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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2017

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016 Jan.-Mar.2017/r Sep.2016 Oct.2016 Nov.2016 Dec.2016 Jan.2017/r Feb.2017/r Mar.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,497,278 2,995,115 937,005 943,503 1,129,181 994,960 882,037 954,792 1,158,286
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,510,925 2,960,170 940,120 923,056 1,134,046 1,004,921 866,799 935,961 1,157,410
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -13,647 34,945 -3,115 20,447 -4,865 -9,961 15,238 18,831 876
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -13,121 35,040 -3,114 20,431 -4,875 -9,933 15,204 18,889 947
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,432 -109 -408 884 68 -507 -1,491 1,719 -337
 
6 Europe -35,130 4,945 32,829 -12,481 15,864 -2,048 -4,414 21,617 14,407 -3,195
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 -132 7 6 126 -39 12 90 -234
8 France -12,117 -1,502 11,373 -4,620 9,134 -713 -4,727 9,064 -974 3,283
9 Germany -3,226 -2,787 -1,491 207 365 351 -1,298 -369 -485 -637
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,196 -1,408 -119 -825 32 -1,047 -370 -246 -792
11 Luxembourg 578 -9,307 -853 -787 288 -640 -394 -435 -1,499 1,081
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -781 189 341 -291 -809 -274 480 -987
13 Switzerland 463 5,268 7,422 -293 -746 91 -1,138 2,411 2,650 2,361
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,420 17,452 -6,995 6,197 55 4,395 9,796 13,900 -6,244
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 -24 -488 8 371 53 98 -229 -101 -158
16 Canada -12,227 -3,624 9,873 511 -172 -1,496 -1,382 557 1,447 7,869
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 2,015 -590 511 -17 130 541 354 1,120
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,404 -5,809 9,810 3,877 -84 147 -2,785 1,363 -4,387
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -5,020 -2,229 -2,355 -1,012 -482 1,053 -1,274 -13 -942
20 Other Asia -13,957 -6,042 -2,371 876 469 -337 -3,951 -3,784 1,146 267
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -4,123 -588 41 52 -99 -190 -287 -359 58
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 937 -1,130 -744 -41 -2,309 -41 -1,134 2,112
23 Japan 9,472 8,753 287 1,295 562 311 -448 682 -309 -86
24 Africa -428 271 -177 38 227 75 -64 40 -8 -209
25 Other countries 477 572 909 1,077 667 -486 -1,452 292 193 424
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -95 -1 16 10 -28 34 -58 -71
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,777,699 495,813 161,446 151,747 147,864 153,812 175,928 168,587 151,298
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,511,661 471,606 137,523 129,687 132,213 141,155 163,376 155,852 152,378
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 266,038 24,207 23,923 22,060 15,651 12,657 12,552 12,735 -1,080
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,402 24,276 23,942 22,146 15,441 12,927 12,668 12,710 -1,102
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 40,717 1,267 4,749 7,847 2,951 1,149 -1,178 4,252 -1,807
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,570 3,249 3,134 3,605 -1,148 3,042 3,150 1,923 -1,824
33 Belgium -49 -99 -3 -3 0 -8 -22 -1 1 -3
34 France 5,723 10,405 1,011 -66 1,402 603 765 238 835 -62
35 Germany 1,595 881 1,875 -475 -82 -313 1,386 1,833 229 -187
36 Ireland -3,039 4,179 747 999 884 -886 34 615 -434 566
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 676 479 1,283 350 979 771 628 -723
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 257 729 -366 320 380 199 151 -93
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -2,730 -552 -1,042 -1,043 -996 -1,089 -1,165 -476
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,769 1,443 1,966 1,450 -134 588 620 1,603 -780
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 60 56 -103 -22 -1 -33 94 -1
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 2,011 1,995 633 1,602 1,372 1,421 484 106
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -9,500 -111 516 -27 525 -2,011 -6,346 -1,143
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,094 2,318 3,868 104 2,814 2,192 3,889 -184 -1,387
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 141 -113 14 -231 288 -43 221 -37
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,113 25,951 14,832 17,186 12,383 5,406 6,179 16,558 3,214
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 10,907 1,081 2,930 3,354 -202 176 12,938 -2,207
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -236 192 -25 202 123 245 137 -618
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 1,483 8,546 9,439 4,780 1,125 702 -531 1,312
50 Africa 4 194 -24 -11 12 19 9 -41 30 -13
51 Other countries 200 1,138 130 348 76 29 93 124 24 -18
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -69 -19 -86 210 -270 -116 25 22
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,212,823 378,192 93,440 100,172 98,590 91,671 99,127 128,388 150,677
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,087,979 359,931 92,584 95,062 91,314 87,120 105,046 110,801 144,084
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 124,844 18,261 856 5,110 7,276 4,551 -5,919 17,587 6,593
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 125,149 18,549 924 5,129 7,325 4,569 -5,870 17,640 6,779
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,283 -970 -985 -1,087 -1,051 -1,107 -1,131 -406 567
 
