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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2009

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2007 2008 Jan.-Mar.2009 Sep.2008 Oct.2008 Nov.2008 Dec.2008 Jan.2009 Feb.2009 Mar.2009/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 10,639,315 11,990,535 1,619,510 1,168,886 1,019,890 634,851 561,120 507,335 491,529 620,646
2 Foreign sales 10,443,794 11,949,799 1,610,096 1,157,374 1,026,102 630,421 557,248 505,928 496,672 607,496
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 195,521 40,736 9,414 11,512 -6,212 4,430 3,872 1,407 -5,143 13,150
 
4 Foreign countries 195,561 40,707 9,418 11,514 -6,213 4,431 3,873 1,408 -5,139 13,149
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 15,107 23,362 1,828 48 -135 1,633 2,635 962 134 732
 
6 Europe 89,259 11,646 6,117 -2,952 -15,877 13,088 -743 5,048 -4,517 5,586
7 Belgium -1,168 -1,042 803 -489 -46 149 -114 379 203 221
8 France 19,521 -7,187 -6,757 -6,787 -2,767 6,111 -5,238 -3,811 -5,047 2,101
9 Germany 600 -19,341 465 -703 -2,113 -259 102 671 211 -417
10 Ireland 28 838 246 -561 -244 200 280 -74 2 318
11 Luxembourg -7,143 -7,648 -199 -1,365 -975 -624 -53 -134 -171 106
12 Netherlands 6,887 -1,469 1,175 -856 -1,586 -199 -408 331 772 72
13 Switzerland -2,977 5,404 2,076 -673 176 1,063 967 1,046 935 95
14 United Kingdom 69,473 29,924 4,518 9,712 -6,673 6,583 4,950 4,564 -1,576 1,530
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 877 574 206 745 -728 -49 226 1 69 136
16 Canada 8,086 7,380 -6,882 696 -73 451 313 -1,059 -2,701 -3,122
17 Latin America 780 4,141 47 656 -1,181 -19 396 312 -8 -257
18 Caribbean 48,589 -43,466 547 13,653 4,760 -15,950 -3,130 -9,089 769 8,867
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 12,240 7,277 295 -155 -68 -19 157 40 193 62
20 Other Asia 31,734 58,031 11,221 -242 7,373 7,218 6,871 5,948 3,217 2,056
21 China, Mainland 3,993 -706 121 49 13 71 184 86 19 16
22 Hong Kong 35,434 27,462 918 1,803 2,255 271 479 1,144 -110 -116
23 Japan -4,973 21,382 7,259 720 4,615 4,338 3,738 2,836 2,954 1,469
24 Africa -300 -4,642 -998 -85 80 -8 -37 28 -993 -33
25 Other countries 5,173 340 -929 -57 -1,227 -330 46 180 -1,099 -10
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -40 29 -4 -2 1 -1 -1 -1 -4 1
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,050,451 2,588,397 315,383 190,617 201,719 140,861 112,314 105,082 119,101 91,200
28 Foreign sales 1,831,472 2,626,156 345,388 184,445 251,935 163,353 149,758 120,582 118,010 106,796
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 218,979 -37,759 -30,005 6,172 -50,216 -22,492 -37,444 -15,500 1,091 -15,596
 
30 Foreign countries 218,600 -36,756 -29,741 6,505 -50,169 -22,370 -37,147 -15,301 1,068 -15,508
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 119,057 -31,529 -13,874 -8,677 -16,747 -11,641 -12,858 -7,911 -3,476 -2,487
 
32 Europe 77,823 22,348 -3,563 226 -11,537 -6,372 -27,474 -2,647 1,588 -2,504
33 Belgium -1,808 -1,601 -439 -76 -70 -130 -141 -190 -161 -88
34 France 4,285 2,760 1,087 -2,102 -1,420 1,042 -1,946 483 959 -354
35 Germany 219 -3,389 46 -1,159 396 -222 -18 -133 370 -191
36 Ireland 1,080 -3,400 -1,687 -859 -775 -983 -1,491 -429 -2,013 755
37 Luxembourg -11,386 -26,743 -1,723 -1,280 -361 -512 -190 209 -1,425 -507
38 Netherlands -631 -1,069 -416 239 39 136 -230 9 -229 -195
39 Switzerland -2,246 -1,949 -1,074 176 -364 -274 -188 -650 -204 -220
40 United Kingdom 59,585 78,123 4,909 4,694 -5,756 115 -13,339 1,259 4,637 -987
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 4,791 -1,561 129 -7 -134 6 -51 22 104 3
42 Canada 2,968 5,446 -1,196 -572 -126 -1,009 515 -1,319 -677 800
43 Latin America 6,343 6,746 -87 3,244 614 -202 35 -303 465 -249
44 Caribbean -8,869 -86,012 -13,024 15,663 -22,466 -8,801 -4,512 -2,422 -391 -10,211
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 8,221 -14,468 -33 -1,490 -552 14 -511 304 -368 31
46 Other Asia 131,563 32,424 -10,428 -10,628 -15,902 -5,691 -4,714 -8,514 1,029 -2,943
47 China, Mainland 73,170 16,738 -5,219 -7,730 -4,863 -3,087 -2,468 -4,242 -587 -390
48 Hong Kong 30,604 24,541 2,525 -195 -155 269 1,261 430 1,009 1,086
49 Japan 13,789 6,107 -10,118 -1,281 -2,136 -2,069 -4,562 -3,283 -2,207 -4,628
50 Africa -403 -3,515 -1,244 60 100 -226 -434 -331 -648 -265
51 Other countries 954 275 -166 2 -300 -83 -52 -69 70 -167
 
