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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: September 2012

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2010 2011 Jan.-Jul.2012/r Jan.2012/r Feb.2012/r Mar.2012/r Apr.2012/r May.2012/r Jun.2012/r Jul.2012/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,747,218 7,720,283 4,104,878 542,042 584,411 631,804 563,228 651,668 569,734 561,991
2 Foreign sales 6,637,477 7,695,208 4,081,742 538,645 576,513 624,765 561,401 650,777 574,037 555,604
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 109,741 25,075 23,136 3,397 7,898 7,039 1,827 891 -4,303 6,387
 
4 Foreign countries 109,787 24,725 22,449 3,322 7,792 7,020 1,722 727 -4,411 6,277
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,518 4,452 6,126 1,025 -1,020 451 2,145 377 2,822 326
 
6 Europe 54,053 -32,400 21,672 2,692 4,659 6,466 2,260 2,438 -8 3,165
7 Belgium -494 -3,973 -653 156 164 -80 -274 -20 -168 -431
8 France 19,640 -26,557 2,781 4,900 1,311 17 -1,217 32 -1,468 -794
9 Germany -443 2,118 -3,616 -1,435 -969 439 -110 -1,413 -508 380
10 Ireland 976 79 5,948 13 235 -97 -30 -273 6,093 7
11 Luxembourg 131 -1,570 -1,192 -16 -529 -83 -70 362 -426 -430
12 Netherlands -5,654 -2,155 -2,206 -4 -510 551 611 -1,569 -1,307 22
13 Switzerland 7,553 -4,271 4,870 -53 -215 -311 169 1,076 1,770 2,434
14 United Kingdom 27,839 3,037 16,395 -1,935 5,172 6,790 2,434 5,889 -3,264 1,309
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,625 863 -371 89 97 7 4 -553 -30 15
16 Canada 6,469 14,065 4,836 765 46 2,178 184 5,153 -2,950 -540
17 Latin America 5,181 1,472 1,463 -97 89 85 391 -207 581 621
18 Caribbean 24,195 31,789 -3,806 -2,092 5,510 1,746 -2,411 -6,380 -3,537 3,358
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,570 6,286 4,237 192 832 -148 1,899 -493 1,417 538
20 Other Asia 13,556 2,245 -5,496 1,298 -3,426 -3,460 -452 849 320 -625
21 China, Mainland 2,798 360 1,698 2,146 172 -68 64 -340 -369 93
22 Hong Kong 9,760 6,460 530 -162 312 -267 340 147 6 154
23 Japan 4,587 3,400 -7,395 -1,124 -1,457 -2,814 -1,659 275 -378 -238
24 Africa -320 862 201 29 55 -12 100 95 -16 -50
25 Other countries 2,083 406 -658 535 27 165 -249 -728 -218 -190
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -46 350 687 75 106 19 105 164 108 110
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,108,653 1,132,565 845,785 103,581 97,258 103,918 120,259 141,707 145,220 133,842
28 Foreign sales 1,000,634 1,051,661 825,043 94,052 87,265 110,523 128,716 129,298 145,824 129,365
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,019 80,904 20,742 9,529 9,993 -6,605 -8,457 12,409 -604 4,477
 
30 Foreign countries 109,270 81,870 20,394 9,511 10,035 -6,695 -8,666 12,384 -642 4,467
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -38,157 23,321 -17,987 -81 7,830 -5,310 -6,124 8,568 -14,574 -8,296
 
32 Europe 17,060 -15,628 -3,363 -206 -766 -6,201 -3,504 3,889 202 3,223
33 Belgium 2,256 -329 -50 56 42 -62 23 -48 -14 -48
34 France 16,377 8,284 630 1,105 -721 670 -1,751 2,520 -1,042 -151
35 Germany 3,565 205 -864 -28 -10 -81 -340 -291 115 -229
36 Ireland -3,956 -4,656 -7,028 -324 -1,378 -1,740 -1,197 -916 -647 -825
37 Luxembourg -15,303 -15,723 4,801 1,328 -450 -5,093 671 4,810 4,057 -522
38 Netherlands -153 460 -249 -127 -1 11 -35 -74 -12 -10
39 Switzerland -3,300 292 295 130 41 -99 52 31 121 19
40 United Kingdom 17,836 -3,012 -123 -1,625 1,125 451 -744 -2,144 -2,291 5,105
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 590 190 -453 -195 12 -251 -62 97 -39 -15
42 Canada 7,778 3,543 -3,617 -447 -146 -1,253 -522 2,574 -2,006 -1,817
43 Latin America 4,635 13,942 3,422 2,304 1,367 -188 2,040 -1,022 -656 -423
44 Caribbean 13,811 13,326 694 1,906 -3,377 -298 1,839 -2,871 821 2,674
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,060 1,699 1,124 23 -473 -199 616 234 716 207
46 Other Asia 69,564 64,824 21,733 6,054 13,671 1,075 -9,112 9,499 155 391
47 China, Mainland -29,282 17,790 -5,415 -852 6,977 -2,070 -6,454 9,834 -11,888 -962
48 Hong Kong 6,505 1,008 -1,640 -327 198 -35 -399 -96 -255 -726
49 Japan 71,289 36,463 13,374 3,745 4,147 1,751 -3,569 -2,459 9,366 393
50 Africa -830 162 241 -1 -7 29 -8 -12 6 234
51 Other countries -688 2 160 -122 -234 340 -15 93 120 -22
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,251 -966 348 18 -42 90 209 25 38 10
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 971,246 996,101 533,779 78,628 90,555 93,089 64,710 80,452 63,645 62,700
54 Foreign sales 984,400 1,041,276 581,642 80,282 98,702 96,108 68,855 88,695 85,727 63,273
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -13,154 -45,175 -47,863 -1,654 -8,147 -3,019 -4,145 -8,243 -22,082 -573
 
