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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: September 2009

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2007 2008 Jan.-Jul.2009/r Jan.2009 Feb.2009 Mar.2009 Apr.2009 May.2009 Jun.2009/r Jul.2009/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 10,639,315 11,990,535 3,857,373 507,335 491,529 620,646 550,925 563,801 574,371 548,766
2 Foreign sales 10,443,794 11,949,799 3,778,987 505,928 496,672 607,496 546,346 547,070 555,320 520,155
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 195,521 40,736 78,386 1,407 -5,143 13,150 4,579 16,731 19,051 28,611
 
4 Foreign countries 195,561 40,707 78,389 1,408 -5,139 13,149 4,581 16,729 19,050 28,611
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 15,107 23,362 9,444 962 134 729 922 -72 2,191 4,578
 
6 Europe 89,259 11,646 35,688 5,048 -4,517 5,586 1,131 4,979 7,044 16,417
7 Belgium -1,168 -1,042 1,174 379 203 221 183 91 -47 144
8 France 19,521 -7,187 1,542 -3,811 -5,047 2,101 -1,393 1,970 -302 8,024
9 Germany 600 -19,341 127 671 211 -417 -62 106 -290 -92
10 Ireland 28 838 13 -74 2 318 45 -53 -108 -117
11 Luxembourg -7,143 -7,648 -160 -134 -171 106 -422 272 -7 196
12 Netherlands 6,887 -1,469 1,118 331 772 72 -50 -1,207 590 610
13 Switzerland -2,977 5,404 6,418 1,046 935 95 548 1,522 1,483 789
14 United Kingdom 69,473 29,924 15,032 4,564 -1,576 1,530 537 1,008 4,299 4,670
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 877 574 244 1 69 136 41 14 -79 62
16 Canada 8,086 7,380 -2,852 -1,059 -2,701 -3,122 577 -1,258 3,114 1,597
17 Latin America 780 4,141 1,037 312 -8 -257 -506 623 912 -39
18 Caribbean 48,589 -43,466 16,927 -9,089 769 8,867 1,283 11,857 2,183 1,057
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 12,240 7,277 3,278 40 193 62 5 166 98 2,714
20 Other Asia 31,734 58,031 25,229 5,948 3,217 2,056 1,996 372 5,189 6,451
21 China, Mainland 3,993 -706 92 86 19 16 -11 90 -1 -107
22 Hong Kong 35,434 27,462 2,329 1,144 -110 -116 122 223 238 828
23 Japan -4,973 21,382 11,913 2,836 2,954 1,469 632 1,009 1,025 1,988
24 Africa -300 -4,642 -999 28 -993 -33 -9 -35 40 3
25 Other countries 5,173 340 81 180 -1,099 -10 104 25 470 411
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -40 29 -3 -1 -4 1 -2 2 1 0
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,050,451 2,588,397 682,568 105,082 119,101 91,200 104,037 90,765 99,122 73,261
28 Foreign sales 1,831,472 2,626,156 701,819 120,582 118,010 106,796 106,517 77,955 94,061 77,898
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 218,979 -37,759 -19,251 -15,500 1,091 -15,596 -2,480 12,810 5,061 -4,637
 
30 Foreign countries 218,600 -36,756 -18,225 -15,301 1,068 -15,508 -2,329 12,977 5,644 -4,776
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 119,057 -31,529 -31,041 -7,911 -3,476 -2,487 -3,516 -600 -5,867 -7,184
 
32 Europe 77,823 22,348 12,171 -2,647 1,588 -2,504 1,326 7,544 3,666 3,198
33 Belgium -1,808 -1,601 2,112 -190 -161 -88 -38 244 1,202 1,143
34 France 4,285 2,760 8,016 483 959 -354 1,291 2,601 1,015 2,022
35 Germany 219 -3,389 -1,013 -133 370 -191 -411 -316 -332 -1
36 Ireland 1,080 -3,400 -1,636 -429 -2,013 755 315 49 851 -1,163
37 Luxembourg -11,386 -26,743 5,360 209 -1,425 -507 247 1,126 1,423 4,287
38 Netherlands -631 -1,069 -513 9 -229 -195 32 4 -238 104
39 Switzerland -2,246 -1,949 -2,931 -650 -204 -220 -619 -4 -550 -684
40 United Kingdom 59,585 78,123 8,739 1,259 4,637 -987 978 4,986 541 -2,675
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 4,791 -1,561 87 22 104 3 36 -62 88 -104
42 Canada 2,968 5,446 1,094 -1,319 -677 800 2,007 -76 1,124 -765
43 Latin America 6,343 6,746 -7,740 -303 465 -249 -638 -2,097 -2,375 -2,543
44 Caribbean -8,869 -86,012 -21,927 -2,422 -391 -10,211 -7,319 287 2,491 -4,362
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 8,221 -14,468 2,315 304 -368 31 390 995 1,380 -417
46 Other Asia 131,563 32,424 -2,492 -8,514 1,029 -2,943 1,921 6,344 -738 409
47 China, Mainland 73,170 16,738 -10,715 -4,242 -587 -390 -946 -1,766 -621 -2,163
48 Hong Kong 30,604 24,541 5,412 430 1,009 1,086 1,109 1,025 856 -103
49 Japan 13,789 6,107 -7,157 -3,283 -2,207 -4,628 1,170 2,136 -2,852 2,507
50 Africa -403 -3,515 -1,936 -331 -648 -265 -232 -176 -119 -165
51 Other countries 954 275 290 -69 70 -167 216 156 215 -131
 
