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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: August 2010

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009 Jan.-Jun.2010/r Dec.2009 Jan.2010 Feb.2010 Mar.2010 Apr.2010 May.2010/r Jun.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,037,928 6,655,532 3,594,251 557,487 543,339 558,909 578,940 585,212 734,953 592,898
2 Foreign sales 11,993,132 6,502,696 3,559,808 537,340 538,859 545,995 566,918 575,615 735,420 597,001
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 44,796 152,836 34,443 20,147 4,480 12,914 12,022 9,597 -467 -4,103
 
4 Foreign countries 44,767 152,833 34,455 20,145 4,484 12,912 12,022 9,599 -467 -4,095
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -365 1,306 -1,186 354 326 667 -956 430
 
6 Europe 11,630 68,425 -357 854 -2,257 2,770 2,151 168 -558 -2,631
7 Belgium -1,197 2,468 -151 108 -169 -93 143 352 -399 15
8 France -7,223 174 -2,142 -6,712 -1,278 3,601 4,308 -2,113 -1,451 -5,209
9 Germany -19,550 767 1,607 -289 361 478 1,563 307 -1,268 166
10 Ireland 816 1,611 36 142 -47 131 149 100 -288 -9
11 Luxembourg -7,704 1,940 831 38 455 -62 112 208 36 82
12 Netherlands -1,694 3,285 -2,533 939 -3,873 200 114 -540 1,497 69
13 Switzerland 5,489 8,665 1,176 40 407 394 -660 992 -496 539
14 United Kingdom 30,859 33,781 -3,300 5,279 -296 -2,594 -1,735 -228 452 1,101
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 595 1,132 788 119 297 71 96 215 154 -45
16 Canada 7,213 -1,555 1,458 803 1,569 2,073 -872 -78 -1,700 466
17 Latin America 3,990 5,503 3,917 2,524 466 376 818 896 598 763
18 Caribbean -42,844 35,505 12,965 11,095 4,853 5,221 6,201 5,903 -1,654 -7,559
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,131 3,531 1,166 -74 -13 329 408 -107 104 445
20 Other Asia 62,151 39,265 14,251 4,451 -486 1,772 3,044 2,648 3,042 4,231
21 China, Mainland -658 4,028 3,504 1,366 542 47 160 718 1,550 487
22 Hong Kong 27,403 6,335 4,964 1,450 468 909 1,048 220 1,111 1,208
23 Japan 22,950 13,754 3,038 -79 -431 608 -13 -624 1,700 1,798
24 Africa -4,622 -689 -161 146 -95 -31 -75 -46 48 38
25 Other countries 118 2,848 1,216 346 447 402 347 215 -347 152
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -12 2 -4 2 0 -2 0 -8
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,590,262 1,043,178 462,383 61,619 55,877 64,358 80,850 76,190 84,895 100,213
28 Foreign sales 2,628,926 1,054,671 383,157 61,570 60,918 61,988 58,918 61,896 57,463 81,974
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -38,664 -11,493 79,226 49 -5,041 2,370 21,932 14,294 27,432 18,239
 
30 Foreign countries -37,661 -9,870 80,748 130 -4,834 3,271 21,985 14,435 27,597 18,294
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,288 -42,906 7,259 -2,961 -3,825 -2,366 2,571 2,640 3,382 4,857
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 22,863 442 -1,770 -301 6,548 4,268 10,396 3,722
33 Belgium -1,709 2,379 1,690 285 268 512 531 297 31 50
34 France 2,737 12,963 5,719 -42 1,467 -600 742 1,071 829 2,210
35 Germany -3,391 -838 266 53 -44 89 11 -146 192 164
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -2,028 -827 -587 -630 -531 -376 -113 210
37 Luxembourg -27,044 6,679 -850 671 -1,344 -1,726 668 1,470 -118 201
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 183 -52 2 -18 280 -7 38 -111
39 Switzerland -2,010 -4,580 -1,760 -118 -451 -500 -244 -337 -5 -223
40 United Kingdom 77,597 20,291 22,055 2,716 90 2,819 5,398 2,254 9,611 1,883
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 -274 -5 -133 -40 100 -96 2 -107
42 Canada 5,453 2,212 4,618 -363 -914 1,854 443 360 1,062 1,813
43 Latin America 6,913 -10,914 4,012 161 90 623 1,341 877 1,247 -166
44 Caribbean -86,152 -20,420 3,188 1,035 1,968 -1,372 2,161 -1,782 1,401 812
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,469 1,483 -1,792 -1,898 -1,404 -243 -208 150 -228 141
46 Other Asia 32,346 -3,605 49,121 1,369 -2,302 2,872 11,826 10,646 14,066 12,013
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 8,569 -2,796 -1,785 -2,231 397 1,832 4,769 5,587
48 Hong Kong 24,526 10,242 3,567 1,256 326 -190 2,359 -225 754 543
49 Japan 6,201 -13,462 32,219 720 592 5,180 8,137 6,969 5,606 5,735
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -733 -185 -226 -111 -194 -23 -52 -127
51 Other countries 250 132 -529 -431 -276 -51 68 -61 -295 86
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,522 -81 -207 -901 -53 -141 -165 -55
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,469 1,189,503 461,461 77,468 66,598 63,754 103,042 87,027 71,203 69,837
54 Foreign sales 1,373,592 1,230,248 494,408 85,411 91,196 75,770 87,030 76,942 80,169 83,301
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 93,877 -40,745 -32,947 -7,943 -24,598 -12,016 16,012 10,085 -8,966 -13,464
 
