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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: January 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009 Jan.-Nov.2010/r May.2010/r Jun.2010/r Jul.2010/r Aug.2010/r Sep.2010/r Oct.2010/r Nov.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,037,928 6,653,957 6,207,188 734,544 593,016 513,047 482,125 493,567 556,356 570,186
2 Foreign sales 11,993,132 6,501,223 6,104,521 734,548 597,242 500,343 477,235 472,927 540,386 556,936
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 44,796 152,734 102,667 -4 -4,226 12,704 4,890 20,640 15,970 13,250
 
4 Foreign countries 44,767 152,731 102,684 -4 -4,218 12,708 4,886 20,644 15,971 13,250
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -2,617 -956 430 346 387 -759 -960 -1,266
 
6 Europe 11,630 68,422 46,388 -237 -2,659 6,121 914 18,317 14,365 6,604
7 Belgium -1,197 2,466 -462 -394 13 70 101 -76 -466 54
8 France -7,223 168 19,749 -1,450 -5,207 2,918 -3,872 18,234 4,732 -143
9 Germany -19,550 756 637 -1,264 164 -32 -734 -848 -190 790
10 Ireland 816 1,610 585 -303 -9 151 282 7 108 17
11 Luxembourg -7,704 1,875 -187 80 83 -389 -263 -469 -207 213
12 Netherlands -1,694 3,284 -5,843 1,492 35 -1,000 -34 -2,065 327 -519
13 Switzerland 5,489 8,664 6,068 -518 538 1,139 1,505 500 1,116 633
14 United Kingdom 30,859 33,700 20,115 767 1,102 2,247 3,707 2,938 7,360 6,837
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 595 1,144 1,316 154 -45 148 29 217 105 26
16 Canada 7,213 -1,647 5,272 -1,578 460 3,949 926 -1,371 -353 357
17 Latin America 3,990 5,479 5,137 594 771 129 438 -343 447 410
18 Caribbean -42,844 35,516 27,431 -1,638 -7,562 -489 -39 5,336 3,660 5,923
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,131 3,534 4,370 104 445 580 119 580 716 1,210
20 Other Asia 62,151 39,269 12,684 3,029 4,235 1,906 1,933 -1,912 -3,095 -428
21 China, Mainland -658 4,040 2,804 1,541 486 248 -98 -59 -153 -663
22 Hong Kong 27,403 6,334 8,714 1,104 1,214 383 754 801 320 1,490
23 Japan 22,950 13,753 4,233 1,696 1,797 1,260 581 -67 -892 318
24 Africa -4,622 -689 -325 49 39 -29 -12 8 -19 -112
25 Other countries 118 2,847 1,727 -327 53 541 607 29 250 -714
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -17 0 -8 -4 4 -4 -1 0
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,590,262 1,043,178 961,788 84,923 100,327 86,349 89,544 112,674 109,749 100,799
28 Foreign sales 2,628,926 1,054,669 856,130 62,553 83,528 70,191 86,028 122,144 95,593 86,579
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -38,664 -11,491 105,658 22,370 16,799 16,158 3,516 -9,470 14,156 14,220
 
30 Foreign countries -37,661 -9,868 107,016 22,535 16,854 16,206 3,371 -9,682 14,232 14,289
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,288 -42,906 -40,499 3,382 4,857 -4,164 -8,250 -31,438 -5,317 1,411
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 22,446 5,396 2,269 5,486 -2,576 4,939 283 3,366
33 Belgium -1,709 2,379 2,237 31 50 117 -64 644 -76 -74
34 France 2,737 12,963 16,488 829 2,210 1,739 1,678 2,779 2,177 2,396
35 Germany -3,391 -838 900 192 164 -30 203 385 -54 131
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -3,806 -113 210 -1,679 -22 364 -866 500
37 Luxembourg -27,044 6,679 -18,136 -5,118 -1,251 -2 206 898 -4,120 -2,428
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 195 38 -112 -124 14 35 -66 155
39 Switzerland -2,010 -4,580 -2,708 -5 -223 -357 79 117 -59 -728
40 United Kingdom 77,597 20,291 27,992 9,611 1,883 6,308 -4,683 -1,078 3,101 2,289
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 704 2 -107 -15 -14 1,045 86 -124
42 Canada 5,453 2,214 6,835 1,062 1,813 -1,752 1,207 698 1,330 710
43 Latin America 6,913 -10,914 5,715 1,264 -153 2,087 67 -871 -313 626
44 Caribbean -86,152 -20,420 11,788 1,401 814 2,995 431 5,848 -589 -98
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,469 1,483 -2,668 -228 141 -910 287 252 -359 -146
46 Other Asia 32,346 -3,605 64,306 13,987 12,011 8,835 3,671 -20,570 13,781 9,845
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 -27,352 4,769 5,587 -880 -4,151 -26,316 -3,789 -785
48 Hong Kong 24,526 10,242 5,165 754 543 174 383 640 -4 405
49 Japan 6,201 -13,462 68,135 5,527 5,733 7,416 5,411 2,405 12,962 8,099
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -822 -52 -127 -296 -10 42 -66 241
51 Other countries 250 132 -584 -295 86 -239 294 -20 165 -255
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,358 -165 -55 -48 145 212 -76 -69
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,469 1,189,391 935,947 71,198 69,953 79,720 84,312 112,912 104,316 93,113
54 Foreign sales 1,373,592 1,230,165 940,407 80,353 83,851 65,866 74,569 112,976 103,171 88,409
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 93,877 -40,774 -4,460 -9,155 -13,898 13,854 9,743 -64 1,145 4,704
 
