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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: October 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010 Jan.-Aug.2011/r Feb.2011/r Mar.2011/r Apr.2011/r May.2011/r Jun.2011/r Jul.2011/r Aug.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 5,342,669 595,067 732,444 593,135 673,811 665,514 606,492 901,301
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 5,282,846 588,972 717,867 575,330 664,589 661,721 607,461 907,945
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 59,823 6,095 14,577 17,805 9,222 3,793 -969 -6,644
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 59,518 6,134 14,548 17,760 9,237 3,766 -989 -6,611
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 4,232 -540 -78 1,180 1,374 844 -618 -14
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 1,543 8,173 4,339 6,589 2,828 -666 -3,947 -14,156
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -2,132 -149 -150 -414 -150 -248 -521 -702
8 France 168 19,640 -18,293 2,380 739 1,974 -2,155 -293 -954 -10,944
9 Germany 756 -443 815 329 -260 16 1,104 695 644 -1,612
10 Ireland 1,610 976 -10 -209 140 -53 29 286 50 -62
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 752 894 196 319 270 -208 -748 -905
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -2,265 57 -1,061 418 128 -1,187 -55 -583
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 -876 205 1,327 1,140 -1,177 -374 -1,089 -852
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 19,751 5,659 2,498 888 3,658 1,406 -1,234 2,702
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 1,060 148 62 201 83 22 86 290
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 13,935 -647 1,168 1,215 3,731 3,894 -26 841
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 3,280 1,107 933 92 868 -134 -675 1,039
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 29,954 1,800 7,822 9,256 -184 -4,714 4,344 414
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 4,731 -231 434 1,125 787 762 -23 720
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 4,464 -3,019 -184 -1,247 1,279 3,878 -700 4,382
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 -1,218 -178 325 -635 207 -208 -965 293
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 5,358 -179 1,086 1,263 825 1,680 -32 701
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 2,366 -842 -631 -1,525 242 1,369 942 2,587
24 Africa -689 -320 29 -30 132 48 -18 65 -155 6
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 1,582 -1,019 -96 682 -54 681 193 143
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 305 -39 29 45 -15 27 20 -33
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 695,955 77,070 86,287 86,587 75,232 82,582 92,285 99,433
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 660,745 78,659 76,794 79,083 83,548 82,836 84,002 90,618
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 35,210 -1,589 9,493 7,504 -8,316 -254 8,283 8,815
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 35,859 -1,300 9,200 7,810 -8,221 -228 8,219 8,881
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,157 18,599 5,767 2,566 1,799 655 -2,383 1,338 -1,013
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 -21,713 -4,340 6,522 -2,828 -13,096 -4,186 -3,406 1,217
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -238 1 -31 -27 -81 -2 -34 -25
34 France 12,963 16,377 3,255 14 66 256 1,064 254 892 1,349
35 Germany -838 3,565 -112 -264 -310 -36 188 129 138 3
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -4,183 192 -1,090 -575 -374 -1,045 -430 -169
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -5,268 -951 -570 -91 -638 -1,392 -256 -212
38 Netherlands -739 -153 820 2 -64 -166 40 777 10 135
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 513 -41 347 21 30 -358 -41 142
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 -19,132 -3,444 7,617 -2,749 -13,459 -2,945 -4,246 -194
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 45 -7 80 -22 -52 5 -26 70
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 3,363 1,168 -125 23 884 1,236 -1,128 423
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 9,184 815 962 -391 765 938 3,522 1,431
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 11,471 -3,170 -3,741 3,644 307 6,551 6,624 2,523
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 -102 -170 163 -202 37 332 8 -35
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 33,761 4,523 5,700 7,426 2,742 -5,030 2,750 3,239
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 7,252 1,923 3,579 2,010 1,289 -2,685 -3,090 508
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 1,073 706 -1,351 454 130 -310 1,172 -818
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 15,775 2,660 2,816 654 1,128 -1,263 2,774 5,259
