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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: September 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014 Jan.-Jul.2015/r Jan.2015 Feb.2015 Mar.2015 Apr.2015 May.2015 Jun.2015/r Jul.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 5,993,350 833,154 821,166 900,116 810,010 812,964 834,458 981,482
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 6,038,091 832,557 820,407 914,465 809,335 826,988 856,502 977,837
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -44,741 597 759 -14,349 675 -14,024 -22,044 3,645
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 -44,715 700 707 -14,393 665 -14,016 -21,998 3,620
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -4,342 -1,674 777 -557 -3,137 463 24 -238
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 -23,646 4,762 337 -16,829 1,877 -11,957 -7,617 5,781
7 Belgium -424 -546 -460 15 -36 318 -136 -215 -534 128
8 France 93 17,619 -8,434 -3,949 -206 -2,559 -1,105 -923 -3,034 3,342
9 Germany 978 -1,951 -1,568 574 -651 -956 -165 -509 169 -30
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -1,809 -111 -447 -261 199 400 -730 -859
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 -770 1,108 -544 -1,426 -895 68 -203 1,122
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 -3,176 500 -160 -1,542 -1,039 -201 -600 -134
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 4,429 860 3,996 -2,604 1,104 640 -635 1,068
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 -12,849 4,577 -1,186 -7,406 3,714 -11,563 -1,697 712
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -2,807 -402 -1,219 -1,025 -123 106 27 -171
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -7,250 -6,064 -2,069 525 449 1,405 -1,190 -306
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 -141 1,254 -1,085 -255 -379 32 -279 571
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 825 188 2,914 4,320 3,973 -764 -7,489 -2,317
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -14,564 -234 -513 -3,021 -5,827 -1,957 -3,348 336
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 -1,217 285 1,393 724 -58 -1,266 -2,298 3
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -4,253 -1,453 776 338 -607 -1,507 -659 -1,141
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 2,320 679 228 13 927 275 390 -192
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 3,695 612 603 643 1,402 118 -110 427
24 Africa 1,058 199 309 -278 -109 -236 226 324 170 212
25 Other countries -544 1,416 969 787 -161 379 404 167 53 -660
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 -26 -103 52 44 10 -8 -46 25
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 820,911 101,553 107,397 119,758 140,705 118,644 119,213 113,641
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 704,323 92,445 98,461 102,342 110,512 103,703 93,606 103,254
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 116,588 9,108 8,936 17,416 30,193 14,941 25,607 10,387
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 117,556 9,373 9,238 17,566 30,200 14,930 25,693 10,556
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 29,625 2,937 930 4,158 6,458 4,949 7,627 2,566
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 36,405 970 3,531 5,857 10,681 5,810 8,203 1,353
33 Belgium -200 -193 -14 62 -39 0 -21 12 -1 -27
34 France -2,078 6,875 4,050 379 152 625 1,093 1,380 480 -59
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 1,876 78 111 733 688 152 76 38
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -3,034 -594 -654 -1,158 248 -979 23 81
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 3,231 121 699 797 1,222 253 268 -129
38 Netherlands -299 678 991 -39 100 92 241 177 568 -148
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 -399 39 -21 115 -116 -58 -157 -201
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 30,325 1,213 3,462 4,574 7,364 4,845 6,948 1,919
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -155 -31 -136 10 17 -7 4 -12
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 7,721 1,132 1,255 1,761 949 675 1,210 739
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 2,771 1,068 3 -907 -353 1,734 619 607
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 3,624 732 -277 2,028 3,439 -6,975 2,103 2,574
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 115 232 5 -17 806 -577 312 -646
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 66,957 5,251 4,735 8,836 14,663 14,257 13,247 5,968
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 26,823 557 -117 3,492 5,835 4,765 9,608 2,683
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -994 -329 17 227 -436 -105 -44 -324
49 Japan -39,876 123 14,912 888 2,729 453 3,682 5,620 374 1,166
