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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: May 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014/r Jan.-Mar.2015/r Sep.2014 Oct.2014 Nov.2014 Dec.2014 Jan.2015/r Feb.2015/r Mar.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 2,553,876 660,192 928,933 763,051 893,270 833,154 821,166 899,556
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 2,567,430 655,757 956,174 757,280 888,362 832,557 820,407 914,466
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -13,554 4,435 -27,241 5,771 4,908 597 759 -14,910
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 -13,547 4,535 -27,143 5,768 4,853 700 707 -14,954
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -1,454 3 -182 -270 295 -1,674 777 -557
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 -12,228 7,292 -8,279 7,148 -2,903 4,762 337 -17,327
7 Belgium -424 -546 293 244 -520 76 -152 15 -36 314
8 France 93 17,619 -6,714 2,537 -3,886 4,965 5,563 -3,949 -206 -2,559
9 Germany 978 -1,951 -1,051 3,660 -2,056 845 -2,325 574 -651 -974
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -819 641 583 445 797 -111 -447 -261
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 -862 -499 -112 107 320 1,108 -544 -1,426
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 -1,502 426 937 716 251 500 -160 -1,842
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 2,242 -1,192 56 -1,408 -666 860 3,996 -2,614
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 -3,976 -298 -2,552 533 -9,015 4,577 -1,186 -7,367
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -2,646 591 110 -102 -71 -402 -1,219 -1,025
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -7,608 -1,529 2,487 -194 3,572 -6,064 -2,069 525
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 -101 317 2,281 -121 -488 1,254 -1,085 -270
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 7,407 -6,931 -13,546 4,091 8,299 188 2,914 4,305
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -3,801 43 -425 -637 -536 -234 -513 -3,054
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 2,402 6,214 -8,905 -3,963 -1,759 285 1,393 724
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -339 197 467 -1,245 72 -1,453 776 338
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 920 8,922 -9,091 -1,140 -1,080 679 228 13
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 1,858 -2,661 805 -495 -129 612 603 643
24 Africa 1,058 199 -623 -20 130 -72 192 -278 -109 -236
25 Other countries -544 1,416 1,005 -851 -886 -484 -1,524 787 -161 379
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 -7 -100 -98 3 55 -103 52 44
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 328,746 114,849 101,641 122,588 87,419 101,553 107,397 119,796
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 293,249 93,886 97,791 89,298 86,188 92,445 98,461 102,343
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 35,497 20,963 3,850 33,290 1,231 9,108 8,936 17,453
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 36,214 21,030 4,041 33,440 1,228 9,373 9,238 17,603
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 8,025 9,289 1,614 14,559 -4,023 2,937 930 4,158
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 10,382 7,544 1,739 10,808 2,120 970 3,531 5,881
33 Belgium -200 -193 23 -52 -17 -20 -2 62 -39 0
34 France -2,078 6,875 1,156 635 1,025 619 946 379 152 625
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 922 611 287 264 151 78 111 733
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -2,407 -1,931 -1,019 -862 -382 -594 -654 -1,158
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 1,617 -168 -284 -1,465 -954 121 699 797
38 Netherlands -299 678 153 243 388 268 53 -39 100 92
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 133 -47 -619 -55 137 39 -21 115
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 9,273 8,082 1,962 12,064 2,145 1,213 3,462 4,598
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -157 236 7 120 -99 -31 -136 10
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 4,148 566 -77 1,258 631 1,132 1,255 1,761
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 164 267 -481 -369 -2,022 1,068 3 -907
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 2,483 -714 -1,127 1,696 780 732 -277 2,028
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 220 -106 -459 297 63 232 5 -17
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 18,835 13,447 4,297 19,730 -356 5,251 4,735 8,849
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 3,932 7,459 -781 11,964 -3,645 557 -117 3,492
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -85 344 -514 -67 -372 -329 17 227
49 Japan -39,876 123 4,083 435 1,039 1,711 555 888 2,729 466
50 Africa 115 107 8 -11 162 11 -10 11 7 -10