50 Africa -2,540 -830 169 -5 -2 -42 198 -14 29 -16
51 Other countries 132 -688 -274 -121 -279 180 -58 -55 -180 99
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -649 -289 293 -306 -95 -26 64 -66
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 761,638 92,950 109,584 84,436 87,647 114,251 77,178 98,183
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,400 765,513 95,570 106,238 89,306 82,088 125,031 75,979 94,496
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,154 -3,875 -2,620 3,346 -4,870 5,559 -10,780 1,199 3,687
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,420 -2,130 -2,414 3,539 -4,738 5,756 -10,529 1,306 3,840
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 797 -1,721 -1,066 381 -1,028 -377 -694 -373 1,974
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,081 -29,398 -2,270 -5,755 -9,752 1,432 -9,571 497 -1,442
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -12,928 -1,815 -1,768 -1,001 -1,238 -2,121 -584 -1,713
60 France -3,897 -6,429 -6,506 -109 321 -2,742 -514 -674 -1,556 -1,367
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -2,730 116 -452 -86 -814 -414 -276 -766
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 -39 11 -397 456 -156 225 363 -196
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 -68 1,079 769 387 207 -1,245 -686 -760
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -1,939 -282 -432 91 -341 -270 -211 -171
65 Switzerland -1,540 -283 1,859 369 286 215 378 -132 64 561
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -586 -746 -3,643 -5,868 3,825 -4,799 4,482 5,221
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -2,127 -25 -151 -573 -671 -251 33 -209
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -292 -951 847 -221 127 210 -414 122
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 1,866 -569 870 371 -718 343 666 90
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 14,081 1,447 4,449 231 959 55 1,781 2,813
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -682 -264 -90 -252 99 -125 -218 93
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 11,436 1,194 2,111 5,606 1,828 -256 -1,039 1,631
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 3,204 158 103 -22 92 340 721 1,787
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -1,554 -847 -1,397 225 -179 135 215 57
75 Japan -1,598 842 6,194 1,386 1,961 2,389 2,019 -769 -945 742
76 Africa 419 242 240 79 4 47 -8 -7 170 -41
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 619 -1,080 1,103 -768 2,037 -1,178 -137 574
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,734 -1,745 -206 -193 -132 -197 -251 -107 -153
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -82,031 -13,219 -13,732 -12,994 -6,327 1,658 -15,580 -3,226
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 2,757,006 342,644 403,391 328,232 341,585 341,182 305,573 378,375
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 2,839,037 355,863 417,123 341,226 347,912 339,524 321,153 381,601
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -54,644 -15,908 7,688 -16,925 -1,319 -14,069 13,400 580 -4,903
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 2,508,432 295,445 385,367 316,165 316,006 360,013 290,201 266,094
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,704,794 2,524,340 287,757 402,292 317,484 330,075 346,613 289,621 270,997
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -115,259 -97,939 -5,531 -30,657 -14,313 -20,396 15,058 -15,000 -8,129
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -135,291 -119,733 -10,196 -34,640 -15,146 -25,054 11,754 -19,537 -8,084
87 Europe -64,502 15,847 -66,580 -13,896 -24,957 -7,275 -10,134 -2,064 2,737 -4,306
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -18,455 -30,498 -7,013 -9,034 -2,066 -9,623 -3,325 9,338 -343
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -36,053 -9,727 -15,503 -4,364 -2,595 615 -3,979 -3,874
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -20,902 3,318 626 -8,977 -4,807 5,972 -11,792 -178
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -20,346 -1,884 -7,461 2,235 -6,930 29 -2,920 -6,186
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 -9,357 1,546 10,096 649 -6,186 -3,210 -2,179 -8,688
93 Asia -2,689 -42,272 -164 2,144 -10,376 -3,610 5,214 8,156 -4,279 10,332
94 Japan 1,871 -19,476 -1,403 -1,940 -4,793 -1,530 697 5,196 -2,713 6,542
95 Africa 3,389 519 -1,962 132 13 241 134 -489 -1,840 -123
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -422 -1,556 -2,581 1,591 -2,345 3,360 736 1,065
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 21,794 4,665 3,983 833 4,658 3,304 4,537 -45
  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: October 28, 2011