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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010 Jan.-Mar.2011/r Sep.2010 Oct.2010 Nov.2010 Dec.2010 Jan.2011/r Feb.2011/r Mar.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 1,902,387 493,567 556,356 569,668 540,138 574,895 595,054 732,438
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 1,865,642 472,927 540,158 556,371 533,375 558,947 588,957 717,738
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 36,745 20,640 16,198 13,297 6,763 15,948 6,097 14,700
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 36,484 20,644 16,199 13,297 6,792 15,677 6,136 14,671
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 1,466 -759 -960 -1,243 76 2,084 -540 -78
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 10,910 18,317 14,429 6,553 7,620 -1,614 8,175 4,349
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -97 -76 -466 54 -32 202 -149 -150
8 France 168 19,640 -5,917 18,234 4,733 -143 -137 -9,040 2,380 743
9 Germany 756 -443 -32 -848 -190 790 -1,081 -101 329 -260
10 Ireland 1,610 976 -260 7 108 17 391 -191 -209 140
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 2,024 -469 -207 213 316 934 894 196
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -986 -2,065 389 -519 127 18 57 -1,061
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 1,477 500 1,116 633 1,485 -56 205 1,328
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 12,337 2,938 7,361 6,786 7,772 4,177 5,661 2,499
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 378 217 105 26 309 168 148 62
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 4,285 -1,371 -189 455 934 3,760 -643 1,168
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 2,090 -343 447 410 44 50 1,107 933
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 20,954 5,336 3,660 5,923 -3,236 11,216 1,800 7,938
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 1,360 580 716 1,210 200 1,157 -231 434
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 -3,131 -1,912 -3,095 -428 869 75 -3,019 -187
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 89 -59 -153 -663 -6 -57 -178 324
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 922 801 320 1,490 1,046 14 -179 1,087
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 -1,251 -67 -892 318 354 224 -842 -633
24 Africa -689 -320 83 8 -19 -112 5 -19 -30 132
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 -67 29 250 -714 356 1,052 -1,023 -96
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 261 -4 -1 0 -29 271 -39 29
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 259,836 120,514 116,139 106,644 97,125 96,479 77,070 86,287
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 240,555 144,075 114,470 92,642 87,071 85,204 78,557 76,794
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 19,281 -23,561 1,669 14,002 10,054 11,275 -1,487 9,493
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 19,512 -23,773 1,745 14,071 9,947 11,499 -1,193 9,206
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,256 18,203 -31,336 -5,317 3,968 -445 9,870 5,767 2,566
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 597 -9,615 -12,563 2,311 5,314 -1,596 -4,335 6,528
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -69 644 -76 -74 19 -39 1 -31
34 France 12,963 16,377 -559 2,779 2,177 2,396 -111 -639 14 66
35 Germany -838 3,565 -534 829 106 255 337 39 -264 -310
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -1,590 364 -866 500 -150 -692 192 -1,090
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -2,679 1,267 -4,120 -1,786 1,821 -1,158 -951 -570
38 Netherlands -739 -153 24 35 -66 155 -348 86 2 -64
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 730 117 -59 -728 -592 413 -36 353
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 4,461 -16,445 -9,905 468 3,903 288 -3,444 7,617
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 70 1,045 86 -124 -114 -3 -7 80
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 2,028 698 1,330 710 943 883 1,270 -125
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 2,919 -871 -313 626 -1,080 1,142 815 962
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 -8,178 6,031 -955 421 2,131 -1,267 -3,170 -3,741
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 -242 252 -359 -146 608 -235 -170 163
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 22,634 -20,311 14,506 10,163 2,062 12,411 4,523 5,700
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 9,220 -26,316 -3,789 -785 -1,930 3,718 1,923 3,579
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 445 640 -4 405 1,340 1,090 706 -1,351
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 7,223 2,562 13,687 8,420 79 1,747 2,660 2,816