51 Other countries 142 -705 -26 37 -13 9 22 -23 -21 18
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -717 -67 -191 -150 3 -265 -302 -150
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 317,053 106,121 104,125 103,771 83,626 85,155 106,411 125,487
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 283,213 85,421 96,230 78,788 77,125 79,468 97,034 106,711
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 33,840 20,700 7,895 24,983 6,501 5,687 9,377 18,776
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 33,650 20,560 7,945 24,776 6,445 5,738 9,172 18,740
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 577 1,331 1,556 -544 859 -929 -753 2,259
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 27,977 13,649 8,678 18,541 5,833 6,809 8,072 13,096
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -5,146 -1,486 -424 -1,505 -381 -2,127 -854 -2,165
60 France -9,348 -32,083 -33 -1,420 50 360 90 -977 -68 1,012
61 Germany 337 -2,791 -260 -156 -1,748 -74 -401 -411 114 37
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 1,358 752 -546 -253 -1,098 -529 1,145 742
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -237 -1,572 -574 215 -1,316 -433 4 192
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -904 157 -424 -317 101 -179 -492 -233
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 893 -1,227 57 505 201 23 53 817
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 30,895 16,807 10,534 19,332 6,174 11,542 8,161 11,192
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -210 61 -69 -29 33 -103 -88 -19
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -1,316 2,509 -784 1,249 -1,793 -755 -1,238 677
69 Latin America -2,475 606 1,382 475 -132 -154 148 313 221 848
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 9,430 5,303 113 5,185 3,167 2,834 2,220 4,376
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -1,709 -340 -220 -451 183 -935 -535 -239
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 -2,113 -2,863 181 731 -719 -2,005 -4 -104
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 377 335 185 -169 -96 158 304 -85
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 770 74 245 165 75 55 261 454
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -3,346 -3,733 -434 874 -1,363 -297 -461 -2,588
76 Africa -150 18 312 5 -20 -2 32 1 279 32
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 -313 1,822 129 -323 -406 -524 157 54
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 190 140 -50 207 56 -51 205 36
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -39,128 25,988 -13,970 -29,279 4,306 -13,725 -6,417 -18,986
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 1,212,182 400,931 415,825 361,159 407,140 376,640 382,237 453,305
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 1,251,310 374,943 429,795 390,438 402,834 390,365 388,654 472,291
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 131,678 45,837 40,146 27,574 3,594 37,850 26,081 14,445 5,311
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,752,825 1,403,777 452,117 441,059 318,959 346,159 459,534 409,883 534,360
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 1,357,940 411,971 413,485 315,365 308,309 433,453 395,438 529,049
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 25,945 6,709 66,134 13,604 -25,685 42,156 12,356 8,028 -13,675
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -9,155 -4,823 65,118 12,462 -25,627 39,334 7,042 4,354 -16,219
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 -28,929 43,702 -1,242 -12,564 14,376 10,378 -5,583 -33,724
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 -33,191 656 -1,367 -530 2,041 4,629 2,463 -40,283
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 3,714 43,355 -3,246 -14,864 8,279 5,605 -6,357 4,466
90 Canada -26,107 30,250 14,109 7,086 11,896 846 3,282 5,050 2,042 7,017
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -12,024 -1,319 1,209 -3,798 11,104 -13,363 -473 1,812
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 3,164 6,926 -4,508 -1,948 11,128 1,379 599 1,186
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 14,661 10,415 2,871 -12,171 -1,262 2,907 4,206 7,548
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 5,866 3,049 188 -2,353 1,202 2,334 1,662 1,870
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -1,228 -438 -184 -655 -56 -1,137 -197 106
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 5,424 -1,254 2,420 4,663 762 1,828 3,760 -164
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 11,532 1,016 1,142 -58 2,822 5,314 3,674 2,544
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, 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.   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, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last update: May 29, 2015