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Statistical Supplement | February 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2005

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2004 2004
Jan - Dec June July Aug Septr Octr Novr Decp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,117,710 4,054,576 4,054,576 333,716 359,103 284,280 281,547 332,878 368,802 361,645
2 Foreign sales 3,079,829 4,028,761 4,028,761 331,271 349,323 285,446 284,423 330,027 354,320 354,504
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 37,881 25,815 25,815 2,445 9,780 -1,166 -2,876 2,851 14,482 7,141
 
4 Foreign countries 37,914 25,952 25,952 2,400 9,778 -1,159 -2,756 2,824 14,567 7,144
 
5 Europe 24,350 19,473 19,473 3,544 5,699 -2,911 -2,307 4,620 10,495 2,938
6 France 6,216 -828 -828 198 2,064 75 -1,411 1,151 2,467 -6,070
7 Germany -991 -2,379 -2,379 145 -183 -166 -195 232 340 -38
8 Netherlands 70 2,228 2,228 269 -193 -413 231 163 1,535 -603
9 Switzerland -2,194 -1,276 -1,276 -607 -220 -238 -764 -666 -978 571
10 United Kingdom 851 15,137 15,137 1,682 3,368 -1,646 39 3,993 5,855 7,911
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 96 -185 -185 269 -97 -66 -26 132 -1 -612
12 Canada 11,697 -433 -433 -901 2,394 1,627 -104 -326 -231 -856
13 Latin America and Caribbean -531 -505 -505 -335 301 -263 -834 -669 2,743 4,139
14 Middle East2 504 6,473 6,473 -28 40 107 -186 -45 1,793 594
15 Other Asia 2,131 -28 -28 -8 1,443 316 546 -1,020 -303 700
16 Japan -2,230 2,837 2,837 312 887 817 248 776 965 -41
17 Africa 258 -34 -34 -25 10 11 114 1 7 -3
18 Other countries -495 1,006 1,006 153 -109 -46 15 263 63 -368
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -137 -137 45 2 -7 -120 27 -85 -3
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,942,805 2,371,112 2,371,112 204,246 219,419 174,923 187,722 172,539 198,990 191,778
21 Foreign sales 2,508,736 1,837,850 1,837,850 163,275 172,013 132,954 135,793 131,649 145,619 124,367
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 434,069 533,262 533,262 40,971 47,406 41,969 51,929 40,890 53,371 67,411
 
23 Foreign countries 434,324 530,875 530,875 40,343 47,327 41,849 51,609 40,984 53,856 66,296
 
24 Europe 210,319 246,428 246,428 19,806 23,129 21,888 34,315 18,661 23,315 35,818
25 France 4,735 7,180 7,180 437 794 795 1,181 156 1,122 1,548
26 Germany 2,441 11,615 11,615 574 1,852 1,604 3,929 -1,289 820 118
27 Netherlands 2,645 1,959 1,959 217 -166 155 182 210 138 169
28 Switzerland 7,628 7,084 7,084 1,751 971 212 586 333 -31 959
29 United Kingdom 132,315 151,163 151,163 6,757 15,105 16,617 22,393 12,583 16,002 25,050
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 20,145 6,477 6,477 1,889 -562 -2,337 1,230 370 658 745
31 Canada 4,564 12,334 12,334 -343 269 1,201 1,041 799 575 1,958
32 Latin America and Caribbean 104,784 114,740 114,740 8,352 12,642 8,825 8,503 6,433 8,683 14,010
33 Middle East2 3,747 4,701 4,701 569 466 143 134 30 630 -72
34 Other Asia 107,431 149,219 149,219 12,048 10,361 9,509 7,682 14,708 20,811 14,919
35 Japan 32,482 74,882 74,882 10,723 5,816 2,198 142 7,850 11,103 10,599
36 Africa 2,354 1,449 1,449 -21 153 0 -128 86 -199 75
37 Other countries 1,125 2,004 2,004 -68 307 283 62 267 41 -412
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -255 2,387 2,387 628 79 120 320 -94 -485 1,115
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -82,367 -91,678 -91,678 -5,763 -10,021 190 -3,738 -12,665 -8,482 -15,388
40 Foreign purchases 1,332,490 1,711,458 1,711,458 144,147 132,127 129,974 116,948 133,863 150,336 141,790
41 Foreign sales 1,414,857 1,803,136 1,803,136 149,910 142,148 129,784 120,686 146,528 158,818 157,178
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 20,061 -2,349 -2,349 -2,829 -1,843 -3,153 -826 -5,061 -2,869 -6,210
43 Foreign purchases 1,558,558 1,466,195 1,466,195 107,714 107,608 111,207 125,472 119,956 118,354 117,983
44 Foreign sales 1,538,497 1,468,544 1,468,544 110,543 109,451 114,360 126,298 125,017 121,223 124,193
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -62,306 -94,027 -94,027 -8,592 -11,864 -2,963 -4,564 -17,726 -11,351 -21,598
 
46 Foreign countries -61,770 -93,172 -93,172 -8,564 -11,767 -2,965 -4,555 -17,635 -11,369 -21,337
 
47 Europe -7,727 -87,229 -87,229 -12,836 -8,706 -10,219 -2,423 -16,322 -8,936 -10,519
48 Canada 6,302 -1,246 -1,246 781 -1,264 1,063 -919 -1,407 -1,568 -789
49 Latin America and Caribbean -7,516 15,478 15,478 2,302 1,428 3,027 4,059 3,449 1,987 -3,512
50 Asia -51,520 -18,301 -18,301 1,189 -3,244 2,687 -3,794 -3,028 -3,894 -5,965
51 Japan -34,021 -25,479 -25,479 -2,712 -3,410 1,443 -4,157 -2,099 -1,655 -2,597
52 Africa 226 1,585 1,585 81 91 293 42 288 272 -55
53 Other countries -1,535 -3,459 -3,459 -81 -72 184 -1,520 -615 770 -497
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -536 -855 -855 -28 -97 2 -9 -91 18 -261

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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