50 Africa -2,540 -830 14 42 -66 241 -8 21 -5 -2
51 Other countries 132 -688 -260 1 165 -255 -23 140 -121 -279
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -231 212 -76 -69 107 -224 -294 287
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 299,730 106,486 98,599 90,309 79,908 97,409 92,925 109,396
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,415 297,814 101,762 91,416 85,897 77,004 96,716 95,467 105,631
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,169 1,916 4,724 7,183 4,412 2,904 693 -2,542 3,765
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,414 2,839 4,692 7,142 4,674 3,121 1,219 -2,338 3,958
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 788 -931 280 -214 944 -656 -538 -922 529
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,075 -9,955 1,247 -555 -1,312 -6,736 -2,428 -2,191 -5,336
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -6,271 -534 -1,135 -442 -1,999 -2,688 -1,815 -1,768
60 France -3,897 -6,429 347 -3,377 -75 -548 -1,642 135 -109 321
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -375 -288 -277 -137 -392 -39 116 -452
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 -673 995 280 552 -973 -344 57 -386
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 2,029 -330 713 448 -609 181 1,079 769
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -1,037 -48 -104 -301 -259 -323 -282 -432
65 Switzerland -1,540 -277 791 83 158 242 -1,224 138 367 286
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -2,915 5,396 -7 -1,072 892 1,031 -711 -3,235
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -456 -386 -291 129 -267 -280 -25 -151
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -118 -1,040 1,786 799 580 -12 -953 847
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 1,111 405 41 407 -386 813 -572 870
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 8,244 1,688 1,729 2,504 9,146 2,346 1,449 4,449
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -279 -55 -793 -109 -39 75 -264 -90
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 3,666 1,534 4,824 2,532 1,283 361 1,194 2,111
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 286 -192 -41 102 43 25 158 103
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -2,007 617 511 204 617 237 -847 -1,397
75 Japan -1,598 842 2,758 -1,349 1,996 -54 -707 -589 1,386 1,961
76 Africa 419 242 79 30 25 17 -29 -4 79 4
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 91 883 85 -164 -698 68 -1,080 1,103
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,755 -923 32 41 -262 -217 -526 -204 -193
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -47,391 -5,461 -9,964 -8,630 -8,483 -18,662 -13,215 -15,514
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 1,061,728 298,916 356,515 337,400 319,975 315,933 342,538 403,257
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 1,109,119 304,377 366,479 346,030 328,458 334,595 355,753 418,771
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -67,382 -7,836 1,950 -10,594 605 -2,978 -358 7,730 -15,208
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 959,902 308,059 255,159 264,879 230,791 279,141 295,420 385,341
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,717,532 967,738 306,109 265,753 264,274 233,769 279,499 287,690 400,549
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -127,997 -55,227 -3,511 -20,558 -8,025 -11,461 -19,020 -5,485 -30,722
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -148,029 -63,804 -9,529 -20,708 -8,616 -12,120 -18,879 -10,150 -34,775
87 Europe -64,502 3,095 -45,610 5,047 3,205 1,848 8,715 -6,731 -13,879 -25,000
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -31,207 -24,480 -5,453 10,273 418 3,058 -8,432 -7,001 -9,047
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -21,858 6,718 -4,673 1,203 5,019 3,319 -9,648 -15,529
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -1,124 -2,148 -8,810 -2,229 1,619 -5,073 3,320 629
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -6,567 -12,151 -7,366 -2,364 1,059 2,771 -1,873 -7,465
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 10,166 2,996 8,076 -5,406 -5,542 -1,385 1,563 9,988
93 Asia -2,689 -42,258 -15,990 -1,628 -13,393 -4,428 -13,828 -7,764 2,143 -10,369
94 Japan 1,871 -19,463 -9,586 98 -2,749 -2,651 -7,360 -2,862 -1,941 -4,783
95 Africa 3,389 519 140 -453 -36 5 106 -5 132 13
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -4,819 -1,192 -2,384 3,958 -4,249 -692 -1,556 -2,571
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 8,577 6,018 150 591 659 -141 4,665 4,053
  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. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia.   Return to table
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Last update: May 27, 2011