56 Foreign countries 93,263 -39,662 -2,922 -9,066 -13,163 13,895 9,782 -96 1,104 4,966
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 34,708 -2,325 1,334 -444 -31 -135 -148 348 -214 737
 
58 Europe -5,429 -52,434 -30,765 -7,167 -11,762 11,074 4,547 -4,739 -6,816 -1,293
59 Belgium -11,045 -13,807 -14,202 -1,183 -3,249 -1,784 -1,336 -534 -1,135 -442
60 France -2,006 -3,897 -4,787 -826 -267 -5 -193 -3,377 -75 -548
61 Germany 5,384 -1,651 -395 80 -232 672 498 76 -110 -56
62 Ireland -15,311 -12,067 -1,978 413 -712 -1,058 394 996 285 575
63 Luxembourg -9,320 -2,710 1,989 -599 -745 310 1,684 -330 713 448
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -1,429 -293 -62 -291 -80 -48 -104 -301
65 Switzerland 11,889 -1,540 947 -210 -389 639 -126 83 158 242
66 United Kingdom 31,631 -12,275 -5,499 -3,419 -6,014 12,443 4,048 -949 -6,446 -1,157
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,560 -325 -1,211 -14 -51 -142 58 -386 -291 129
68 Canada 7,202 6,776 990 -188 54 -629 692 -1,043 1,770 810
69 Latin America 4,267 7,527 3,361 206 609 419 -48 405 41 407
70 Caribbean 22,581 2,815 12,445 -2,629 -514 1,693 5,005 2,215 1,363 2,741
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -5,633 -199 -2,296 -62 -32 -52 -793 -109
72 Other Asia 60,955 -1,195 17,423 707 1,425 2,501 277 2,217 5,440 2,560
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -397 -24 137 50 -184 -192 -41 102
74 Hong Kong 7,017 2,867 -1,513 134 -317 -38 -903 617 511 204
75 Japan 22,026 -1,598 4,704 477 469 1,614 1,016 -736 2,618 -4
76 Africa -151 419 271 -5 8 164 43 30 25 17
77 Other countries 326 471 -1,014 209 -687 -1,265 -702 871 74 -167
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -1,538 -89 -735 -41 -39 32 41 -262
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,246 -59,360 -52,404 -9,971 4,096 -6,177 6,950 -5,452 -9,950 -8,983
80 Foreign purchases 5,443,267 3,169,501 3,353,126 353,188 303,459 270,001 271,358 298,916 356,515 337,028
81 Foreign sales 5,423,021 3,228,861 3,405,530 363,159 299,363 276,178 264,408 304,368 366,465 346,011
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 53,942 -127,474 -84,305 12,500 5,644 -7,240 -17,317 -7,345 -17,125 218
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,271,636 1,951,939 3,421,798 321,860 279,559 243,079 216,284 309,475 254,244 267,333
84 Foreign sales 2,217,694 2,079,413 3,506,103 309,360 273,915 250,319 233,601 316,820 271,369 267,115
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 74,188 -186,834 -136,709 2,529 9,740 -13,417 -10,367 -12,797 -27,075 -8,765
 
86 Foreign countries 62,653 -183,453 -156,082 3,551 8,173 -12,859 -11,409 -18,815 -27,225 -9,356
87 Europe 40,458 -64,502 -25,426 11,830 5,629 798 -6,251 -3,516 -3,452 915
88 Euro Area5 5,952 -36,689 -33,403 -3,813 -392 5,246 -1,828 -5,005 10,306 1,080
89 United Kingdom 2,786 -22,347 4,998 11,823 3,338 -3,335 -2,682 -2,300 -11,377 -392
90 Canada 2,905 -41,638 -54,243 -5,928 -2,809 -7,496 -3,097 -2,145 -8,899 -2,251
91 Latin America 20,080 -32,614 -35,776 2,172 3,490 -1,324 -6,089 -12,151 -7,366 -2,364
92 Caribbean -59,004 12,179 4,099 -6,855 -593 2,687 4,304 2,653 8,075 -5,124
93 Asia 79,477 -2,689 -28,699 -944 2,409 -5,834 1,687 -2,044 -13,175 -4,499
94 Japan 18,431 1,871 -12,546 712 2,042 -1,234 1,200 -346 -2,646 -2,752
95 Africa 1,281 3,389 413 2,138 -114 186 -149 -453 -36 5
96 Other countries -22,544 -57,578 -16,450 1,138 161 -1,876 -1,814 -1,159 -2,372 3,962
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 19,373 -1,022 1,567 -558 1,042 6,018 150 591
  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. Principally the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund. 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. Includes Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. For data as of January 2008, also includes Cyprus, Malta, and Slovenia. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia.  Return to table
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Last update: January 28, 2011