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Statistical Supplement | August 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2007

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007
Jan - June Dec Jan Feb Marr Apr May Junep
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,868,558r 4,562,873 568,205r 619,724r 629,170r 880,527 690,355r 861,753r 881,344
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,718,156r 4,419,942 579,756r 596,973r 616,809r 871,052 662,895r 819,709r 852,504
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,402r 142,931 -11,551r 22,751r 12,361r 9,475 27,460r 42,044r 28,840
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,358r 142,942 -11,555r 22,761r 12,364r 9,471 27,459r 42,049r 28,838
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 5,766 490 -499 -571 317 415 -653 -673 1,655
 
6 Europe 39,592 97,066r 73,794 -10,056r 13,754r 3,527r 9,210 12,850r 23,440r 11,013
7 Belgium 5,757 1,625r -795 -281r 147r -330r -368 -363r -183r 302
8 France 7,675 21,735r 10,899 974 3,577 -743 -325 2,620r 2,499r 3,271
9 Germany -3,278 -8,040r 901 -5,263r -864r 3,883r 1,452 439r 1,215r -5,224
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,788r 57 -1,579r 30r 929r -160 -513r 38r -267
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,608r -1,036 236r -382 563 -222 -16r -468r -511
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,363r 9,196 -673r 1,417r -2,056r 1,742 -1,700r 11,011r -1,219
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,180r -2,261 235r 579 -842 -897 -390r 40r -751
14 United Kingdom 19,775 75,764r 57,267 -1,578r 8,032r 2,952r 9,101 12,523r 9,898r 14,761
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 102r 1,103 -941r 229 79 73 235r 221r 266
16 Canada 16,549 11,805r -289 270r -124r -677r -724 -91r 643r 684
17 Latin America -103 2,166r 471 344r 77r -13r 452 -299r 65r 189
18 Caribbean 15,414 35,068r 58,577 -1,118r 10,413r 8,790r -1,395 14,758r 13,483r 12,528
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,974r 361 226r 649r -63r -82 -718r 539r 36
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,490r 6,005 -1,319r -2,499r 571r 1,325 220r 2,818r 3,570
21 China, Mainland -528 471r 2,687 443r -91r -26r -23 3r -118r 2,942
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -463r 11,999 -392r 207r -359r 1,531 1,677r 4,135r 4,808
23 Japan 72 -669r -4,112 -677 -1,252r 868r 7 -602r -497 -2,636
24 Africa 281 89 -166 -20r 4r -99r -27 -20r 20r -44
25 Other countries 72 680r 4,189 118r 487r 328r 712 759r 1,041r 862
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -11 4 -10 -3 4 1 -5 2
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,572,160r 940,639 154,126 143,450 142,507 159,064 159,266r 165,332 171,020
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,283,493r 784,002 126,320 107,677 140,030 143,916 123,145 137,873r 131,361
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 288,667 156,637 27,806 35,773 2,477 15,148 36,121r 27,459r 39,659
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 288,431 156,522 27,843 35,790 2,513 15,028 36,155r 27,495 39,541
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,632 78,881 15,506 15,751 4,545 16,108 13,691 12,793 15,993
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,523 48,668 10,336 12,074 -1,218 4,375 11,283 6,154r 16,000
33 Belgium -398 -274 84 -75 -30 49 149 -67 -26 9
34 France 500 -261 2,092 857 706 904 -385 908 -75 34
35 Germany 5,938 4,471 386 270 252 -304 -82 196 50 274
36 Ireland 3,591 4,133 -405 675 -195 -163 -280 -143 148 227
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 -447 187 -2,156 1,535 943 187 -870 -86
38 Netherlands 1,259 -655 -381 155 -361 -143 -681 70 127 606
39 Switzerland -1,971 -186 -1,055 131 -78 -213 -181 132 -717r 2
40 United Kingdom 40,819 53,275 31,699 6,770 10,384 -3,014 1,655 6,975 4,358 11,341
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,528 3,894 293 31 312 2,192 197 1,481 -319
42 Canada 12,476 9,507 2,686 1,812 521 379 571 1,031 -483 667
43 Latin America 15,473 13,971 6,732 5,289 2,150 1,152 -554 736 1,229 2,019
44 Caribbean 17,304 39,741 -2,503 2,527 3,377 -6,464 -32 2,555r -1,964r 25
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,037 9,030 1,140 2,189 1,011 1,975 861 1,149 1,845
46 Other Asia 115,851 128,750 91,620 6,771 15,389 7,542 8,709 19,787 21,321 18,872
47 China, Mainland 22,986 37,401 48,210 383 11,400 2,516 5,756 8,946 9,851 9,741
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,659 16,234 3,599 2,823 3,177 1,725 3,383 2,918 2,208
49 Japan 59,140 44,761 9,001 -578 -1,088 1,104 -2,826 3,549 3,225 5,037
50 Africa -103 -198 35 -36 10 36 15 -6 -11 -9
51 Other countries 608 1,100 254 4 80 75 -31 -92 100 122
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 236 115 -37 -17 -36 120 -34 -36r 118
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,668,036r 1,035,385 166,979r 155,256r 159,105r 187,433 142,592r 209,923r 181,076
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,167,658r 769,538 131,659r 112,216r 112,598r 143,140 109,071r 137,336 155,177
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 500,378r 265,847 35,320 43,040r 46,507r 44,293 33,521r 72,587r 25,899
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 499,355r 265,333 35,721 42,957r 46,447r 44,305 33,594r 72,268r 25,762
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,556 21,385 2,864 2,383 5,553 2,873 2,911 3,964 3,701
 
58 Europe 241,709 305,702r 177,956 12,795 30,735 27,250 26,179 21,384r 52,612r 19,796
59 Belgium 3,625 -2,097 -5,252 -361 -1,513 -781 -682 -408 -313 -1,555
60 France 13,156 22,144 4,000 3,038 3,723 1,505 93 38 65 -1,424
61 Germany 6,488 -11,831 2,239 -14,901 285 187 153 520 1,350 -256
62 Ireland 12,184 13,937 5,893 24 1,989 1,220 352 1,717 412 203
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,365 688 -31 -746 925 487 -904 993 -67
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,197 -376 585 -217 -253 276 -164 -114 96
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,739 2,117 376 491 749 -615 -134 399 1,227
66 United Kingdom 168,881 243,334r 2,117 20,797 27,729 22,027 24,959 18,710 45,155r 17,514
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,388 9,772 1,612 650 458 -104 1,792 3,682 3,294
68 Canada 2,279 8,052 8,578 1,301 377r 3,153r 1,732 815 1,855 646
69 Latin America 7,203 10,029r 2,263 680 698r 92r 158 357r 589r 369
70 Caribbean 40,488 91,309r 26,519 12,282 3,593 5,227 9,712 5,238r 9,580 -6,831
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,666 1,543 -89 221 25 512 330 109 346
72 Other Asia 69,910 72,282 44,781 8,778 7,487 7,702 5,901 5,412 6,938 11,341
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,158 21,915 3,639 3,401 4,043 2,700 3,445 3,550 4,776
74 Hong Kong 11,012 14,810 6,453 1,615 1,234 220 2,051 661 961 1,326
75 Japan 25,617 12,646 7,696 2,318 1,564 773 424 -3 322 4,616
76 Africa 394 -188 -92 -435 -86 52 29 -8 -73 -6
77 Other countries 6,365 7,503 3,785 409 -68 2,946 82 66 658r 101
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,023 514 -401 83 60 -12 -73 319 137

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

2. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   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.

5. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.

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