52 International and regional organzations2 379 -1,003 -264 -333 -47 -122 -297 -199 23 -88
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,913,307 1,466,954 354,921 93,859 91,136 81,420 139,166 92,939 134,001 127,981
54 Foreign sales 1,519,952 1,373,467 356,329 102,298 104,200 97,626 98,202 101,219 130,670 124,440
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 393,355 93,487 -1,408 -8,439 -13,064 -16,206 40,964 -8,280 3,331 3,541
 
56 Foreign countries 392,108 92,873 -603 -8,368 -13,056 -16,226 40,229 -8,330 4,280 3,447
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 50,566 34,948 -327 -1,150 739 -929 3,529 343 242 -912
 
58 Europe 207,482 -5,885 -1,624 -4,383 -7,472 -21,446 32,263 -4,202 2,917 -339
59 Belgium -7,413 -11,149 -3,417 -495 -1,714 -457 -1,013 -954 -1,271 -1,192
60 France 4,261 -1,991 -2,502 -188 -346 -54 1,353 -882 -348 -1,272
61 Germany 5,419 4,954 -70 -832 -506 -643 247 311 -59 -322
62 Ireland 8,658 -15,326 -3,570 -2,268 -2,680 -2,974 -1,257 -846 -1,395 -1,329
63 Luxembourg -14,650 -9,453 -1,672 -1,621 -901 -852 -894 -491 -771 -410
64 Netherlands -652 -364 -812 -385 32 869 -139 -546 129 -395
65 Switzerland 3,581 11,896 2,256 -455 -18 -23 11,312 731 -941 2,466
66 United Kingdom 208,956 31,882 9,341 2,902 -15 -16,250 22,969 -1,040 7,498 2,883
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -6,717 -12,555 -196 -654 -639 -110 -110 -145 -65 14
68 Canada 12,274 7,196 5,936 77 750 1,393 206 2,207 1,314 2,415
69 Latin America 5,097 4,244 2,011 27 -165 103 2,225 779 745 487
70 Caribbean 41,694 22,542 -3,413 -433 -4,768 5,682 1,243 -4,971 -287 1,845
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,803 3,497 -1,014 92 -104 -435 -589 -47 -21 -946
72 Other Asia 116,187 61,141 -1,749 -3,645 -1,376 -1,378 4,203 -1,675 507 -581
73 China, Mainland 41,675 29,598 126 -2,599 1,491 166 1,522 84 -476 518
74 Hong Kong 12,780 7,006 2,712 -347 -185 -10 1,894 1,465 179 1,068
75 Japan 39,565 22,256 -3,903 -529 -390 -683 -49 -3,049 866 -1,720
76 Africa -169 -186 125 -90 98 5 -1 -20 110 35
77 Other countries 5,740 324 -875 -13 -19 -150 679 -401 -1,005 531
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,247 614 -805 -71 -8 20 735 50 -949 94
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -95,300 20,089 4,173 -2,472 21,695 21,313 80 2,756 1,680 -263
80 Foreign purchases 5,215,764 5,430,972 693,753 482,935 468,005 288,690 248,822 233,221 210,043 250,489
81 Foreign sales 5,311,064 5,410,883 689,580 485,407 446,310 267,377 248,742 230,465 208,363 250,752
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -133,923 81,752 -28,639 37,576 14,835 12,938 12,174 -27,881 -463 -295
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,971,803 2,270,426 345,913 227,068 177,827 123,475 105,233 115,197 103,330 127,386
84 Foreign sales 3,105,726 2,188,674 374,552 189,492 162,992 110,537 93,059 143,078 103,793 127,681
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -229,223 101,841 -24,466 35,104 36,530 34,251 12,254 -25,125 1,217 -558
 
86 Foreign countries -245,152 90,306 -25,437 34,154 36,149 32,716 11,701 -25,656 -771 990
87 Europe -223,590 46,925 -11,918 33,674 25,093 14,149 8,937 -11,922 -1,084 1,088
88 Euro Area5 -67,450 13,312 -16,455 14,327 59 5,448 1,156 -16,492 1,017 -980
89 United Kingdom -154,906 2,397 7,519 8,654 19,978 5,208 3,860 780 3,799 2,940
90 Canada -10,935 3,137 -28 2,284 -1,825 6,346 2,082 -330 773 -471
91 Latin America -7,948 19,939 -1,174 1,019 3,842 2,246 75 -1,436 2 260
92 Caribbean -18,445 -38,011 -11,346 -8,620 407 4,156 -4,061 -7,566 -4,728 948
93 Asia 27,066 79,515 6,024 2,627 5,984 5,273 7,038 1,689 3,644 691
94 Japan 4,032 18,372 6,612 -1,350 -1,310 1,672 5,201 4,081 1,339 1,192
95 Africa 1,112 1,281 862 185 702 147 -135 516 226 120
96 Other countries -12,412 -22,480 -7,857 2,985 1,946 399 -2,235 -6,607 396 -1,646
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,929 11,535 971 950 381 1,535 553 531 1,988 -1,548
  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: May 29, 2009