Release Date: April 2021
New Security Issues, U.S. Corporations (Table 1.46) 
Millions of dollars
Type of issue or issuer, or use 2018 2019 2020 Aug 2020 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021
1 All issues, new and refunding 1 1,549,459 1,736,697 2,475,950 219,673 211,076 176,451 145,360 98,209 175,163 190,366 322,356
 
2 Bonds 2 1,526,272 1,751,659 2,397,772 214,723 205,155 172,099 142,621 90,865 166,517 183,550 316,805
 
  By type of offering  
3 Sold in the United States 1,488,628 1,626,379 2,280,001 210,652 196,526 165,217 137,901 84,140 157,234 174,144 290,111
4 Sold abroad 37,644 125,280 117,772 4,071 8,629 6,882 4,720 6,725 9,283 9,407 26,694
 
  MEMO  
5 Private placements, domestic 33,365 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
 
  By industry group  
6 Nonfinancial 650,541 866,884 1,443,794 131,303 111,324 71,332 74,384 37,828 74,647 111,819 196,175
7 Financial 875,731 884,775 953,978 83,420 93,831 100,767 68,237 53,037 91,870 71,731 120,629
 
8 Stocks 3 131,328 168,598 335,110 29,027 37,332 32,234 19,592 36,689 53,835 57,892 64,712
 
  By industry group  
9 Nonfinancial 87,596 102,419 187,126 14,913 19,067 12,247 10,798 19,420 17,499 21,623 22,059
10 Financial 43,732 66,179 147,984 14,114 18,266 19,987 8,794 17,269 36,336 36,268 42,653
  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.
Back to Top
Last Update: April 30, 2021