Release Date: April 2018
New Security Issues, U.S. Corporations (Table 1.46) 
Millions of dollars
Type of issue or issuer, or use 2015 2016 2017 Aug 2017 Sep 2017 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 Dec 2017 Jan 2018 Feb 2018 Mar 2018
1 All issues, new and refunding 1 1,664,185 1,522,312 1,843,750 160,838 161,556 180,690 175,861 82,246 140,171 123,923 180,126
 
2 Bonds 2 1,611,250 1,487,629 1,807,829 158,959 158,475 175,619 171,110 80,792 137,599 123,307 178,260
 
  By type of offering  
3 Sold in the United States 1,510,883 1,404,219 1,714,968 155,325 153,609 164,179 166,490 77,915 136,187 120,500 172,006
4 Sold abroad 100,367 83,410 92,861 3,633 4,866 11,440 4,621 2,877 1,412 2,807 6,254
 
  MEMO  
5 Private placements, domestic 28,815 31,295 40,842 4,448 2,349 3,336 3,628 3,272 n.a. n.a. n.a.
 
  By industry group  
6 Nonfinancial 888,489 793,572 912,167 79,428 77,365 76,577 87,538 31,308 44,008 61,440 95,622
7 Financial 722,762 694,056 895,662 79,530 81,110 99,042 83,572 49,484 93,591 61,867 82,638
 
8 Stocks 3 173,966 138,102 143,996 8,753 11,769 13,920 11,333 6,326 18,558 5,523 12,549
 
  By industry group  
9 Nonfinancial 110,586 87,420 88,906 6,184 6,667 7,559 8,036 3,944 14,594 3,979 9,564
10 Financial 63,380 50,682 55,090 2,569 5,102 6,361 3,298 2,382 3,965 1,544 2,986
  1. Figures represent gross proceeds of issues maturing in more than one year; they are the principal amount or number of units calculated by multiplying by the offering price. Figures exclude secondary offerings, employee stock plans, investment companies other than closed-end, intracorporate transactions, Yankee bonds, and private placements listed. Stock data include ownership securities issued by limited partnerships.  Return to table
  2. Monthly data include 144(a) offerings.  Return to table
  3. Monthly data include public offerings.  Return to table
Source: Securities Data Company and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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Last Update: April 27, 2018