Release Date: April 2020
New Security Issues, U.S. Corporations (Table 1.46) 
Millions of dollars
Type of issue or issuer, or use 2017 2018 2019 Aug 2019 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 Jan 2020 Feb 2020 Mar 2020
1 All issues, new and refunding 1 1,843,750 1,549,459 1,736,697 137,912 234,280 146,280 177,898 62,104 166,629 185,588 68,427
 
2 Bonds 2 1,807,829 1,526,272 1,751,659 134,324 221,744 142,531 174,098 58,821 153,264 177,530 67,954
 
  By type of offering  
3 Sold in the United States 1,714,968 1,488,628 1,626,379 127,107 198,567 135,654 158,366 54,355 146,579 161,562 63,534
4 Sold abroad 92,861 37,644 125,280 7,217 23,177 6,877 15,732 4,465 6,685 15,968 4,420
 
  MEMO  
5 Private placements, domestic 40,842 33,365 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
 
  By industry group  
6 Nonfinancial 912,167 650,541 866,884 80,923 118,445 41,418 107,737 25,678 64,573 88,372 32,047
7 Financial 895,662 875,731 884,775 53,401 103,298 101,113 66,361 33,143 88,691 89,158 35,907
 
8 Stocks 3 143,996 131,328 168,598 7,491 23,999 9,824 15,581 8,794 23,712 21,083 2,597
 
  By industry group  
9 Nonfinancial 88,906 87,596 102,419 3,986 14,401 5,539 8,443 6,961 8,496 13,465 720
10 Financial 55,090 43,732 66,179 3,504 9,598 4,285 7,138 1,834 15,216 7,618 1,877
  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 24, 2020