
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 106,201 1,231 9,108 8,936 17,416 30,193 14,941 25,607
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 107,000 1,228 9,373 9,238 17,566 30,200 14,930 25,693
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 27,080 -4,023 2,937 930 4,158 6,458 4,949 7,648
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 35,052 2,120 970 3,531 5,857 10,681 5,810 8,203
33 Belgium -200 -193 13 -2 62 -39 0 -21 12 -1
34 France -2,078 6,875 4,109 946 379 152 625 1,093 1,380 480
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 1,838 151 78 111 733 688 152 76
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -3,115 -382 -594 -654 -1,158 248 -979 23
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 3,360 -954 121 699 797 1,222 253 268
38 Netherlands -299 678 1,139 53 -39 100 92 241 177 568
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 -198 137 39 -21 115 -116 -58 -157
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 28,406 2,145 1,213 3,462 4,574 7,364 4,845 6,948
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -143 -99 -31 -136 10 17 -7 4
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 6,982 631 1,132 1,255 1,761 949 675 1,210
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 2,164 -2,022 1,068 3 -907 -353 1,734 619
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 1,050 780 732 -277 2,028 3,439 -6,975 2,103
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 761 63 232 5 -17 806 -577 312
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 60,989 -356 5,251 4,735 8,836 14,663 14,257 13,247
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 24,140 -3,645 557 -117 3,492 5,835 4,765 9,608
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -670 -372 -329 17 227 -436 -105 -44
49 Japan -39,876 123 13,746 555 888 2,729 453 3,682 5,620 374
50 Africa 115 107 24 -10 11 7 -10 14 -8 10
51 Other countries 142 -705 -22 22 -23 -21 18 1 14 -11
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -799 3 -265 -302 -150 -7 11 -86
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 643,888 83,626 85,155 106,411 124,937 91,870 123,612 111,903
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 566,956 77,125 79,468 97,034 104,708 87,600 100,048 98,098
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 76,932 6,501 5,687 9,377 20,229 4,270 23,564 13,805
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 76,640 6,445 5,738 9,172 20,193 4,242 23,532 13,763
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 775 859 -929 -753 2,259 -359 2,843 -2,286
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 63,236 5,833 6,809 8,072 14,612 2,271 21,784 9,688
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -8,059 -381 -2,127 -854 -2,165 -1,302 -724 -887
60 France -9,348 -32,083 -1,392 90 -977 -68 1,054 220 -980 -641
61 Germany 337 -2,791 2,138 -401 -411 114 42 -61 1,870 584
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 2,656 -1,098 -529 1,145 742 52 829 417
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -566 -1,316 -433 4 192 -494 -89 254
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -2,041 101 -179 -492 -235 -690 287 -732
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 9 201 23 53 817 -423 229 -690
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 68,777 6,174 11,542 8,161 12,668 5,881 19,625 10,900
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -594 33 -103 -88 -19 -292 -109 17
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -8,255 -1,793 -755 -1,238 655 -205 -3,934 -2,778
69 Latin America -2,475 606 3,262 148 313 221 848 236 502 1,142
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 16,853 3,167 2,834 2,220 4,376 1,273 -328 6,478
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -4,801 183 -935 -535 -239 -228 -421 -2,443
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 6,026 -719 -2,005 -4 -148 810 5,702 1,671
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 2,059 -96 158 304 -85 407 1,139 136
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 1,774 75 55 261 454 599 329 76
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -1,446 -1,363 -297 -461 -2,632 -209 1,474 679
76 Africa -150 18 241 32 1 279 32 -2 -2 -67
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 78 -406 -524 157 57 87 229 72
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 292 56 -51 205 36 28 32 42
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -77,438 4,306 -13,716 -7,115 -11,051 -20,696 -11,414 -13,446
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 2,469,549 407,140 376,615 380,161 452,626 444,797 394,190 421,160
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 2,546,987 402,834 390,331 387,276 463,677 465,493 405,604 434,606
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 131,678 136,737 37,850 26,081 14,445 6,833 33,470 26,573 29,335
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,752,825 3,057,964 346,159 459,534 409,883 508,283 522,547 551,222 606,495
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 2,921,227 308,309 433,453 395,438 501,450 489,077 524,649 577,160
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 25,945 59,299 42,156 12,365 7,330 -4,218 12,774 15,159 15,889
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -9,155 41,869 39,334 7,051 3,656 -6,762 7,155 12,568 18,201
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 -34,316 14,376 10,385 -6,284 -23,521 959 -3,298 -12,557
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 -56,615 2,041 4,638 1,763 -32,389 -12,639 -9,398 -8,590
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 12,481 8,279 5,602 -6,358 6,808 7,738 6,616 -7,925
90 Canada -26,107 30,250 44,713 3,282 5,050 2,042 7,180 -315 15,269 15,487
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -11,901 11,104 -13,363 -473 1,706 -1,139 -2,979 4,347
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 31,211 11,128 1,380 599 1,186 13,460 -1,698 16,284
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 8,549 -1,262 2,907 4,208 7,207 -5,234 2,664 -3,203
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 6,079 1,202 2,334 1,662 1,534 -5,870 3,039 3,380
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -945 -56 -1,137 -197 105 728 -82 -362
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 4,558 762 1,829 3,761 -625 -1,304 2,692 -1,795
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 17,430 2,822 5,314 3,674 2,544 5,619 2,591 -2,312
  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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