Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: October 2017
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016 Jan.-Aug.2017/r Feb.2017 Mar.2017 Apr.2017 May.2017 Jun.2017 Jul.2017/r Aug.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,509,239 8,513,469 958,122 1,161,636 942,389 1,195,575 1,218,204 1,005,829 1,146,372
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,512,758 8,473,280 936,698 1,158,139 928,057 1,194,848 1,222,676 1,013,491 1,151,713
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -3,519 40,189 21,424 3,497 14,332 727 -4,472 -7,662 -5,341
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -2,993 40,561 21,482 3,568 14,311 1,006 -4,554 -7,600 -5,302
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,432 3,109 1,719 -337 2,787 490 1,443 -336 -1,166
 
6 Europe -35,130 5,494 1,460 14,585 -2,989 -8,943 -9,267 -4,825 -7,750 -1,134
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 169 90 -234 -7 76 67 134 31
8 France -12,117 -1,502 5,871 -969 3,288 -1,383 -2,742 -2,630 994 244
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -947 -462 -614 -528 305 456 260 -18
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,100 -4,661 -227 -773 -745 -281 -724 -330 -1,230
11 Luxembourg 578 -9,196 -827 -1,475 1,105 12 212 -325 311 -256
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -2,160 480 -987 -866 -670 -284 179 262
13 Switzerland 463 5,298 8,023 2,662 2,373 -910 648 949 443 -565
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,519 -8,124 13,955 -6,189 -5,221 -7,015 -1,353 -10,207 -1,945
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 153 -1,307 -53 -110 73 -671 -334 -61 30
16 Canada -12,227 2,586 29,613 2,817 9,239 1,081 4,807 4,684 1,765 3,318
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 7,963 354 1,120 1,211 -143 -146 4,559 467
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,773 6,938 1,488 -4,262 23,444 2,521 -4,977 -1,572 -6,934
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -3,952 -6,305 308 -621 -3,087 303 -42 -2,270 57
20 Other Asia -13,957 -4,239 -1,801 1,677 798 765 2,295 993 -2,796 -2,280
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -3,343 143 -105 312 529 241 -410 -666 275
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 39 -1,134 2,112 5 -648 -139 646 -762
23 Japan 9,472 9,077 1,362 -229 -6 -410 1,008 849 85 -697
24 Africa -428 271 -132 -8 -209 -215 -67 -120 -83 530
25 Other countries 477 701 2,825 261 492 55 557 -121 547 674
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -372 -58 -71 21 -279 82 -62 -39
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,777,699 1,181,479 168,587 151,298 123,854 142,627 135,639 136,108 147,438
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,511,661 1,093,984 155,852 152,378 119,631 120,283 118,443 125,819 138,202
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 266,038 87,495 12,735 -1,080 4,223 22,344 17,196 10,289 9,236
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,402 87,967 12,710 -1,102 4,310 22,354 17,313 10,413 9,301
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 40,717 15,577 4,252 -1,807 1,692 9,732 -508 3,566 -172
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,570 12,720 1,923 -1,824 2,015 3,427 4,212 -1,903 1,720
33 Belgium -49 -99 -20 1 -3 1 -6 -10 -2 0
34 France 5,723 10,405 2,644 835 -62 543 -3 523 307 263
35 Germany 1,595 881 2,523 229 -187 -93 254 11 40 435
36 Ireland -3,039 4,179 1,786 -434 566 709 -216 211 376 -41
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 1,708 628 -723 524 804 466 -1,462 700
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 1,515 151 -93 507 127 323 250 50
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -7,789 -1,165 -476 -670 -916 -1,202 -1,374 -897
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,769 10,345 1,603 -780 477 3,390 3,725 192 1,118
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 -140 94 -1 -11 11 25 -250 25
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 3,381 484 106 342 1,253 -1,058 782 51
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -13,689 -6,346 -1,143 -261 1 -77 -2,401 -1,451
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,094 5,821 -184 -1,387 -4,758 1,797 3,456 2,681 327
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 -1,969 221 -37 125 -919 -971 -407 62
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,113 81,701 16,558 3,214 6,730 16,761 11,713 11,971 8,575
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 17,131 12,938 -2,207 -3,415 7,319 -939 3,374 -115
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -667 137 -618 64 -104 -485 -53 147
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 31,929 -531 1,312 6,197 3,128 9,719 5,085 6,317
50 Africa 4 194 -339 30 -13 19 -2 1 -341 8
