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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: April 2017

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016/r Jan.-Feb.2017/r Aug.2016/r Sep.2016/r Oct.2016/r Nov.2016/r Dec.2016/r Jan.2017/r Feb.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,497,278 1,837,575 948,329 937,005 943,503 1,129,181 994,960 882,379 955,196
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,510,925 1,803,026 946,489 940,120 923,056 1,134,046 1,004,921 866,972 936,054
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -13,647 34,549 1,840 -3,115 20,447 -4,865 -9,961 15,407 19,142
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -13,121 34,573 1,823 -3,114 20,431 -4,875 -9,933 15,373 19,200
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,432 228 -472 -408 884 68 -507 -1,491 1,719
 
6 Europe -35,130 4,945 36,127 4,409 -12,481 15,864 -2,048 -4,414 21,628 14,499
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 102 -175 7 6 126 -39 12 90
8 France -12,117 -1,502 8,103 1,236 -4,620 9,134 -713 -4,727 9,067 -964
9 Germany -3,226 -2,787 -854 -685 207 365 351 -1,298 -369 -485
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,196 -658 -720 -119 -825 32 -1,047 -396 -262
11 Luxembourg 578 -9,307 -1,934 -1,217 -787 288 -640 -394 -435 -1,499
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 206 96 189 341 -291 -809 -274 480
13 Switzerland 463 5,268 5,065 -817 -293 -746 91 -1,138 2,412 2,653
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,420 23,791 7,100 -6,995 6,197 55 4,395 9,796 13,995
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 -24 -330 -152 8 371 53 98 -229 -101
16 Canada -12,227 -3,624 1,998 -799 511 -172 -1,496 -1,382 550 1,448
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 909 345 -590 511 -17 130 542 367
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,404 -1,330 278 9,810 3,877 -84 147 -2,768 1,438
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -5,020 -1,287 289 -2,355 -1,012 -482 1,053 -1,274 -13
20 Other Asia -13,957 -6,042 -2,361 -3,019 876 469 -337 -3,951 -3,637 1,276
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -4,123 -496 -18 41 52 -99 -190 -137 -359
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 -1,175 -4,658 -1,130 -744 -41 -2,309 -41 -1,134
23 Japan 9,472 8,753 373 628 1,295 562 311 -448 682 -309
24 Africa -428 271 32 -37 38 227 75 -64 40 -8
25 Other countries 477 572 485 357 1,077 667 -486 -1,452 292 193
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -24 17 -1 16 10 -28 34 -58
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,777,699 344,515 166,839 161,446 151,747 147,864 153,812 175,928 168,587
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,511,661 319,376 142,848 137,523 129,687 132,213 141,155 163,464 155,912
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 266,038 25,139 23,991 23,923 22,060 15,651 12,657 12,464 12,675
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,402 25,230 24,060 23,942 22,146 15,441 12,927 12,580 12,650
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 40,717 3,074 1,524 4,749 7,847 2,951 1,149 -1,178 4,252
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,570 5,073 6,158 3,134 3,605 -1,148 3,042 3,150 1,923
33 Belgium -49 -99 0 -5 -3 0 -8 -22 -1 1
34 France 5,723 10,405 1,073 562 -66 1,402 603 765 238 835
35 Germany 1,595 881 2,062 -229 -475 -82 -313 1,386 1,833 229
36 Ireland -3,039 4,179 181 333 999 884 -886 34 615 -434
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 1,399 1,097 479 1,283 350 979 771 628
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 350 796 729 -366 320 380 199 151
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -2,254 -173 -552 -1,042 -1,043 -996 -1,089 -1,165
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,769 2,223 3,884 1,966 1,450 -134 588 620 1,603
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 61 52 56 -103 -22 -1 -33 94
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 1,905 687 1,995 633 1,602 1,372 1,421 484
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -8,357 775 -111 516 -27 525 -2,011 -6,346
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,094 3,705 1,136 3,868 104 2,814 2,192 3,889 -184
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 178 110 -113 14 -231 288 -43 221
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,113 22,589 14,980 14,832 17,186 12,383 5,406 6,091 16,498
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 13,026 -1,655 1,081 2,930 3,354 -202 122 12,904
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 322 -65 192 -25 202 123 211 111
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 171 11,598 8,546 9,439 4,780 1,125 702 -531
50 Africa 4 194 -11 27 -11 12 19 9 -41 30
51 Other countries 200 1,138 148 187 348 76 29 93 124 24
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -91 -69 -19 -86 210 -270 -116 25
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,212,823 227,515 102,621 93,440 100,172 98,590 91,671 99,127 128,388
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,087,979 215,847 82,905 92,584 95,062 91,314 87,120 105,046 110,801
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 124,844 11,668 19,716 856 5,110 7,276 4,551 -5,919 17,587
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 125,149 11,770 19,614 924 5,129 7,325 4,569 -5,870 17,640
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,283 -1,537 1,187 -985 -1,087 -1,051 -1,107 -1,131 -406
 
