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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2009

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2007 2008 Jan.-Jan.2009 Jul.2008 Aug.2008 Sep.2008 Oct.2008 Nov.2008 Dec.2008 Jan.2009/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 10,639,315 11,990,577 507,334 1,273,558 905,531 1,168,913 1,019,895 634,856 561,125 507,334
2 Foreign sales 10,443,794 11,949,831 505,922 1,279,336 906,513 1,157,394 1,026,106 630,425 557,252 505,922
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 195,521 40,746 1,412 -5,778 -982 11,519 -6,211 4,431 3,873 1,412
 
4 Foreign countries 195,561 40,717 1,413 -5,783 -987 11,521 -6,212 4,432 3,874 1,413
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 15,107 23,362 962 1,069 -1,415 48 -135 1,633 2,635 962
 
6 Europe 89,259 11,649 5,060 5,328 5,197 -2,949 -15,877 13,088 -743 5,060
7 Belgium -1,168 -1,042 379 -62 68 -489 -46 149 -114 379
8 France 19,521 -7,187 -3,811 3,806 -1,161 -6,787 -2,767 6,111 -5,238 -3,811
9 Germany 600 -19,341 671 -128 1,533 -703 -2,113 -259 102 671
10 Ireland 28 838 -74 182 210 -561 -244 200 280 -74
11 Luxembourg -7,143 -7,648 -134 -927 -317 -1,365 -975 -624 -53 -134
12 Netherlands 6,887 -1,469 340 -859 -1,403 -856 -1,586 -199 -408 340
13 Switzerland -2,977 5,404 1,049 -313 -1,388 -673 176 1,063 967 1,049
14 United Kingdom 69,473 29,927 4,564 2,590 5,241 9,715 -6,673 6,583 4,950 4,564
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 877 574 1 -185 652 745 -728 -49 226 1
16 Canada 8,086 7,381 -1,059 -1,698 1,836 697 -73 451 313 -1,059
17 Latin America 780 4,141 312 970 689 656 -1,181 -19 396 312
18 Caribbean 48,589 -43,460 -9,098 -4,844 -5,212 13,656 4,761 -15,949 -3,129 -9,098
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 12,240 7,277 40 187 -396 -155 -68 -19 157 40
20 Other Asia 31,734 58,031 5,948 -4,995 -1,818 -242 7,373 7,218 6,871 5,948
21 China, Mainland 3,993 -706 86 -736 -37 49 13 71 184 86
22 Hong Kong 35,434 27,462 1,144 -127 592 1,803 2,255 271 479 1,144
23 Japan -4,973 21,382 2,836 920 132 720 4,615 4,338 3,738 2,836
24 Africa -300 -4,642 28 -814 -920 -85 80 -8 -37 28
25 Other countries 5,173 340 182 83 -363 -57 -1,227 -330 46 182
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -40 29 -1 5 5 -2 1 -1 -1 -1
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,050,451 2,588,748 105,082 173,505 155,794 190,743 201,794 140,936 112,389 105,082
28 Foreign sales 1,831,472 2,626,499 127,536 215,571 179,983 184,572 252,007 163,425 149,830 127,536
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 218,979 -37,751 -22,454 -42,066 -24,189 6,171 -50,213 -22,489 -37,441 -22,454
 
30 Foreign countries 218,600 -36,748 -22,255 -42,008 -24,391 6,504 -50,166 -22,367 -37,144 -22,255
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 119,057 -31,529 -7,911 -16,160 -13,146 -8,677 -16,747 -11,641 -12,858 -7,911
 
32 Europe 77,823 22,349 -2,647 -9,564 -4,827 227 -11,537 -6,372 -27,474 -2,647
33 Belgium -1,808 -1,601 -190 52 41 -76 -70 -130 -141 -190
34 France 4,285 2,760 483 -1,824 204 -2,102 -1,420 1,042 -1,946 483
35 Germany 219 -3,389 -133 718 -1,221 -1,159 396 -222 -18 -133
36 Ireland 1,080 -3,400 -429 -862 -909 -859 -775 -983 -1,491 -429
37 Luxembourg -11,386 -26,743 209 -3,548 -3,444 -1,280 -361 -512 -190 209
38 Netherlands -631 -1,069 9 -125 210 239 39 136 -230 9
39 Switzerland -2,246 -1,949 -650 -230 -58 176 -364 -274 -188 -650
40 United Kingdom 59,585 78,124 1,259 -2,097 2,707 4,695 -5,756 115 -13,339 1,259
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 4,791 -1,561 22 -79 17 -7 -134 6 -51 22
42 Canada 2,968 5,443 -1,300 156 -1,654 -575 -126 -1,009 515 -1,300
43 Latin America 6,343 6,746 -303 -2,800 25 3,244 614 -202 35 -303
44 Caribbean -8,869 -86,002 -9,586 -12,382 -2,131 15,664 -22,463 -8,798 -4,509 -9,586
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 8,221 -14,468 304 -3,371 -3,037 -1,490 -552 14 -511 304
46 Other Asia 131,563 32,424 -8,323 -12,759 -11,901 -10,628 -15,902 -5,691 -4,714 -8,323
47 China, Mainland 73,170 16,738 -4,242 -3,537 -7,154 -7,730 -4,863 -3,087 -2,468 -4,242
48 Hong Kong 30,604 24,541 430 1,173 138 -195 -155 269 1,261 430
49 Japan 13,789 6,107 -3,092 -5,652 -2,913 -1,281 -2,136 -2,069 -4,562 -3,092
50 Africa -403 -3,515 -331 -667 -555 60 100 -226 -434 -331
51 Other countries 954 275 -69 -621 -311 2 -300 -83 -52 -69
 