56 Foreign countries -11,420 -42,614 -46,820 -1,557 -7,934 -2,742 -4,184 -8,285 -21,697 -421
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 797 -1,179 -1,550 34 99 -538 429 481 -2,651 596
 
58 Europe -46,081 -71,096 -54,392 -1,039 -10,915 -6,712 -8,657 -9,719 -16,598 -752
59 Belgium -16,201 -17,867 -12,638 -1,822 -1,613 -1,531 -947 -641 -4,891 -1,193
60 France -6,429 -9,133 -3,844 -946 -65 -1,367 -713 -747 -4 -2
61 Germany -2,997 -3,833 -3,394 -791 62 -309 -1,354 -477 -316 -209
62 Ireland -2,980 -1,612 -1,510 -376 133 -466 -372 -343 -81 -5
63 Luxembourg 1,380 -1,388 270 -49 1,173 243 708 -1,988 -167 350
64 Netherlands -1,688 -2,828 -744 -31 -114 -46 -425 -199 313 -242
65 Switzerland -283 325 467 666 574 -358 109 -575 -123 174
66 United Kingdom -10,921 -23,670 -29,349 4,549 -10,832 -3,002 -5,378 -4,556 -11,008 878
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,478 -2,737 -650 -298 38 -50 -63 -105 -72 -100
68 Canada 1,578 -1,427 -1,728 -3,466 -2,358 -70 1,407 2,111 98 550
69 Latin America 2,975 2,286 -618 205 224 -24 865 239 -2,360 233
70 Caribbean 21,637 16,667 2,919 2,004 1,291 3,255 1,519 -1,075 -1,876 -2,199
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -5,675 -737 734 118 119 553 182 52 -420 130
72 Other Asia 15,488 15,173 8,995 1,027 4,001 1,604 1,403 -555 -162 1,677
73 China, Mainland -354 3,065 2,301 842 177 -227 -41 459 464 627
74 Hong Kong -896 -822 -718 420 379 -59 -482 25 -1,301 300
75 Japan 842 9,505 2,915 -374 2,652 2,144 1,152 -1,911 -708 -40
76 Africa 242 169 58 112 -36 4 6 -8 -22 2
77 Other countries -1,584 -3,649 -2,788 -518 -260 -1,352 -909 670 -357 -62
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,734 -2,561 -1,043 -97 -213 -277 39 42 -385 -152
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -60,615 -71,702 -33,247 -4,398 -5,911 -2,859 -3,186 -9,415 -6,706 -772
80 Foreign purchases 3,673,648 3,968,484 2,053,163 276,357 317,961 336,338 296,637 297,898 265,392 262,580
81 Foreign sales 3,734,263 4,040,186 2,086,410 280,755 323,872 339,197 299,823 307,313 272,098 263,352
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -54,644 -52,625 55,117 11,098 -8,700 16,962 2,470 15,191 10,574 7,522
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,650,150 3,530,814 2,203,213 296,788 310,597 363,286 300,119 328,721 320,955 282,747
84 Foreign sales 3,704,794 3,583,439 2,148,096 285,690 319,297 346,324 297,649 313,530 310,381 275,225
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -115,259 -124,327 21,870 6,700 -14,611 14,103 -716 5,776 3,868 6,750
 
86 Foreign countries -135,291 -158,568 8,606 6,218 -18,447 8,610 -4,335 6,701 2,586 7,273
87 Europe 15,847 -93,041 -166 17,906 -5,345 10,239 -7,361 -3,033 -11,693 -879
88 Euro Area5 -18,455 -51,257 -11,115 5,251 -6,945 -7,834 -6,941 3,993 -3,217 4,578
89 United Kingdom 30,724 -50,852 3,075 9,680 -1,220 23,167 -3,395 -9,961 -8,589 -6,607
90 Canada -52,516 -34,909 -11,558 -3,516 -5,956 2,229 -5,669 -3,211 2,175 2,390
91 Latin America -34,717 -23,051 -12,468 -2,314 -2,350 -4,917 1,176 350 -2,529 -1,884
92 Caribbean -1,400 -15,629 224 -3,871 161 -453 -35 1,416 2,452 554
93 Asia -42,272 11,852 18,609 -5,744 -4,226 5,438 2,475 8,811 9,338 2,517
94 Japan -19,476 2,687 -653 451 -2,736 2,513 -3,238 853 1,770 -266
95 Africa 519 -3,319 -404 -349 -437 -565 1,542 -519 -258 182
96 Other countries -20,752 -471 14,369 4,106 -294 -3,361 3,537 2,887 3,101 4,393
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 20,032 34,241 13,264 482 3,836 5,493 3,619 -925 1,282 -523
  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 28, 2012