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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: July 2010

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009 Jan.-May.2010/r Nov.2009 Dec.2009 Jan.2010 Feb.2010 Mar.2010/r Apr.2010/r May.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,037,928 6,655,532 2,999,856 551,815 557,487 543,339 558,909 578,940 585,212 733,456
2 Foreign sales 11,993,132 6,502,696 2,961,275 542,153 537,340 538,859 545,995 566,918 575,615 733,888
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 44,796 152,836 38,581 9,662 20,147 4,480 12,914 12,022 9,597 -432
 
4 Foreign countries 44,767 152,833 38,585 9,660 20,145 4,484 12,912 12,022 9,599 -432
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -795 -31 1,306 -1,186 354 326 667 -956
 
6 Europe 11,630 68,425 2,309 6,865 854 -2,257 2,770 2,151 168 -523
7 Belgium -1,197 2,468 -166 170 108 -169 -93 143 352 -399
8 France -7,223 174 3,067 4,176 -6,712 -1,278 3,601 4,308 -2,113 -1,451
9 Germany -19,550 767 1,441 480 -289 361 478 1,563 307 -1,268
10 Ireland 816 1,611 45 195 142 -47 131 149 100 -288
11 Luxembourg -7,704 1,940 749 333 38 455 -62 112 208 36
12 Netherlands -1,694 3,285 -2,602 654 939 -3,873 200 114 -540 1,497
13 Switzerland 5,489 8,665 637 137 40 407 394 -660 992 -496
14 United Kingdom 30,859 33,781 -4,401 -335 5,279 -296 -2,594 -1,735 -228 452
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 595 1,132 868 422 119 297 71 96 215 189
16 Canada 7,213 -1,555 992 -489 803 1,569 2,073 -872 -78 -1,700
17 Latin America 3,990 5,503 3,154 282 2,524 466 376 818 896 598
18 Caribbean -42,844 35,505 20,524 -481 11,095 4,853 5,221 6,201 5,903 -1,654
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,131 3,531 721 125 -74 -13 329 408 -107 104
20 Other Asia 62,151 39,265 10,020 2,746 4,451 -486 1,772 3,044 2,648 3,042
21 China, Mainland -658 4,028 3,017 393 1,366 542 47 160 718 1,550
22 Hong Kong 27,403 6,335 3,756 1,794 1,450 468 909 1,048 220 1,111
23 Japan 22,950 13,754 1,240 71 -79 -431 608 -13 -624 1,700
24 Africa -4,622 -689 -199 108 146 -95 -31 -75 -46 48
25 Other countries 118 2,848 1,064 504 346 447 402 347 215 -347
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -4 2 2 -4 2 0 -2 0
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,590,262 1,043,178 362,170 66,894 61,619 55,877 64,358 80,850 76,190 84,895
28 Foreign sales 2,628,926 1,054,671 301,183 60,986 61,570 60,918 61,988 58,918 61,896 57,463
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -38,664 -11,493 60,987 5,908 49 -5,041 2,370 21,932 14,294 27,432
 
30 Foreign countries -37,661 -9,870 62,454 6,050 130 -4,834 3,271 21,985 14,435 27,597
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,288 -42,906 2,402 2,433 -2,961 -3,825 -2,366 2,571 2,640 3,382
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 19,141 1,274 442 -1,770 -301 6,548 4,268 10,396
33 Belgium -1,709 2,379 1,640 209 285 268 512 531 297 31
34 France 2,737 12,963 3,509 362 -42 1,467 -600 742 1,071 829
35 Germany -3,391 -838 102 -61 53 -44 89 11 -146 192
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -2,238 -9 -827 -587 -630 -531 -376 -113
37 Luxembourg -27,044 6,679 -1,051 1,071 671 -1,344 -1,726 668 1,470 -118
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 295 -89 -52 2 -18 280 -7 38
39 Switzerland -2,010 -4,580 -1,537 -572 -118 -451 -500 -244 -337 -5
40 United Kingdom 77,597 20,291 20,172 698 2,716 90 2,819 5,398 2,254 9,611
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 -167 110 -5 -133 -40 100 -96 2
42 Canada 5,453 2,212 2,805 194 -363 -914 1,854 443 360 1,062
43 Latin America 6,913 -10,914 4,178 -284 161 90 623 1,341 877 1,247
44 Caribbean -86,152 -20,420 2,376 487 1,035 1,968 -1,372 2,161 -1,782 1,401
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,469 1,483 -1,933 38 -1,898 -1,404 -243 -208 150 -228
46 Other Asia 32,346 -3,605 37,108 4,510 1,369 -2,302 2,872 11,826 10,646 14,066
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 2,982 -3,430 -2,796 -1,785 -2,231 397 1,832 4,769
48 Hong Kong 24,526 10,242 3,024 1,674 1,256 326 -190 2,359 -225 754
49 Japan 6,201 -13,462 26,484 1,960 720 592 5,180 8,137 6,969 5,606
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -606 -80 -185 -226 -111 -194 -23 -52
51 Other countries 250 132 -615 -89 -431 -276 -51 68 -61 -295
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,467 -142 -81 -207 -901 -53 -141 -165
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,469 1,189,503 391,599 82,303 77,468 66,598 63,754 103,042 87,027 71,178
54 Foreign sales 1,373,592 1,230,248 411,069 86,867 85,411 91,196 75,770 87,030 76,942 80,131
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 93,877 -40,745 -19,470 -4,564 -7,943 -24,598 -12,016 16,012 10,085 -8,953
 
