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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: September 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010/r Jan.-Jul.2011/r Jan.2011/r Feb.2011/r Mar.2011 Apr.2011/r May.2011/r Jun.2011/r Jul.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 4,441,259 574,895 595,054 732,444 593,108 673,795 665,499 606,464
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 4,374,785 558,947 588,957 717,867 575,302 664,556 661,712 607,444
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 66,474 15,948 6,097 14,577 17,806 9,239 3,787 -980
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 66,136 15,677 6,136 14,548 17,761 9,254 3,760 -1,000
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 4,246 2,084 -540 -78 1,180 1,374 844 -618
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 15,691 -1,614 8,175 4,339 6,589 2,825 -666 -3,957
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -1,430 202 -149 -150 -414 -150 -248 -521
8 France 168 19,640 -7,349 -9,040 2,380 739 1,974 -2,155 -293 -954
9 Germany 756 -443 2,427 -101 329 -260 16 1,104 695 644
10 Ireland 1,610 976 52 -191 -209 140 -53 29 286 50
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 1,657 934 894 196 319 270 -208 -748
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -1,682 18 57 -1,061 418 128 -1,187 -55
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 -24 -56 205 1,327 1,140 -1,177 -374 -1,089
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 17,041 4,177 5,661 2,498 888 3,655 1,406 -1,244
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 770 168 148 62 201 83 22 86
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 13,106 3,760 -643 1,168 1,215 3,751 3,887 -32
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 2,241 50 1,107 933 92 868 -134 -675
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 29,540 11,216 1,800 7,822 9,256 -184 -4,714 4,344
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 4,011 1,157 -231 434 1,125 787 762 -23
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 82 75 -3,019 -184 -1,247 1,279 3,878 -700
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 -1,511 -57 -178 325 -635 207 -208 -965
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 4,657 14 -179 1,086 1,263 825 1,680 -32
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 -221 224 -842 -631 -1,525 242 1,369 942
24 Africa -689 -320 23 -19 -30 132 48 -18 65 -155
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 1,442 1,052 -1,023 -96 683 -54 682 198
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 338 271 -39 29 45 -15 27 20
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 596,522 96,479 77,070 86,287 86,587 75,232 82,582 92,285
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 570,127 85,205 78,659 76,794 79,083 83,548 82,836 84,002
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 26,395 11,274 -1,589 9,493 7,504 -8,316 -254 8,283
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 26,978 11,498 -1,300 9,200 7,810 -8,221 -228 8,219
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,157 19,612 9,870 5,767 2,566 1,799 655 -2,383 1,338
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 -22,930 -1,596 -4,340 6,522 -2,828 -13,096 -4,186 -3,406
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -213 -39 1 -31 -27 -81 -2 -34
34 France 12,963 16,377 1,906 -639 14 66 256 1,064 254 892
35 Germany -838 3,565 -115 39 -264 -310 -36 188 129 138
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -4,014 -692 192 -1,090 -575 -374 -1,045 -430
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -5,056 -1,158 -951 -570 -91 -638 -1,392 -256
38 Netherlands -739 -153 685 86 2 -64 -166 40 777 10
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 371 413 -41 347 21 30 -358 -41
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 -18,938 288 -3,444 7,617 -2,749 -13,459 -2,945 -4,246
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 -25 -3 -7 80 -22 -52 5 -26
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 2,940 882 1,168 -125 23 884 1,236 -1,128
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 7,753 1,142 815 962 -391 765 938 3,522
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 8,948 -1,267 -3,170 -3,741 3,644 307 6,551 6,624
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 -67 -235 -170 163 -202 37 332 8
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 30,522 12,411 4,523 5,700 7,426 2,742 -5,030 2,750
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 6,744 3,718 1,923 3,579 2,010 1,289 -2,685 -3,090
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 1,891 1,090 706 -1,351 454 130 -310 1,172
