Release Date: October 2020
New Security Issues, U.S. Corporations (Table 1.46) 
Millions of dollars
Type of issue or issuer, or use 2017 2018 2019 Feb 2020 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020
1 All issues, new and refunding 1 1,843,750 1,549,459 1,736,697 187,644 279,606 319,672 315,221 247,793 108,617 209,407 193,397
 
2 Bonds 2 1,807,829 1,526,272 1,751,659 177,530 279,132 316,473 302,188 238,142 105,580 204,656 188,029
 
  By type of offering  
3 Sold in the United States 1,714,968 1,488,628 1,626,379 161,562 271,472 299,845 285,033 218,636 102,438 200,585 179,399
4 Sold abroad 92,861 37,644 125,280 15,968 7,660 16,627 17,155 19,507 3,142 4,071 8,629
 
  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 88,372 199,841 245,216 215,591 157,229 46,801 128,701 102,784
7 Financial 895,662 875,731 884,775 89,158 79,291 71,257 86,597 80,913 58,780 75,955 85,245
 
8 Stocks 3 143,996 131,328 168,598 23,142 2,608 12,694 37,560 57,187 23,333 28,828 33,401
 
  By industry group  
9 Nonfinancial 88,906 87,596 102,419 15,494 731 7,132 23,820 45,612 9,398 14,959 17,590
10 Financial 55,090 43,732 66,179 7,648 1,877 5,563 13,740 11,574 13,935 13,869 15,812
  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: October 30, 2020