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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: February 2016

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014 Jan.-Dec.2015 Jun.2015 Jul.2015 Aug.2015 Sep.2015 Oct.2015 Nov.2015 Dec.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 10,404,152 834,458 981,482 942,007 808,931 905,817 847,443 906,604
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 10,529,866 856,502 977,837 948,013 836,633 922,982 863,781 920,366
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -125,714 -22,044 3,645 -6,006 -27,702 -17,165 -16,338 -13,762
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 -125,514 -21,998 3,620 -5,867 -27,694 -17,195 -16,275 -13,768
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -16,218 24 -238 1,497 -5,634 -489 -2,938 -4,312
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 -47,140 -7,617 5,781 -4,181 -4,882 2,100 -6,534 -9,997
7 Belgium -424 -546 -1,083 -534 128 -181 51 -41 -281 -171
8 France 93 17,619 -12,117 -3,034 3,342 -3,551 2,083 -493 2,746 -4,468
9 Germany 978 -1,951 -3,226 169 -30 501 -2,894 196 905 -366
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -4,952 -730 -859 -318 -670 -663 -1,028 -464
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 578 -203 1,122 155 843 -706 1,316 -260
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 -3,001 -600 -134 33 507 609 -378 -596
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 463 -635 1,068 -1,361 1,285 -193 -129 -3,568
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 -27,365 -1,697 712 -814 -7,626 2,431 -8,766 259
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -2,086 27 -171 479 165 -13 94 -4
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -12,227 -1,190 -306 1,667 -4,040 -4,277 2,952 -1,279
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 -1,085 -279 571 -515 -217 -276 -743 807
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 -31,806 -7,489 -2,317 -2,636 -9,789 -13,795 -5,087 -1,324
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -19,368 -3,348 336 590 -2,395 -16 -1,367 -1,616
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 -13,937 -2,298 3 -626 -4,664 -1,217 -5,543 -670
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -4,537 -659 -1,141 -451 323 -978 -23 845
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 -16,139 390 -192 -1,659 -5,818 -1,743 -5,867 -3,372
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 9,472 -110 427 1,096 3,355 820 -53 559
24 Africa 1,058 199 -428 170 212 77 -728 -22 -70 6
25 Other countries -544 1,416 477 53 -660 -243 -979 308 117 305
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 -200 -46 25 -139 -8 30 -63 6
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 1,393,968 119,213 113,641 112,778 120,643 108,367 124,807 106,462
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 1,237,270 93,606 103,254 103,044 116,022 98,301 110,871 104,709
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 156,698 25,607 10,387 9,734 4,621 10,066 13,936 1,753
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 158,169 25,693 10,556 9,788 4,547 10,353 13,963 1,962
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 33,481 7,627 2,566 -1,784 239 667 3,714 1,020
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 45,653 8,203 1,353 979 19 3,994 1,724 2,532
33 Belgium -200 -193 -49 -1 -27 -19 -12 -5 41 -40
34 France -2,078 6,875 5,723 480 -59 287 662 433 20 271
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 1,595 76 38 -1 -218 102 -441 277
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -3,039 23 81 -364 86 -75 272 76
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 3,962 268 -129 -223 561 158 52 183
38 Netherlands -299 678 2,092 568 -148 130 98 -25 216 681
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 -1,122 -157 -201 -458 -209 -50 -32 26
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 36,929 6,948 1,919 1,533 -1,005 3,516 1,547 1,013
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -172 4 -12 103 -103 26 21 -64
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 9,088 1,210 739 -50 803 -186 598 202
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 4,101 619 607 -477 -592 561 821 1,017
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 5,759 2,103 2,574 7,573 -2,409 502 2,399 -5,930
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 -295 312 -646 -559 -607 377 -3 382
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 93,659 13,247 5,968 2,276 7,283 5,019 8,450 3,674
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 19,002 9,608 2,683 -5,941 -284 -175 90 -1,511
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -1,788 -44 -324 19 -629 -536 9 343