51 Other countries 200 1,138 341 24 -18 98 36 37 31 9
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -472 25 22 -87 -10 -117 -124 -65
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,212,823 1,031,376 128,388 151,752 107,379 162,426 130,141 115,724 136,439
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,087,979 952,183 110,801 143,026 99,605 136,359 127,334 112,797 117,215
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 124,844 79,193 17,587 8,726 7,774 26,067 2,807 2,927 19,224
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 125,149 79,759 17,640 8,912 7,846 26,010 2,956 3,000 19,265
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,283 2,002 -406 567 -120 1,342 -738 -44 2,532
 
58 Europe 111,001 85,750 58,640 14,019 6,998 6,559 14,370 3,734 2,917 11,952
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -9,999 -1,209 -2,308 -800 -1,148 -1,002 -1,165 -1,337
60 France -1,669 -2,533 1,752 52 603 -178 132 437 245 338
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 4,401 827 301 -44 644 490 575 1,740
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -4,300 -1,129 -770 -952 -361 -726 -384 -233
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 2,408 427 83 143 718 -649 73 1,230
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -1,460 308 -347 -269 -191 -411 -386 278
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 2,338 373 441 -18 432 130 -102 571
66 United Kingdom 127,398 113,240 56,647 13,934 8,415 8,041 13,473 3,942 3,753 6,790
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 -233 -73 -79 -93 -3 -55 225 -69
68 Canada -13,544 -17,194 -22,076 -2,969 -4,058 -1,594 -2,156 -3,022 731 951
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 2,707 575 362 438 297 349 371 113
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 34,452 5,569 5,074 833 9,446 3,764 3,398 1,728
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -578 -212 79 -324 -12 -162 -59 128
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 7,593 1,000 425 1,996 4,066 -1,565 -4,143 4,343
73 China, Mainland -357 809 984 0 -329 150 264 17 120 533
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 3,476 736 599 124 449 230 -354 956
75 Japan -333 11,327 -5,146 -386 -1,426 638 1,362 -2,147 -4,361 1,624
76 Africa 463 15 -67 55 -25 -19 -23 -30 -9 -43
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -912 -397 57 -43 22 -112 -206 93
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -566 -53 -186 -72 57 -149 -73 -41
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -55,603 -81,948 -6,113 -3,256 -22,366 -13,655 -15,190 -15,521 345
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,374,088 3,079,628 356,934 423,186 320,617 426,390 452,845 362,997 417,891
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,429,691 3,161,576 363,047 426,442 342,983 440,045 468,035 378,518 417,546
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,732 158,673 26,623 35,241 28,222 10,076 14,347 11,681 32,244
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,019 5,587,565 594,452 738,689 627,845 764,805 778,555 737,142 750,348
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 5,428,892 567,829 703,448 599,623 754,729 764,208 725,461 718,104
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 203,129 76,725 20,510 31,985 5,856 -3,579 -843 -3,840 32,589
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 177,442 62,279 18,240 30,150 -1,947 -2,527 -3,664 -5,745 30,718
87 Europe -15,668 13,449 -95,051 6,428 -22,287 -26,740 -12,722 -16,574 -4,891 -249
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -85,666 -71,104 5,697 -18,950 -15,533 -7,231 -6,761 -2,428 -6,504
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,561 -29,256 4,284 674 -13,615 -3,888 -14,188 -7,865 4,001
90 Canada 74,074 45,624 28,664 -91 8,619 -1,059 3,643 7,349 3,064 -3,303
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,150 -7,032 252 4,509 -2,412 4,547 -4,275 -6,550 861
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,818 133,620 17,632 24,339 30,239 12,269 15,994 5,426 20,669
93 Asia 40,466 82,710 3,621 -8,820 14,147 -20 -3,941 -8,624 27 10,093
94 Japan 23,716 45,170 12,131 -890 9,703 311 -922 1,318 783 2,116
95 Africa -2,313 -10,003 -13,335 -1,546 -784 -2,456 -2,122 -2,990 -1,944 -115
96 Other countries 17,211 3,994 11,792 4,385 1,607 501 -4,201 5,456 -877 2,762
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 14,446 2,270 1,835 7,803 -1,052 2,821 1,905 1,871
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund.   Return to table
  3. Includes state and local securities. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investment abroad.   Return to table
  4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.   Return to table
  5. Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last Update: October 27, 2017