Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: April 2018
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2016 2017 Jan.-Feb.2018/r Aug.2017 Sep.2017 Oct.2017 Nov.2017 Dec.2017 Jan.2018/r Feb.2018/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,530,619 13,360,926 3,062,238 1,146,372 1,153,060 1,175,547 1,173,571 1,345,279 1,479,298 1,582,940
2 Foreign sales 11,537,493 13,237,709 3,028,986 1,151,713 1,126,802 1,163,236 1,160,924 1,313,467 1,444,844 1,584,142
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -6,874 123,217 33,252 -5,341 26,258 12,311 12,647 31,812 34,454 -1,202
 
4 Foreign countries -6,348 123,811 33,242 -5,302 26,283 12,283 12,812 31,872 34,428 -1,186
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,372 530 403 -1,168 3,044 -1,066 717 -5,265 952 -549
 
6 Europe 2,466 45,830 17,870 -1,134 22,074 13,218 2,741 6,337 30,964 -13,094
7 Belgium -656 667 159 31 44 52 1,314 -912 164 -5
8 France -1,502 3,326 14,024 244 4,045 1,799 -1,357 -7,032 17,777 -3,753
9 Germany -2,778 -478 264 -18 390 424 315 -660 310 -46
10 Ireland -7,100 -8,218 -1,565 -1,230 -713 -1,237 -3,024 1,417 -1,641 76
11 Luxembourg -12,224 2,488 975 -256 473 1,416 641 785 423 552
12 Netherlands 3,211 -1,051 749 262 510 197 -55 457 724 25
13 Switzerland 5,298 8,258 2,027 -565 390 293 21 -469 1,608 419
14 United Kingdom 13,519 33,507 1,236 -1,945 15,159 9,625 4,000 12,847 12,526 -11,290
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 153 -198 -876 30 340 184 -42 627 -837 -39
16 Canada 2,259 53,018 6,256 3,318 6,615 2,717 2,231 11,842 3,324 2,932
17 Latin America -7,627 4,400 2,529 467 -1,206 -2,063 -407 113 682 1,847
18 Caribbean 3,773 25,958 461 -6,934 -3,491 -4,219 6,123 20,607 -10,331 10,792
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,952 -8,333 -563 57 -1,797 -299 -173 241 569 -1,132
20 Other Asia -4,239 -3,054 7,065 -2,280 2,862 2,629 1,902 -8,646 9,373 -2,308
21 China, Mainland -3,343 2,069 2,403 275 586 35 603 702 1,268 1,135
22 Hong Kong -12,316 -4,588 2,029 -762 -1,017 240 -1,288 -2,562 4,964 -2,935
23 Japan 9,077 3,005 -2,108 -697 -610 615 1,226 412 -471 -1,637
24 Africa 271 -657 -121 530 -37 -56 -275 -157 -128 7
25 Other countries 701 6,649 -255 674 1,263 356 670 1,535 -25 -230
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -526 -594 10 -39 -25 28 -165 -60 26 -16
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,772,858 1,814,514 321,565 147,438 149,656 144,526 168,849 170,004 158,024 163,541
28 Foreign sales 1,506,931 1,679,454 287,222 138,202 140,771 134,555 156,582 153,562 135,502 151,720
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 265,927 135,060 34,343 9,236 8,885 9,971 12,267 16,442 22,522 11,821
 
30 Foreign countries 266,291 136,356 34,266 10,542 8,897 9,817 12,096 16,338 22,407 11,859
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 40,795 42,041 11,682 1,069 -177 3,425 7,119 4,318 5,406 6,276
 
32 Europe 61,557 21,534 158 1,720 1,737 3,457 583 3,037 983 -825
33 Belgium -99 -124 -41 0 -2 -101 -1 1 -7 -34
34 France 10,405 3,869 1,083 263 1,193 34 -357 355 728 355
35 Germany 881 3,242 -59 435 27 441 2 250 -73 14
36 Ireland 4,174 4,465 1,194 -41 -205 704 1,267 913 15 1,179
37 Luxembourg 12,625 3,883 522 700 644 1,007 -111 635 124 398
38 Netherlands 2,370 1,785 -330 50 -4 -15 225 65 64 -394
39 Switzerland -3,945 -11,068 -1,256 -897 -877 -464 -970 -968 -772 -484
40 United Kingdom 34,782 15,164 -1,017 1,118 761 1,816 469 1,773 808 -1,825
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 272 -208 21 25 -67 58 -61 2 -19 40
42 Canada 9,077 5,155 1,408 51 438 291 208 837 626 782
43 Latin America 7,893 -14,118 418 -1,451 -243 -17 -51 -118 603 -185
44 Caribbean 24,006 3,590 309 327 1,231 -5,176 -1,987 3,701 431 -122
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -677 -2,293 108 62 106 80 -621 111 110 -2
46 Other Asia 163,103 122,261 31,695 9,816 5,509 11,144 13,858 8,808 19,560 12,135
47 China, Mainland 23,384 19,237 803 -115 -706 -156 2,546 422 301 502
48 Hong Kong -2,011 -1,193 360 147 225 -256 2 -497 183 177
49 Japan 91,572 46,227 17,202 6,317 1,642 6,565 4,381 1,710 13,812 3,390
50 Africa 194 -323 46 8 -59 -12 93 -6 14 32
51 Other countries 1,138 550 124 9 178 50 13 -32 80 44
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -364 -1,296 77 -1,306 -12 154 171 104 115 -38
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,212,894 1,551,017 237,131 136,439 140,332 137,078 150,887 91,344 116,368 120,763
54 Foreign sales 1,088,182 1,419,515 235,893 117,215 125,877 126,631 122,218 92,606 119,233 116,660
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 124,712 131,502 1,238 19,224 14,455 10,447 28,669 -1,262 -2,865 4,103
 