58 Europe 111,001 85,750 16,975 -300 2,513 2,599 -85 -1,909 14,019 4,865
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -4,547 -1,802 -2,216 -1,952 -484 -1,030 -1,209 -2,308
60 France -1,669 -2,533 778 -100 -236 -1,374 -886 123 52 603
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 996 -113 408 213 120 -132 827 301
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -1,644 -1,156 -911 -1,145 -3,335 255 -1,129 -770
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 893 -742 562 -561 162 383 427 83
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -481 -235 -471 -26 56 -442 308 -347
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 1,325 114 760 -317 -824 511 373 441
66 United Kingdom 127,398 113,240 18,518 3,614 5,378 7,504 6,014 -1,701 13,934 6,285
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 -238 -29 -16 62 41 -86 -73 -79
68 Canada -13,544 -17,194 -16,986 -1,962 37 -703 -885 -9,959 -2,969 -4,058
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 1,139 32 24 111 71 202 575 362
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 15,283 2,723 962 3,718 2,022 4,640 5,569 5,074
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -149 203 -83 -603 21 -16 -212 79
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 2,896 507 1,821 3,168 3,768 1,471 1,000 425
73 China, Mainland -357 809 -100 4 174 187 -118 229 0 -329
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 2,071 380 664 404 547 736 736 599
75 Japan -333 11,327 -2,262 -390 770 1,233 1,603 -450 -386 -1,426
76 Africa 463 15 57 -14 -55 -2 -7 27 55 -25
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -666 -265 -90 -963 -336 -326 -397 57
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -288 -68 -19 -49 -18 -49 -53 -186
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -71,272 -24,704 -1,926 -5,180 430 -18,153 -9,259 -9,168 -6,277
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,356,400 1,087,389 344,839 336,386 383,605 346,804 314,937 353,103 419,349
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,427,672 1,112,093 346,765 341,566 383,175 364,957 324,196 362,271 425,626
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,732 62,214 22,370 20,582 17,020 19,280 328 26,616 35,270
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,019 1,928,028 556,846 520,204 544,651 484,569 595,410 594,330 738,288
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 1,865,814 534,476 499,622 527,631 465,289 595,082 567,714 703,018
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 187,460 37,510 20,444 15,402 17,450 1,127 -8,931 17,448 28,993
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 161,773 36,412 14,188 14,909 14,353 -1,260 -5,924 15,178 27,158
87 Europe -15,668 12,531 -34,530 -4,253 6,670 -9,216 -3,007 -18,187 6,186 -22,529
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -86,101 -32,894 -19,891 2,523 -9,357 -4,675 -19,431 5,589 -19,052
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,279 6,049 20,382 1,940 -2,451 1,963 1,261 4,202 586
90 Canada 74,074 35,946 13,990 6,484 2,148 581 -4,966 8,783 -1,752 6,959
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,150 789 1,603 -2,396 1,134 -405 -3,971 253 4,507
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,800 49,072 7,088 11,945 4,181 2,223 7,057 17,621 24,394
93 Asia 40,466 78,768 3,254 6,053 -1,973 10,394 5,090 -185 -9,767 13,206
94 Japan 23,716 44,645 8,147 2,918 513 2,804 2,508 -414 -1,016 9,577
95 Africa -2,313 -10,003 -3,708 -2,072 -2,024 -399 -606 -1,378 -1,546 -784
96 Other countries 17,211 2,881 7,545 -715 539 7,678 411 1,957 4,183 1,405
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 1,098 6,256 493 3,097 2,387 -3,007 2,270 1,835
  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: May 26, 2017