56 Foreign countries 93,263 -39,633 -18,936 -4,509 -7,930 -24,034 -12,022 15,860 10,124 -8,864
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 34,708 -2,325 777 -290 -704 261 -275 1,551 -316 -444
 
58 Europe -5,429 -52,417 -21,739 -6,192 -7,094 -13,072 -12,933 5,293 6,122 -7,149
59 Belgium -11,045 -13,807 -5,722 -1,161 -726 -1,689 -1,115 -1,641 -94 -1,183
60 France -2,006 -3,897 -395 -201 305 63 67 250 51 -826
61 Germany 5,384 -1,653 -1,227 -727 -9 -322 -508 -514 24 93
62 Ireland -15,311 -12,045 -2,432 -297 -682 -1,287 -1,084 -296 -179 414
63 Luxembourg -9,320 -2,710 15 100 -365 61 -214 302 452 -586
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -543 425 -332 25 -236 -96 57 -293
65 Switzerland 11,889 -1,540 341 -419 -389 -150 30 1,201 -530 -210
66 United Kingdom 31,631 -12,277 -7,483 -3,218 -4,491 -7,172 -9,558 5,874 6,815 -3,442
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,560 -326 -515 148 79 -322 -99 1 -94 -1
68 Canada 7,202 6,772 -684 319 -72 -1,491 -179 1,383 -192 -205
69 Latin America 4,267 7,531 1,507 -70 319 79 563 400 269 196
70 Caribbean 22,581 2,829 -37 1,184 -324 -7,261 1,621 4,624 3,606 -2,627
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -2,289 -403 -352 -926 -473 -522 -169 -199
72 Other Asia 60,955 -1,195 3,461 619 -2,630 -1,861 -471 3,520 1,356 917
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -270 -146 -797 -189 -39 -134 116 -24
74 Hong Kong 7,017 2,867 -1,587 13 43 -1,138 -483 244 -344 134
75 Japan 22,026 -1,598 142 -68 -1,593 -1,583 -544 782 813 674
76 Africa -151 419 -16 -23 13 19 65 -41 -54 -5
77 Other countries 326 469 861 57 2,210 479 -215 1,203 -814 208
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -534 -55 -13 -564 6 152 -39 -89
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,246 -59,323 -32,853 2,583 -1,511 -5,098 -1,335 -2,803 -13,576 -10,041
80 Foreign purchases 5,443,267 3,170,194 1,515,588 283,529 270,790 282,040 266,594 305,129 309,184 352,641
81 Foreign sales 5,423,021 3,229,517 1,548,441 280,946 272,301 287,138 267,929 307,932 322,760 362,682
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 53,942 -138,249 -36,294 -5,106 -17,389 -16,066 -2,894 -14,554 -15,266 12,486
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,271,636 1,952,116 1,850,148 198,859 182,224 307,935 352,291 465,383 403,178 321,361
84 Foreign sales 2,217,694 2,090,365 1,886,442 203,965 199,613 324,001 355,185 479,937 418,444 308,875
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 74,188 -197,572 -69,147 -2,523 -18,900 -21,164 -4,229 -17,357 -28,842 2,445
 
86 Foreign countries 62,653 -194,191 -79,542 -3,128 -19,776 -23,130 -10,662 -19,477 -29,808 3,535
87 Europe 40,458 -75,259 -19,554 959 -6,605 -15,629 -1,539 -5,639 -9,140 12,393
88 Euro Area5 5,952 -47,434 -44,314 320 -9,067 -16,427 -3,857 -4,466 -15,720 -3,844
89 United Kingdom 2,786 -22,322 23,243 2,292 -976 -948 5,757 2,267 3,774 12,393
90 Canada 2,905 -41,683 -22,197 -3,672 -3,719 -416 -1,708 -4,903 -8,855 -6,315
91 Latin America 20,080 -32,514 -9,575 -4,783 -1,342 -78 1,866 -6,329 -7,176 2,142
92 Caribbean -59,004 12,147 -8,409 7,266 2,040 2,311 -5,214 886 613 -7,005
93 Asia 79,477 -2,693 -7,447 3,081 -1,441 -2,620 -2,274 1,444 -3,031 -966
94 Japan 18,431 1,871 -8,868 956 -1,909 -7,736 -1,369 -197 -325 759
95 Africa 1,281 3,389 973 173 -354 441 -115 -1,688 197 2,138
96 Other countries -22,544 -57,578 -13,333 -6,152 -8,355 -7,139 -1,678 -3,248 -2,416 1,148
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 10,395 605 876 1,966 6,433 2,120 966 -1,090
  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: July 30, 2010