56 Foreign countries 93,263 -39,633 -31,678 -7,930 -24,034 -12,022 15,860 10,124 -8,877 -12,729
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 34,708 -2,325 746 -704 261 -275 1,551 -316 -444 -31
 
58 Europe -5,429 -52,417 -33,460 -7,094 -13,072 -12,933 5,293 6,122 -7,162 -11,708
59 Belgium -11,045 -13,807 -8,971 -726 -1,689 -1,115 -1,641 -94 -1,183 -3,249
60 France -2,006 -3,897 -662 305 63 67 250 51 -826 -267
61 Germany 5,384 -1,653 -1,458 -9 -322 -508 -514 24 93 -231
62 Ireland -15,311 -12,045 -3,035 -682 -1,287 -1,084 -296 -179 414 -603
63 Luxembourg -9,320 -2,710 -786 -365 61 -214 302 452 -586 -801
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -605 -332 25 -236 -96 57 -293 -62
65 Switzerland 11,889 -1,540 -48 -389 -150 30 1,201 -530 -210 -389
66 United Kingdom 31,631 -12,277 -13,497 -4,491 -7,172 -9,558 5,874 6,815 -3,442 -6,014
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,560 -326 -579 79 -322 -99 1 -94 -14 -51
68 Canada 7,202 6,772 -630 -72 -1,491 -179 1,383 -192 -205 54
69 Latin America 4,267 7,531 2,105 319 79 563 400 269 196 598
70 Caribbean 22,581 2,829 -512 -324 -7,261 1,621 4,624 3,606 -2,627 -475
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -4,585 -352 -926 -473 -522 -169 -199 -2,296
72 Other Asia 60,955 -1,195 5,238 -2,630 -1,861 -471 3,520 1,356 917 1,777
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -133 -797 -189 -39 -134 116 -24 137
74 Hong Kong 7,017 2,867 -1,904 43 -1,138 -483 244 -344 134 -317
75 Japan 22,026 -1,598 947 -1,593 -1,583 -544 782 813 674 805
76 Africa -151 419 -8 13 19 65 -41 -54 -5 8
77 Other countries 326 469 174 2,210 479 -215 1,203 -814 208 -687
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -1,269 -13 -564 6 152 -39 -89 -735
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,246 -59,323 -28,515 -1,511 -5,098 -1,335 -2,803 -13,576 -10,091 4,388
80 Foreign purchases 5,443,267 3,170,194 1,819,152 270,790 282,040 266,594 305,129 309,184 353,033 303,172
81 Foreign sales 5,423,021 3,229,517 1,847,667 272,301 287,138 267,929 307,932 322,760 363,124 298,784
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 53,942 -138,249 -30,255 -17,389 -16,066 -2,894 -14,554 -15,266 12,490 6,035
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,271,636 1,952,116 2,129,117 182,224 307,935 352,291 465,383 403,178 321,369 278,961
84 Foreign sales 2,217,694 2,090,365 2,159,372 199,613 324,001 355,185 479,937 418,444 308,879 272,926
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 74,188 -197,572 -58,770 -18,900 -21,164 -4,229 -17,357 -28,842 2,399 10,423
 
86 Foreign countries 62,653 -194,191 -70,552 -19,776 -23,130 -10,662 -19,477 -29,808 3,489 9,036
87 Europe 40,458 -75,259 -12,948 -6,605 -15,629 -1,539 -5,639 -9,140 12,347 6,652
88 Euro Area5 5,952 -47,434 -44,663 -9,067 -16,427 -3,857 -4,466 -15,720 -3,844 -349
89 United Kingdom 2,786 -22,322 27,541 -976 -948 5,757 2,267 3,774 12,393 4,298
90 Canada 2,905 -41,683 -25,361 -3,719 -416 -1,708 -4,903 -8,855 -6,315 -3,164
91 Latin America 20,080 -32,514 -6,112 -1,342 -78 1,866 -6,329 -7,176 2,142 3,463
92 Caribbean -59,004 12,147 -9,002 2,040 2,311 -5,214 886 613 -7,005 -593
93 Asia 79,477 -2,693 -4,811 -1,441 -2,620 -2,274 1,444 -3,031 -966 2,636
94 Japan 18,431 1,871 -6,694 -1,909 -7,736 -1,369 -197 -325 759 2,174
95 Africa 1,281 3,389 859 -354 441 -115 -1,688 197 2,138 -114
96 Other countries -22,544 -57,578 -13,177 -8,355 -7,139 -1,678 -3,248 -2,416 1,148 156
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 11,782 876 1,966 6,433 2,120 966 -1,090 1,387
  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: August 27, 2010