52 International and regional organzations2 379 -1,003 -1,026 -199 23 -88 -151 -167 -583 139
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,913,307 1,466,954 747,613 92,939 134,001 131,109 86,226 103,345 109,269 90,724
54 Foreign sales 1,519,952 1,373,467 766,792 101,219 130,670 124,440 95,953 102,418 110,308 101,784
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 393,355 93,487 -19,179 -8,280 3,331 6,669 -9,727 927 -1,039 -11,060
 
56 Foreign countries 392,108 92,873 -17,939 -8,330 4,280 6,575 -9,754 1,601 -1,209 -11,102
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 50,566 34,948 -1,447 343 242 -912 1,450 -936 -413 -1,221
 
58 Europe 207,482 -5,885 -28,384 -4,202 2,917 2,789 -10,164 -933 -5,941 -12,850
59 Belgium -7,413 -11,149 -8,077 -954 -1,271 -1,192 -2,192 -561 -1,127 -780
60 France 4,261 -1,991 -4,673 -882 -348 -1,272 -2,622 -398 -17 866
61 Germany 5,419 4,954 -944 311 -59 -322 113 -211 -990 214
62 Ireland 8,658 -15,326 -7,718 -846 -1,395 -1,329 -1,632 32 -1,113 -1,435
63 Luxembourg -14,650 -9,453 -1,174 -491 -771 -410 -203 388 401 -88
64 Netherlands -652 -364 -1,343 -546 129 -395 -445 4 -92 2
65 Switzerland 3,581 11,896 -827 731 -941 2,900 -863 -247 -1,776 -631
66 United Kingdom 208,956 31,882 -2,551 -1,040 7,498 5,577 -2,181 305 -1,121 -11,589
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -6,717 -12,555 -489 -145 -65 14 -140 -238 -98 183
68 Canada 12,274 7,196 6,594 2,207 1,314 2,415 442 1,205 -537 -452
69 Latin America 5,097 4,244 5,492 779 745 487 771 869 1,434 407
70 Caribbean 41,694 22,542 543 -4,971 -287 1,845 405 2,505 823 223
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,803 3,497 -2,695 -47 -21 -946 124 -740 -575 -490
72 Other Asia 116,187 61,141 2,669 -1,675 507 -581 -787 -181 3,314 2,072
73 China, Mainland 41,675 29,598 -2,514 84 -476 518 -1,754 -277 -296 -313
74 Hong Kong 12,780 7,006 3,250 1,465 179 1,068 108 162 205 63
75 Japan 39,565 22,256 613 -3,049 866 -1,720 330 -69 2,112 2,143
76 Africa -169 -186 402 -20 110 35 218 56 -19 22
77 Other countries 5,740 324 -2,560 -401 -1,005 531 -763 -1,180 292 -34
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,247 614 -1,240 50 -949 94 27 -674 170 42
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -95,300 20,089 -44,539 2,756 1,680 -507 -8,947 -11,189 -13,825 -14,507
80 Foreign purchases 5,215,764 5,430,972 1,743,093 233,221 210,043 250,246 248,276 253,856 291,345 256,106
81 Foreign sales 5,311,064 5,410,883 1,787,632 230,465 208,363 250,753 257,223 265,045 305,170 270,613
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -133,923 81,752 -92,699 -27,881 -463 -527 -13,805 -16,178 -19,597 -14,248
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,971,803 2,270,426 995,015 115,197 103,330 127,178 130,961 144,033 191,863 182,453
84 Foreign sales 3,105,726 2,188,674 1,087,714 143,078 103,793 127,705 144,766 160,211 211,460 196,701
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -229,223 101,841 -137,238 -25,125 1,217 -1,034 -22,752 -27,367 -33,422 -28,755
 
86 Foreign countries -245,152 90,306 -132,373 -25,656 -771 514 -18,152 -28,421 -31,879 -28,008
87 Europe -223,590 46,925 -62,227 -11,922 -1,084 858 -2,445 -20,403 -24,386 -2,845
88 Euro Area5 -67,450 13,312 -31,175 -16,492 1,017 -978 1,217 -10,022 -4,980 -937
89 United Kingdom -154,906 2,397 -24,252 780 3,799 2,727 -1,298 -14,327 -12,325 -3,608
90 Canada -10,935 3,137 -24,358 -330 773 -483 -4,383 -12,250 -2,522 -5,163
91 Latin America -7,948 19,939 -14,339 -1,436 2 241 715 -2,279 -2,748 -8,834
92 Caribbean -18,445 -38,011 -2,343 -7,566 -4,728 948 -972 2,076 5,696 2,203
93 Asia 27,066 79,515 -5,058 1,689 3,644 499 -6,326 3,025 -754 -6,835
94 Japan 4,032 18,372 3,446 4,081 1,339 1,080 -310 893 -3,514 -123
95 Africa 1,112 1,281 2,905 516 226 113 352 919 126 653
96 Other countries -12,412 -22,480 -26,953 -6,607 396 -1,662 -5,093 491 -7,291 -7,187
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,929 11,535 -4,865 531 1,988 -1,548 -4,600 1,054 -1,543 -747
  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: September 25, 2009