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 10,516 1,747 2,660 2,816 654 1,128 -1,263 2,774
50 Africa -2,540 -830 185 21 -5 -2 -42 198 -14 29
51 Other countries 132 -688 -373 140 -121 -279 180 -58 -55 -180
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -583 -224 -289 293 -306 -95 -26 64
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 663,204 97,409 92,925 109,396 84,435 87,642 114,250 77,147
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,400 670,023 96,716 95,467 105,631 89,297 82,009 124,935 75,968
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,154 -6,819 693 -2,542 3,765 -4,862 5,633 -10,685 1,179
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,420 -5,227 1,199 -2,336 3,958 -4,730 5,830 -10,434 1,286
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 797 -3,695 -538 -1,066 381 -1,028 -377 -694 -373
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,081 -27,228 -2,448 -2,189 -5,336 -9,750 1,498 -9,478 475
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -11,215 -2,688 -1,815 -1,768 -1,001 -1,238 -2,121 -584
60 France -3,897 -6,429 -5,139 135 -109 321 -2,742 -514 -674 -1,556
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -1,964 -39 116 -452 -86 -814 -414 -276
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 214 -344 57 -386 456 -156 225 363
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 692 181 1,079 769 387 207 -1,245 -686
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -1,768 -323 -282 -432 91 -341 -270 -211
65 Switzerland -1,540 -283 1,298 118 369 286 215 378 -132 64
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -5,138 1,031 -711 -3,235 -5,866 3,891 -4,706 4,458
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -1,918 -280 -25 -151 -573 -671 -251 33
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -414 -12 -953 847 -218 126 210 -414
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 1,771 813 -572 870 370 -718 342 666
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 11,288 2,346 1,449 4,449 235 968 58 1,783
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -775 75 -264 -90 -252 99 -125 -218
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 9,805 361 1,194 2,111 5,606 1,828 -256 -1,039
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 1,417 25 158 103 -22 92 340 721
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -1,611 237 -847 -1,397 225 -179 135 215
75 Japan -1,598 842 5,452 -589 1,386 1,961 2,389 2,019 -769 -945
76 Africa 419 242 281 -4 79 4 47 -8 -7 170
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 45 68 -1,080 1,103 -768 2,037 -1,178 -137
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,734 -1,592 -506 -206 -193 -132 -197 -251 -107
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -78,857 -18,662 -13,215 -13,752 -12,936 -6,360 1,691 -15,623
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 2,377,920 315,933 342,538 403,261 328,155 341,449 341,133 305,451
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 2,456,777 334,595 355,753 417,013 341,091 347,809 339,442 321,074
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -54,644 -10,962 -358 7,728 -16,920 -1,304 -14,050 13,442 500
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 2,241,928 279,141 295,420 385,341 316,125 315,927 359,939 290,035
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,704,794 2,252,890 279,499 287,692 402,261 317,429 329,977 346,497 289,535
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -115,259 -89,819 -19,020 -5,487 -30,672 -14,240 -20,410 15,133 -15,123
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -135,291 -111,658 -18,879 -10,152 -34,655 -15,073 -25,068 11,829 -19,660
87 Europe -64,502 15,847 -62,419 -6,731 -13,881 -24,996 -7,207 -10,157 -2,039 2,592
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -18,455 -30,198 -8,432 -7,001 -9,047 -2,057 -9,591 -3,301 9,231
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -32,262 3,319 -9,650 -15,525 -4,355 -2,650 616 -4,017
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -20,716 -5,073 3,320 629 -8,977 -4,795 5,976 -11,796
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -14,122 2,771 -1,873 -7,465 2,237 -6,934 35 -2,893
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 -562 -1,385 1,563 10,104 651 -6,172 -3,169 -2,154
93 Asia -2,689 -42,272 -10,505 -7,739 2,143 -10,369 -3,613 5,213 8,155 -4,295
94 Japan 1,871 -19,476 -7,921 -2,862 -1,941 -4,783 -1,523 697 5,200 -2,709
95 Africa 3,389 519 -1,839 -30 132 13 241 134 -489 -1,840
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -1,495 -692 -1,556 -2,571 1,595 -2,357 3,360 726
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 21,839 -141 4,665 3,983 833 4,658 3,304 4,537
  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: September 30, 2011