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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: September 2013

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012/r Jan.-Jul.2013/r Jan.2013/r Feb.2013/r Mar.2013/r Apr.2013/r May.2013/r Jun.2013/r Jul.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,408,587 4,519,412 670,619 622,418 612,550 680,339 690,700 628,607 614,179
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 7,299,796 4,541,444 664,576 624,940 605,304 669,329 698,939 655,739 622,617
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 108,791 -22,032 6,043 -2,522 7,246 11,010 -8,239 -27,132 -8,438
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 107,815 -21,899 6,074 -2,552 7,332 11,020 -8,232 -27,106 -8,435
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 10,346 5,852 1,249 -301 3,173 794 1,564 -1,360 733
 
6 Europe -32,400 72,584 17,550 12,563 6,196 7,977 6,268 -2,626 -19,349 6,521
7 Belgium -3,973 -595 -683 46 -22 253 -209 -448 -547 244
8 France -26,557 15,716 -4,756 3,730 -3,242 4,769 -470 1,079 -10,557 -65
9 Germany 2,118 3,343 7,660 2,318 -27 1,806 84 780 474 2,225
10 Ireland 79 7,312 3,105 547 1,181 400 778 79 369 -249
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,236 1,702 -48 395 304 96 752 -454 657
12 Netherlands -2,155 -3,748 -1,864 805 -91 -613 -1,254 -584 93 -220
13 Switzerland -4,271 11,644 284 1,358 1,467 -862 -584 -1,195 -684 784
14 United Kingdom 3,037 34,194 7,654 1,911 5,897 1,043 5,423 -2,906 -7,829 4,115
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -160 -1,030 154 8 -591 -172 -136 -16 -277
16 Canada 14,065 14,685 -5,776 570 -35 -779 461 -1,829 -1,212 -2,952
17 Latin America 1,472 7,239 1,618 795 -261 800 -937 494 -697 1,424
18 Caribbean 31,789 14,272 -20,132 -4,620 -6,801 464 5,854 -1,315 -525 -13,189
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,769 4,386 2,037 488 1 102 463 903 392
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,086 -17,144 -5,881 -1,861 -1,373 -1,255 -3,435 -3,892 553
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,505 2,328 -109 787 894 552 -341 578 -33
22 Hong Kong 6,460 92 -323 -124 1,821 1,058 -486 -1,786 -1,085 279
23 Japan 3,400 -8,066 -21,011 -5,221 -3,367 -6,896 -1,526 -1,698 -2,234 -69
24 Africa 862 409 367 -18 31 86 62 318 -12 -100
25 Other countries 406 943 -2,768 628 -309 156 465 -302 -2,322 -1,084
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 976 -133 -31 30 -86 -10 -7 -26 -3
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,519,708 840,885 114,005 110,052 112,522 121,322 112,458 136,332 134,194
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,386,751 797,002 109,558 108,476 103,865 98,500 122,775 141,810 112,018
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 132,957 43,883 4,447 1,576 8,657 22,822 -10,317 -5,478 22,176
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 131,650 44,389 4,320 1,470 8,817 22,967 -10,078 -5,426 22,319
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -1,253 64,782 5,410 3,743 16,675 16,029 -1,057 3,892 20,090
 
32 Europe -15,628 24,376 28,886 3,337 9,975 1,491 3,095 -2,974 8,449 5,513
33 Belgium -329 -134 147 32 6 1 56 103 -48 -4
34 France 8,284 -504 -3,503 -862 259 -439 472 -828 -508 -1,597
35 Germany 205 519 993 443 10 146 261 38 215 -120
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,652 -190 -1,494 -29 -219 -114 715 -80 1,031
37 Luxembourg -15,723 23,834 13,219 2,453 7,927 392 83 -718 2,142 941
38 Netherlands 460 -196 -462 -13 -77 58 -30 -47 -353 0
39 Switzerland 292 560 -1,350 -53 -250 -70 -372 -369 -18 -218
40 United Kingdom -3,012 4,555 19,183 2,632 1,642 1,628 2,754 -2,004 7,057 5,474
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 326 3 220 -76 45 106 26 2
42 Canada 3,543 5,230 -7,868 -491 191 -855 -891 -1,480 -3,814 -528
43 Latin America 13,942 4,553 -3,022 1,838 -1,046 -1,917 629 -503 -1,504 -519
44 Caribbean 13,326 37,469 -3,808 -2,673 -1,239 3,051 2,622 -2,099 -3,258 -212
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,965 -93 187 290 839 -168 -554 -43 -644
46 Other Asia 64,824 55,000 30,051 2,227 -6,765 6,231 17,651 -2,655 -5,383 18,745
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,180 48,162 3,968 -1,830 5,719 16,987 -1,167 4,269 20,216
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -1,595 -180 -665 198 -576 232 -387 -217
49 Japan 36,463 22,060 -33,287 -4,290 -8,509 -3,689 -553 -4,612 -7,990 -3,644
50 Africa 162 627 84 -26 52 -22 68 -2 59 -45
51 Other countries 2 1,430 159 -79 12 -1 -39 189 68 9
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 1,307 -506 127 106 -160 -145 -239 -52 -143
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 870,111 554,232 80,006 78,118 77,085 73,421 108,593 72,843 64,166
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 894,184 545,536 72,138 68,857 83,742 78,275 99,427 78,009 65,088
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -24,073 8,696 7,868 9,261 -6,657 -4,854 9,166 -5,166 -922
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -22,787 8,311 7,885 9,094 -6,717 -4,995 9,079 -5,292 -743
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 6,951 10,618 2,994 1,006 1,868 -184 2,978 1,923 33
 