56 Foreign countries 125,017 132,340 1,343 19,265 14,602 10,563 28,603 -1,187 -2,794 4,137
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,329 1,664 1,224 2,532 -1,176 -204 -95 -960 -288 1,512
 
58 Europe 85,750 63,514 -2,769 11,952 4,522 1,426 7,404 -8,478 -5,054 2,285
59 Belgium -20,623 -18,543 -3,915 -1,337 -2,538 -1,285 -1,829 -2,892 -2,867 -1,048
60 France -2,533 2,304 1,726 338 -385 316 564 57 204 1,522
61 Germany 5,929 5,655 1,404 1,740 786 -146 689 -75 450 954
62 Ireland -15,801 -9,958 -5,698 -233 -1,714 -994 -958 -1,992 -4,177 -1,521
63 Luxembourg -1,094 4,736 -936 1,230 -322 992 1,235 423 -407 -529
64 Netherlands 211 -2,208 -1,484 278 -2 -258 -190 -298 -430 -1,054
65 Switzerland 4,703 3,047 563 571 -193 824 353 -275 222 341
66 United Kingdom 113,240 70,563 4,643 6,790 8,490 1,641 6,552 -2,767 1,944 2,699
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -274 808 -126 -69 334 550 96 61 -52 -74
68 Canada -17,326 -15,553 1,898 951 1,351 603 3,320 1,249 618 1,280
69 Latin America 3,175 3,082 663 113 134 243 61 -63 101 562
70 Caribbean 27,202 69,438 3,123 1,728 7,178 7,660 14,886 5,262 2,440 683
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,298 -1,386 -735 128 20 -189 -389 -250 -541 -194
72 Other Asia 28,751 13,969 -557 4,343 1,407 748 3,196 1,025 -523 -34
73 China, Mainland 809 741 260 533 77 -170 -144 -6 331 -71
74 Hong Kong 5,412 4,893 340 956 297 550 414 156 148 192
75 Japan 11,327 -2,188 -690 1,624 418 145 1,475 920 -427 -263
76 Africa 15 -219 -14 -43 -47 -38 -53 -14 -19 5
77 Other countries -1,252 -505 -266 93 37 110 178 82 184 -450
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -305 -838 -105 -41 -147 -116 66 -75 -71 -34
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -55,682 -106,210 -14,364 355 -4,070 -12,026 1,449 -9,078 -9,091 -5,273
80 Foreign purchases 4,375,323 4,847,470 1,009,276 417,902 427,346 431,608 461,225 446,851 503,668 505,608
81 Foreign sales 4,431,005 4,953,680 1,023,640 417,547 431,416 443,634 459,776 455,929 512,759 510,881
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 258,745 233,224 4,327 32,244 24,162 27,765 21,255 1,369 7,993 -3,666
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,749,032 8,864,480 1,817,046 750,348 935,595 861,667 855,801 623,852 986,717 830,329
84 Foreign sales 5,490,287 8,631,256 1,812,719 718,104 911,433 833,902 834,546 622,483 978,724 833,995
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 203,063 127,014 -10,037 32,599 20,092 15,739 22,704 -7,709 -1,098 -8,939
 
86 Foreign countries 177,376 111,568 -9,638 30,728 20,751 15,067 23,256 -9,248 -667 -8,971
87 Europe 13,458 -99,434 -27,428 -249 20,128 -3,892 -460 -20,159 -15,660 -11,768
88 Euro Area5 -85,654 -67,765 -30,713 -6,504 4,048 -439 -3,458 3,188 -23,458 -7,255
89 United Kingdom 89,547 -38,311 -8,813 4,001 19,016 -2,215 -3,280 -22,576 -4,782 -4,031
90 Canada 45,514 28,883 14,182 -3,303 1,622 1,803 -3,790 584 7,418 6,764
91 Latin America -5,135 -270 -12,667 861 1,329 1,090 8,052 -3,709 -7,301 -5,366
92 Caribbean 46,818 171,286 17,737 20,679 -4,246 17,540 18,368 6,541 13,445 4,292
93 Asia 82,715 16,301 5,297 10,093 4,371 -275 2,767 5,817 2,876 2,421
94 Japan 45,180 18,314 -2,411 2,116 -1,705 1,921 1,755 4,212 -3,467 1,056
95 Africa -10,004 -17,794 -3,840 -115 -137 -779 -3,217 -326 812 -4,652
96 Other countries 4,010 12,596 -2,919 2,762 -2,316 -420 1,536 2,004 -2,257 -662
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,687 15,446 -399 1,871 -659 672 -552 1,539 -431 32
  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: April 27, 2018