Release Date: November 2020
New Security Issues, U.S. Corporations (Table 1.46) 
Millions of dollars
Type of issue or issuer, or use 2017 2018 2019 Mar 2020 Apr 2020 May 2020 Jun 2020 Jul 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020
1 All issues, new and refunding 1 1,843,750 1,549,459 1,736,697 279,606 319,672 315,221 247,793 108,617 219,673 207,973 161,889
 
2 Bonds 2 1,807,829 1,526,272 1,751,659 279,132 316,473 302,188 238,142 105,580 214,723 202,052 158,068
 
  By type of offering  
3 Sold in the United States 1,714,968 1,488,628 1,626,379 271,472 299,845 285,033 218,636 102,438 210,652 193,423 153,707
4 Sold abroad 92,861 37,644 125,280 7,660 16,627 17,155 19,507 3,142 4,071 8,629 4,360
 
  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 912,167 650,541 866,884 199,841 245,216 215,591 157,229 46,801 131,303 110,559 66,250
7 Financial 895,662 875,731 884,775 79,291 71,257 86,597 80,913 58,780 83,420 91,493 91,817
 
8 Stocks 3 143,996 131,328 168,598 2,608 12,694 37,560 57,187 23,333 29,027 37,332 31,703
 
  By industry group  
9 Nonfinancial 88,906 87,596 102,419 731 7,132 23,820 45,612 9,398 14,913 19,067 12,175
10 Financial 55,090 43,732 66,179 1,877 5,563 13,740 11,574 13,935 14,114 18,266 19,528
  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: November 27, 2020