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Statistical Supplement | July 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2004

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2002 2003 2004 2003 2004
Jan - Apr Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Aprp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,209,760 3,115,236 1,384,010 308,308 262,481 288,874 323,391 317,208 376,857 366,554
2 Foreign sales 3,159,571 3,077,709 1,384,167 309,551 253,702 275,544 310,604 314,800 390,318 368,445
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 50,189 37,527 -157 -1,243 8,779 13,330 12,787 2,408 -13,461 -1,891
 
4 Foreign countries 50,253 37,560 -201 -1,231 8,772 13,312 12,732 2,377 -13,387 -1,923
 
5 Europe 32,909 24,355 -704 2,576 5,062 6,099 8,981 3,859 -7,579 -5,965
6 France 2,127 6,239 2,649 2,095 -143 1,660 1,252 581 -2,114 2,930
7 Germany -129 -934 -3,862 -78 84 -196 -368 -532 -931 -2,031
8 Netherlands 4,307 69 1,185 224 -207 -176 569 205 387 24
9 Switzerland 2,787 -2,123 2,006 456 510 47 442 1,248 64 252
10 United Kingdom 15,172 676 -5,993 -3,395 4,288 2,521 5,181 648 -4,384 -7,438
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -255 97 147 -10 -12 55 19 54 -37 111
12 Canada 8,207 11,723 -1,360 -883 5,345 2,630 1,393 834 -1,869 -1,718
13 Latin America and Caribbean -15,419 -918 -801 -1,113 -1,151 3,066 4,711 -1,632 -3,435 -445
14 Middle East2 -1,309 494 4,053 -96 19 770 -94 1,073 249 2,825
15 Other Asia 22,676 2,127 -1,820 -1,838 -862 292 -2,580 -1,464 -893 3,117
16 Japan 12,336 -2,334 -1,317 331 -116 -429 -950 -1,055 -1,291 1,979
17 Africa -72 270 -180 -2 0 164 17 -179 -29 11
18 Other countries 3,261 -491 611 125 359 291 304 -114 169 252
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -64 -33 44 -12 7 18 55 31 -74 32
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,548,719 3,366,710 1,251,326 253,153 229,162 225,097 253,821 281,092 373,888 342,525
21 Foreign sales 2,171,264 2,932,258 1,083,016 222,807 188,940 187,353 213,187 235,504 339,500 294,825
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 377,455 434,452 168,310 30,346 40,222 37,744 40,634 45,588 34,388 47,700
 
23 Foreign countries 377,192 434,737 167,622 29,804 39,987 37,842 40,479 45,688 33,814 47,641
 
24 Europe 167,168 211,166 57,838 11,106 20,053 19,304 12,250 13,817 12,507 19,264
25 France 3,762 4,519 1,376 1,347 271 346 1,324 -70 889 -767
26 Germany 5,125 2,725 2,870 28 565 1,733 13 41 2,251 565
27 Netherlands -421 1,168 -744 130 -201 491 443 -529 -1,097 439
28 Switzerland 8,621 7,698 2,689 370 266 143 -705 1,138 1,709 547
29 United Kingdom 109,913 133,657 31,850 7,119 14,176 12,701 6,756 6,380 3,898 14,816
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 11,173 19,863 3,829 -698 714 485 245 1,983 2,778 -1,177
31 Canada -1,040 5,441 5,572 2,162 823 -122 771 496 3,201 1,104
32 Latin America and Caribbean 83,002 99,967 38,693 6,939 12,287 7,415 13,874 13,614 4,176 7,029
33 Middle East2 2,263 3,743 4,174 415 248 220 134 887 821 2,332
34 Other Asia 121,440 110,994 59,421 9,038 6,056 10,987 13,183 15,896 13,077 17,265
35 Japan 48,578 34,566 25,210 5,234 1,707 3,785 5,928 6,397 3,613 9,272
36 Africa 860 2,356 1,209 41 288 -30 90 147 -3 975
37 Other countries 3,499 1,070 715 103 232 68 177 831 35 -328
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 263 -285 688 542 235 -98 155 -100 574 59
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -1,493 -71,118r -30,900 -7,454 -888 -5,170r -13,200r -2,405r -3,952 -11,343
40 Foreign purchases 1,267,794 1,376,162r 659,925 155,044 132,486 123,726r 138,106r 154,638r 195,631 171,550
41 Foreign sales 1,269,287 1,447,280r 690,825 162,498 133,374 128,896r 151,306r 157,043r 199,583 182,893
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 28,492 26,552 13,916 -5,403 -3,638 149 4,667 717 2,187 6,345
43 Foreign purchases 1,372,239 2,156,714 1,020,260 211,616 182,794 186,718 252,613 247,295 292,489 227,863
44 Foreign sales 1,343,747 2,130,162 1,006,344 217,019 186,432 186,569 247,946 246,578 290,302 221,518
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds 26,999 -44,566r -16,984 -12,857 -4,526 -5,021r -8,533r -1,688r -1,765 -4,998
 
46 Foreign countries 27,029 -44,005r -18,582 -12,903 -4,415 -4,607r -8,327r -1,695r -3,603 -4,957
 
47 Europe 14,562 7,827 -21,417 5,610 8,947 -4,234 -4,760 -7,450 -775 -8,432
48 Canada 4,857 7,667 470 -3,512 -326 2,689 74 614 683 -901
49 Latin America and Caribbean 4,578 -8,832 9,353 1,663 583 1,282 4,790 3,663 -2,400 3,300
50 Asia 2,632 -50,449r -6,987 -16,449 -13,896 -4,329r -8,087r 1,194r -1,236 1,142
51 Japan -10,060 -32,064r -12,167 -8,870 -6,811 -4,509r -7,573r -2,881r -3,031 1,318
52 Africa -380 224 377 -77 80 70 26 -24 221 154
53 Other countries 780 -442r -378 -138 197 -85r -370r 308r -96 -220
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -30 -561 1,598 46 -111 -414 -206 7 1,838 -41

1. Before January 2001, data included in United Kingdom.   Return to table

2. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

3. Includes state and local government securities and securities of U.S. government agencies and corporations. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investments abroad.   Return to table

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