49 Japan -39,876 123 31,452 374 1,166 1,531 4,704 3,058 4,719 2,528
50 Africa 115 107 4 10 -6 0 30 -13 -57 26
51 Other countries 142 -705 200 -11 -33 46 20 99 31 59
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -1,471 -86 -169 -54 74 -287 -27 -209
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 1,183,121 111,903 103,905 74,945 91,462 103,256 91,266 74,049
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 1,049,376 98,098 84,922 65,506 75,920 91,224 86,201 69,526
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 133,745 13,805 18,983 9,439 15,542 12,032 5,065 4,523
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 133,524 13,763 18,996 9,420 15,581 12,080 5,111 4,467
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 -3,807 -2,150 553 -141 -2,700 -664 -1,820 54
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 110,419 9,688 13,928 6,701 12,590 14,428 4,348 4,309
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -15,203 -887 -1,471 -904 -1,182 -1,427 -1,824 -336
60 France -9,348 -32,083 -1,669 -641 -174 -88 194 -3 -137 -69
61 Germany 337 -2,791 7,754 584 420 271 3,663 1,265 -237 234
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 1,264 417 706 -87 -1,475 117 -318 -335
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -1,362 254 236 -513 812 -508 129 -952
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -3,695 -732 119 -449 -829 5 -373 -127
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 -3,275 -690 442 -529 -324 -2,055 -744 -74
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 126,819 10,900 13,176 8,848 12,331 18,050 8,694 6,064
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -730 17 18 -46 -72 -3 20 -53
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -13,544 -2,778 283 -1,116 -909 -629 -243 -2,675
69 Latin America -2,475 606 4,503 1,142 355 191 56 172 347 120
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 24,628 6,478 640 745 4,479 -551 1,619 843
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -7,476 -2,443 -387 -9 -1,371 -37 -707 -164
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 13,729 1,671 3,507 2,693 1,086 -1,321 -186 1,574
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 -357 136 128 -365 -623 -569 -843 -144
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 3,189 76 422 289 -49 201 202 350
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -333 679 1,102 2,138 44 -2,563 -342 734
76 Africa -150 18 463 -67 241 4 10 -6 -26 -1
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 802 72 429 211 -360 24 -41 461
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 221 42 -13 19 -39 -48 -46 56
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -112,521 -13,446 -16,733 546 -10,635 -4,877 1,706 -5,090
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 4,737,248 421,160 415,589 390,236 336,321 393,171 361,065 371,317
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 4,849,769 434,606 432,322 389,690 346,956 398,048 359,359 376,407
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 131,678 288,371 29,335 20,432 42,033 34,859 37,440 -11,331 19,080
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,752,825 5,949,216 606,495 594,026 428,491 505,370 541,908 437,500 374,836
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 5,660,845 577,160 573,594 386,458 470,511 504,468 448,831 355,756
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 25,945 175,850 15,889 3,699 42,579 24,224 32,563 -9,625 13,990
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -9,155 150,736 18,201 -2,101 38,364 22,261 35,440 -9,456 15,238
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 -1,707 -12,557 -19,933 31,691 -5,977 12,815 -7,104 11,996
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 -94,892 -8,585 -14,723 -7,346 -5,689 -5,209 -4,537 -778
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 75,801 -7,925 -8,877 38,390 3,497 10,730 -2,745 13,204
90 Canada -26,107 30,250 74,074 15,487 8,363 1,568 4,630 11,569 383 2,848
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -6,577 4,347 4,608 -3,558 3 6,327 -2,716 660
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 29,567 16,284 1,499 378 7,016 -2,479 4,153 -12,211
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 40,471 -3,203 -974 4,963 12,896 5,401 1,975 7,661
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 23,716 3,382 2,330 1,873 5,539 2,291 81 5,521
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -2,313 -362 185 -547 -280 -153 27 -600
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 17,221 -1,795 4,151 3,869 3,973 1,960 -6,174 4,884
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 25,114 -2,312 5,800 4,215 1,963 -2,877 -169 -1,248
  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: February 26, 2016