50 Africa 115 107 18 11 7 -10 14 -8 10 -6
51 Other countries 142 -705 -55 -23 -21 18 1 14 -11 -33
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -968 -265 -302 -150 -7 11 -86 -169
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 747,503 85,155 106,411 124,937 91,870 123,612 111,903 103,615
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 651,878 79,468 97,034 104,708 87,600 100,048 98,098 84,922
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 95,625 5,687 9,377 20,229 4,270 23,564 13,805 18,693
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 95,346 5,738 9,172 20,193 4,242 23,532 13,763 18,706
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 1,464 -929 -753 2,259 -359 2,843 -2,150 553
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 77,164 6,809 8,072 14,612 2,271 21,784 9,688 13,928
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -9,530 -2,127 -854 -2,165 -1,302 -724 -887 -1,471
60 France -9,348 -32,083 -1,566 -977 -68 1,054 220 -980 -641 -174
61 Germany 337 -2,791 2,558 -411 114 42 -61 1,870 584 420
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 3,362 -529 1,145 742 52 829 417 706
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -330 -433 4 192 -494 -89 254 236
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -1,922 -179 -492 -235 -690 287 -732 119
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 451 23 53 817 -423 229 -690 442
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 81,953 11,542 8,161 12,668 5,881 19,625 10,900 13,176
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -576 -103 -88 -19 -292 -109 17 18
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -7,972 -755 -1,238 655 -205 -3,934 -2,778 283
69 Latin America -2,475 606 3,617 313 221 848 236 502 1,142 355
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 17,493 2,834 2,220 4,376 1,273 -328 6,478 640
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -5,188 -935 -535 -239 -228 -421 -2,443 -387
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 9,243 -2,005 -4 -148 810 5,702 1,671 3,217
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 2,187 158 304 -85 407 1,139 136 128
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 2,196 55 261 454 599 329 76 422
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -344 -297 -461 -2,632 -209 1,474 679 1,102
76 Africa -150 18 482 1 279 32 -2 -2 -67 241
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 507 -524 157 57 87 229 72 429
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 279 -51 205 36 28 32 42 -13
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -94,171 -13,716 -7,115 -11,051 -20,696 -11,414 -13,446 -16,733
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 2,885,138 376,615 380,161 452,626 444,797 394,190 421,160 415,589
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 2,979,309 390,331 387,276 463,677 465,493 405,604 434,606 432,322
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 131,678 157,169 26,081 14,445 6,833 33,470 26,573 29,335 20,432
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,752,825 3,651,990 459,534 409,883 508,283 522,547 551,222 606,495 594,026
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 3,494,821 433,453 395,438 501,450 489,077 524,649 577,160 573,594
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 25,945 62,998 12,365 7,330 -4,218 12,774 15,159 15,889 3,699
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -9,155 39,768 7,051 3,656 -6,762 7,155 12,568 18,201 -2,101
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 -54,249 10,385 -6,284 -23,521 959 -3,298 -12,557 -19,933
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 -71,333 4,638 1,763 -32,389 -12,639 -9,398 -8,585 -14,723
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 3,604 5,602 -6,358 6,808 7,738 6,616 -7,925 -8,877
90 Canada -26,107 30,250 53,076 5,050 2,042 7,180 -315 15,269 15,487 8,363
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -7,293 -13,363 -473 1,706 -1,139 -2,979 4,347 4,608
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 32,710 1,380 599 1,186 13,460 -1,698 16,284 1,499
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 7,575 2,907 4,208 7,207 -5,234 2,664 -3,203 -974
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 8,411 2,334 1,662 1,534 -5,870 3,039 3,382 2,330
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -760 -1,137 -197 105 728 -82 -362 185
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 8,709 1,829 3,761 -625 -1,304 2,692 -1,795 4,151
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 23,230 5,314 3,674 2,544 5,619 2,591 -2,312 5,800
  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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