52 International and regional organzations2 379 -1,003 -199 -58 202 -333 -47 -122 -297 -199
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,913,307 1,466,955 92,939 97,810 80,587 93,860 91,136 81,420 139,166 92,939
54 Foreign sales 1,519,952 1,373,467 101,355 101,948 93,717 102,298 104,200 97,626 98,202 101,355
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 393,355 93,488 -8,416 -4,138 -13,130 -8,438 -13,064 -16,206 40,964 -8,416
 
56 Foreign countries 392,108 92,874 -8,466 -4,128 -13,077 -8,367 -13,056 -16,226 40,229 -8,466
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 50,566 34,948 343 172 -510 -1,150 739 -929 3,529 343
 
58 Europe 207,482 -5,884 -4,212 -4,567 -11,574 -4,382 -7,472 -21,446 32,263 -4,212
59 Belgium -7,413 -11,149 -954 -130 -1,361 -495 -1,714 -457 -1,013 -954
60 France 4,261 -1,991 -882 -353 -1,003 -188 -346 -54 1,353 -882
61 Germany 5,419 4,954 311 -120 -778 -832 -506 -643 247 311
62 Ireland 8,658 -15,326 -855 -2,532 -1,774 -2,268 -2,680 -2,974 -1,257 -855
63 Luxembourg -14,650 -9,453 -491 -648 -2,863 -1,621 -901 -852 -894 -491
64 Netherlands -652 -364 -546 -106 -349 -385 32 869 -139 -546
65 Switzerland 3,581 11,896 731 -62 343 -455 -18 -23 11,312 731
66 United Kingdom 208,956 31,883 -1,041 49 -2,634 2,903 -15 -16,250 22,969 -1,041
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -6,717 -12,555 -145 -84 -520 -654 -639 -110 -110 -145
68 Canada 12,274 7,196 2,207 16 236 77 750 1,393 206 2,207
69 Latin America 5,097 4,244 779 -21 254 27 -165 103 2,225 779
70 Caribbean 41,694 22,542 -5,095 -3,203 -3,721 -433 -4,768 5,682 1,243 -5,095
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,803 3,497 -47 786 628 92 -104 -435 -589 -47
72 Other Asia 116,187 61,141 -1,677 4,378 1,177 -3,645 -1,376 -1,378 4,203 -1,677
73 China, Mainland 41,675 29,598 84 1,567 -778 -2,599 1,491 166 1,522 84
74 Hong Kong 12,780 7,006 1,465 656 199 -347 -185 -10 1,894 1,465
75 Japan 39,565 22,256 -3,049 3,573 1,711 -529 -390 -683 -49 -3,049
76 Africa -169 -186 -20 -48 -116 -90 98 5 -1 -20
77 Other countries 5,740 324 -401 -1,469 39 -13 -19 -150 679 -401
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,247 614 50 -10 -53 -71 -8 20 735 50
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -95,300 20,059 3,738 16,894 2,851 -2,478 21,687 21,305 72 3,738
80 Foreign purchases 5,215,764 5,430,993 228,596 560,901 428,218 482,944 468,009 288,694 248,826 228,596
81 Foreign sales 5,311,064 5,410,934 224,858 544,007 425,367 485,422 446,322 267,389 248,754 224,858
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -133,923 82,200 -27,961 15,462 17,366 37,810 14,835 13,167 12,261 -27,961
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,971,803 2,266,704 114,975 158,503 157,238 227,068 177,827 123,475 105,233 114,975
84 Foreign sales 3,105,726 2,184,504 142,936 143,041 139,872 189,258 162,992 110,308 92,972 142,936
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -229,223 102,259 -24,223 32,356 20,217 35,332 36,522 34,472 12,333 -24,223
 
86 Foreign countries -245,152 90,724 -24,754 32,342 17,750 34,382 36,141 32,937 11,780 -24,754
87 Europe -223,590 47,166 -11,365 10,287 23,181 33,673 25,093 14,378 9,024 -11,365
88 Euro Area5 -67,450 14,019 -16,006 15,794 8,768 14,325 59 5,677 1,156 -16,006
89 United Kingdom -154,906 1,931 721 -2,470 11,140 8,655 19,978 5,208 3,947 721
90 Canada -10,935 3,134 -211 1,444 1,734 2,284 -1,826 6,345 2,081 -211
91 Latin America -7,948 19,939 -1,434 477 -1,133 1,019 3,842 2,246 75 -1,434
92 Caribbean -18,445 -38,037 -7,566 2,253 -13,624 -8,625 400 4,149 -4,068 -7,566
93 Asia 27,066 79,721 1,973 16,754 5,977 2,861 5,984 5,273 7,038 1,973
94 Japan 4,032 18,578 4,366 8,144 591 -1,116 -1,310 1,672 5,201 4,366
95 Africa 1,112 1,281 511 296 601 185 702 147 -135 511
96 Other countries -12,412 -22,480 -6,662 831 1,014 2,985 1,946 399 -2,235 -6,662
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,929 11,535 531 14 2,467 950 381 1,535 553 531
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).  Return to table
  2. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.  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. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.  Return to table
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Last update: March 27, 2009