58 Europe -71,096 -45,962 -17,031 3,048 3,833 -6,210 -5,165 71 -11,404 -1,204
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,365 -14,074 -1,539 -997 -724 -1,898 -7,172 -1,000 -744
60 France -9,133 -5,594 -4,704 516 400 382 550 -1,596 -3,054 -1,902
61 Germany -3,833 -3,220 363 111 430 -205 -88 114 -159 160
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,605 -4,636 231 -97 -729 -624 -1,040 -1,967 -410
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,250 -1,482 396 -684 -508 -306 512 -1,418 526
64 Netherlands -2,828 564 -567 -403 -232 -65 -33 -375 268 273
65 Switzerland 325 90 -3,806 466 52 594 -304 -149 -3,051 -1,414
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -10,761 9,295 3,289 5,292 -5,535 -2,464 8,743 -2,293 2,263
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -841 -613 29 -31 -70 -194 -132 -171 -44
68 Canada -1,427 -789 5,460 1,277 1,326 1,350 -397 1,365 1,339 -800
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,855 -829 -92 248 -382 -416 -159 185 -213
70 Caribbean 16,667 9,096 6,078 -686 1,750 -420 420 2,884 3,327 -1,197
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 446 -1,933 -30 80 -225 -954 -79 -323 -402
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,485 14,907 3,188 1,799 -25 1,592 3,007 2,532 2,814
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,736 7,051 1,402 868 977 752 955 998 1,099
74 Hong Kong -822 -638 1,898 119 232 517 120 274 419 217
75 Japan 9,505 2,669 -2,396 191 -352 -2,157 452 -945 158 257
76 Africa 169 584 -73 -49 -11 -43 -54 4 102 -22
77 Other countries -3,649 -1,792 1,732 1,229 69 -762 -21 1,986 -1,050 281
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -2,561 -1,286 385 -17 167 60 141 87 126 -179
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -41,135 -118,318 -19,894 -19,003 -26,872 -17,016 -16,094 -3,458 -15,981
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,434,882 2,255,599 316,046 295,500 316,465 332,118 353,064 322,918 319,488
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,476,017 2,373,917 335,940 314,503 343,337 349,134 369,158 326,376 335,469
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 19,877 -359 -2,816 -6,109 -831 4,714 -10,745 15,060 368
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,950,323 2,554,338 373,790 328,595 367,061 389,453 381,783 355,473 358,183
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,930,446 2,554,697 376,606 334,704 367,892 384,739 392,528 340,413 357,815
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -21,258 -118,677 -22,710 -25,112 -27,703 -12,302 -26,839 11,602 -15,613
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -42,740 -137,133 -20,701 -25,083 -34,610 -10,342 -31,894 8,425 -22,928
87 Europe -93,041 -76,893 -94,646 -1,038 -20,487 -21,009 -8,370 -37,670 7,592 -13,664
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -52,727 -30,754 -10,658 -4,744 -1,991 -1,901 -9,775 5,165 -6,850
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -44,325 -76,431 6,349 -21,071 -17,351 -14,359 -21,283 -66 -8,650
90 Canada -34,909 -6,508 -27,041 -8,830 -1,999 -2,762 -3,516 -974 -2,412 -6,548
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,286 -19,158 -3,834 -1,688 -2,620 -3,269 75 -3,238 -4,584
92 Caribbean -15,629 23,764 9,462 1,816 -77 -3,153 2,670 9,388 -4,191 3,009
93 Asia 11,852 27,697 -10,404 -6,947 30 -4,399 -1,828 -2,323 7,552 -2,489
94 Japan 2,687 1,157 -34,768 -3,152 -2,552 -7,362 -7,435 -4,717 -1,798 -7,752
95 Africa -3,319 -1,258 -1,026 -426 90 -559 329 -7 -264 -189
96 Other countries -471 15,744 5,680 -1,442 -952 -108 3,642 -383 3,386 1,537
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,482 18,456 -2,009 -29 6,907 -1,960 5,055 3,177 7,315
  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 27, 2013