58 Europe 111,001 85,750 12,110 8,965 -300 2,513 2,599 -85 -1,909 14,019
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -2,239 -1,238 -1,802 -2,216 -1,952 -484 -1,030 -1,209
60 France -1,669 -2,533 175 423 -100 -236 -1,374 -886 123 52
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 695 775 -113 408 213 120 -132 827
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -874 -959 -1,156 -911 -1,145 -3,335 255 -1,129
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 810 1,034 -742 562 -561 162 383 427
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -134 247 -235 -471 -26 56 -442 308
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 884 771 114 760 -317 -824 511 373
66 United Kingdom 127,398 113,240 12,233 7,186 3,614 5,378 7,504 6,014 -1,701 13,934
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 -159 -33 -29 -16 62 41 -86 -73
68 Canada -13,544 -17,194 -12,928 -1,709 -1,962 37 -703 -885 -9,959 -2,969
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 777 207 32 24 111 71 202 575
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 10,209 5,322 2,723 962 3,718 2,022 4,640 5,569
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -228 130 203 -83 -603 21 -16 -212
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 2,471 6,133 507 1,821 3,168 3,768 1,471 1,000
73 China, Mainland -357 809 229 1,694 4 174 187 -118 229 0
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 1,472 553 380 664 404 547 736 736
75 Japan -333 11,327 -836 1,152 -390 770 1,233 1,603 -450 -386
76 Africa 463 15 82 -19 -14 -55 -2 -7 27 55
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -723 585 -265 -90 -963 -336 -326 -397
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -102 102 -68 -19 -49 -18 -49 -53
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -71,272 -18,505 -2,234 -1,926 -5,180 430 -18,153 -9,246 -9,259
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,356,400 668,074 354,473 344,839 336,386 383,605 346,804 314,971 353,103
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,427,672 686,579 356,707 346,765 341,566 383,175 364,957 324,217 362,362
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,732 27,044 20,082 22,370 20,582 17,020 19,280 328 26,716
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,019 1,189,840 433,765 556,846 520,204 544,651 484,569 595,410 594,430
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 1,162,796 413,683 534,476 499,622 527,631 465,289 595,082 567,714
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 187,460 8,539 17,848 20,444 15,402 17,450 1,127 -8,918 17,457
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 161,773 9,276 15,203 14,188 14,909 14,353 -1,260 -5,911 15,187
87 Europe -15,668 12,531 -12,078 6,135 -4,253 6,670 -9,216 -3,007 -18,187 6,109
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -86,101 -13,919 -4,093 -19,891 2,523 -9,357 -4,675 -19,431 5,512
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,279 5,463 11,413 20,382 1,940 -2,451 1,963 1,261 4,202
90 Canada 74,074 35,946 7,130 104 6,484 2,148 581 -4,966 8,782 -1,652
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,150 -3,718 5,468 1,603 -2,396 1,134 -405 -3,971 253
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,800 24,678 4,317 7,088 11,945 4,181 2,223 7,071 17,607
93 Asia 40,466 78,768 -9,952 197 6,053 -1,973 10,394 5,090 -185 -9,767
94 Japan 23,716 44,645 -1,430 2,523 2,918 513 2,804 2,508 -414 -1,016
95 Africa -2,313 -10,003 -2,924 -452 -2,072 -2,024 -399 -606 -1,378 -1,546
96 Other countries 17,211 2,881 6,140 -566 -715 539 7,678 411 1,957 4,183
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 -737 2,645 6,256 493 3,097 2,387 -3,007 2,270
  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: April 28, 2017