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Statistical Supplement | December 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan - Oct Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,316 10,806,931 958,436 997,461 1,066,125 1,273,558 905,531 1,168,913 1,018,229
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,443,794 10,776,030 970,005 981,481 1,067,942 1,279,336 906,513 1,157,394 1,024,350
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,522 30,901 -11,569 15,980 -1,817 -5,778 -982 11,519 -6,121
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,562 30,872 -11,569 15,976 -1,820 -5,783 -987 11,521 -6,120
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 19,094 436 36 527 1,069 -1,415 48 -135
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,259 -2,232 -113 4,045 560 5,328 5,197 -2,949 -15,788
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168 -1,077 54 308 -401 -62 68 -489 -46
8 France 21,735 19,521 -7,974 -7,604 2,437 -1,711 3,806 -1,161 -6,787 -2,681
9 Germany -8,040 600 -19,184 -5,545 -8,451 -2,182 -128 1,533 -703 -2,113
10 Ireland -1,788 28 358 437 744 -362 182 210 -561 -244
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -6,971 -236 -60 -69 -927 -317 -1,365 -975
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,887 -862 3,572 -403 -523 -859 -1,403 -856 -1,586
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 3,377 336 804 1,148 -313 -1,388 -673 179
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 16,769 6,538 3,946 3,073 2,590 5,241 9,715 -6,673
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 397 -35 46 224 -185 652 745 -728
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 6,622 1,370 1,571 1,088 -1,698 1,836 697 -73
17 Latin America 2,166 780 3,764 105 394 437 970 689 656 -1,181
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -24,382 -14,716 2,601 -9,763 -4,844 -5,212 13,656 4,760
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 7,139 95 489 -40 187 -396 -155 -68
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 43,932 2,887 6,167 3,979 -4,995 -1,818 -242 7,375
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -961 -186 130 -213 -736 -37 49 13
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 26,712 1,965 7,670 2,721 -127 592 1,803 2,255
23 Japan -669 -4,973 13,308 1,131 -33 817 920 132 720 4,617
24 Africa 89 -300 -4,597 -1,717 -32 1,471 -814 -920 -85 80
25 Other countries 680 5,173 626 520 741 448 83 -363 -57 -1,225
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -40 29 0 4 3 5 5 -2 -1
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 2,335,378 259,359 255,882 227,298 173,505 155,794 190,743 201,719
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 2,293,883 244,088 227,727 195,834 213,612 179,983r 184,572 251,935
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 41,495 15,271 28,155 31,464 -40,107 -24,189r 6,171 -50,216
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 42,079 15,256 28,275 31,415 -40,049 -24,391r 6,504 -50,169
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 -7,030 11,012 11,036 9,142 -16,160 -13,146 -8,677 -16,747
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 66,787 10,954 11,893 4,190 -8,580 -4,827r 227 -11,537
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -1,275 -52 -130 -58 52 41 -76 -70
34 France -261 4,293 3,673 135 -677 1,995 -1,817 204 -2,102 -1,420
35 Germany 4,471 290 -3,080 294 343 -1,273 726 -1,221r -1,159 396
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 -558 -379 -605 53 -754 -909r -859 -775
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 -22,120 -3,584 -4,615 -3,945 -3,427 -3,444r -1,280 -361
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -974 -365 110 88 -125 210r 239 39
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -790 -154 -158 407 -118 -58r 176 -364
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 95,574 14,168 18,424 6,713 -1,517 2,707r 4,695 -5,756
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -1,497 -12 -70 -20 -67 17r -7 -134
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 6,192 1,210 2,585 208 156 -1,654r -575 -126
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 6,961 3,660 1,468 -289 -2,800 25 3,244 614
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 -69,474 -19,896 -9,626 11,884 -12,044 -2,131r 15,664 -22,466
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 -13,834 -2,100 -1,344 -480 -3,371 -3,037r -1,490 -552
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 46,142 20,791 23,519 15,999 -12,410 -11,901r -10,628 -15,902
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 22,906 11,891 14,859 9,641 -3,367 -7,154r -7,730 -4,863
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 23,368 5,332 4,353 4,567 1,187 138r -195 -155
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 13,782 2,605 4,474 770 -5,518 -2,913r -1,281 -2,136
50 Africa -198 38 -1,350 149 -44 -181 -412 -555r 60 100
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 655 488 -176 84 -588 -311r 2 -300
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -584 15 -120 49 -58 202 -333 -47
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,913,307 1,246,078 164,754 189,665 124,990 97,810 80,587 93,860r 90,843
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,519,952 1,177,408 139,751 129,823 120,305 101,948 93,717 102,298r 103,947
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 393,355 68,670 25,003 59,842 4,685 -4,138 -13,130 -8,438r -13,104
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 392,108 68,811 24,887 59,765 4,737 -4,128 -13,077 -8,367r -13,096
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 32,348 7,513 9,088 4,102 172 -510 -1,150 739
 
58 Europe 316,130 207,482 -17,004 6,762 16,149 -2,745 -4,567 -11,574 -4,382r -7,755
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -9,679 -8 -926 -1,430 -130 -1,361 -495 -1,714
60 France 22,144 4,261 -3,527 -367 210 -8 -353 -1,003 -188 -583
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 5,350 246 289 6,549 -120 -778 -832 -506
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -11,095 880 444 -1,041 -2,532 -1,774 -2,268 -2,680
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -7,707 1,219 -1,366 -1,702 -648 -2,863 -1,621 -901
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -1,099 -38 681 -9 -106 -349 -385 27
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,581 607 306 678 -264 -62 343 -455 -18
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,956 607 5,435 21,155 -3,132 49 -2,634 2,903r -56
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -12,335 -734 -4,757 -1,748 -84 -520 -654 -639
68 Canada 8,052 12,274 5,597 580 1,511 1,130 16 236 77 750
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 1,916 26 262 -470 -21 254 27 -165
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 15,860 7,306 23,141 -2,676 -3,203 -3,721 -433 -4,525
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 4,521 551 654 1,258 786 628 92 -104
72 Other Asia 72,282 116,187 58,316 9,775 17,078 8,228 4,378 1,177 -3,645 -1,376
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 27,910 6,947 9,238 3,817 1,567 -778 -2,599 1,491
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 5,122 747 1,642 640 656 199 -347 -185
75 Japan 12,646 39,565 22,988 1,107 4,640 3,648 3,573 1,711 -529 -390
76 Africa -188 -169 -190 19 -20 4 -48 -116 -90 98
77 Other countries 7,503 5,740 -205 -132 990 8 -1,469 39 -13 -19
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 -141 116 77 -52 -10 -53 -71 -8

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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