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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2016

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2014 2015/r Jan.-Jan.2016 Jul.2015/r Aug.2015/r Sep.2015/r Oct.2015/r Nov.2015/r Dec.2015 Jan.2016/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 8,923,971 11,060,212 912,410 1,074,715 1,004,635 875,140 959,025 896,992 906,604 912,410
2 Foreign sales 8,940,085 11,175,141 907,903 1,068,346 1,016,997 907,311 971,828 910,065 920,366 907,903
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -16,114 -114,929 4,507 6,369 -12,362 -32,171 -12,803 -13,073 -13,762 4,507
 
4 Foreign countries -15,502 -114,729 4,475 6,344 -12,223 -32,163 -12,833 -13,010 -13,768 4,475
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,930 -16,218 -1,247 -238 1,497 -5,634 -489 -2,938 -4,312 -1,247
 
6 Europe 8,583 -35,130 -6,614 8,188 -10,541 -9,349 6,462 -3,274 -9,997 -6,614
7 Belgium -546 -1,083 -206 128 -181 51 -41 -281 -171 -206
8 France 17,619 -12,117 2,090 3,342 -3,551 2,083 -493 2,746 -4,468 2,090
9 Germany -1,951 -3,226 188 -30 501 -2,894 196 905 -366 188
10 Ireland 4,742 -4,787 -590 -859 -328 -670 -663 -1,028 -464 -590
11 Luxembourg 2,033 578 -274 1,122 155 843 -706 1,316 -260 -274
12 Netherlands 3,828 -3,001 -203 -134 33 507 609 -378 -596 -203
13 Switzerland -6,193 463 861 1,068 -1,361 1,285 -193 -129 -3,568 861
14 United Kingdom -19,734 -15,518 -9,614 3,119 -7,164 -12,093 6,793 -5,506 259 -9,614
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 574 -2,088 -85 -171 479 165 -13 94 -4 -85
16 Canada 10,179 -12,227 -2,160 -306 1,667 -4,040 -4,277 2,952 -1,279 -2,160
17 Latin America 3,550 -1,085 1,559 571 -515 -217 -276 -743 807 1,559
18 Caribbean -11,702 -33,011 10,238 -1,988 -2,624 -9,791 -13,795 -5,082 -1,324 10,238
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -326 -19,368 652 336 590 -2,395 -16 -1,367 -1,616 652
20 Other Asia -27,401 -13,957 432 -9 -634 -4,664 -1,217 -5,543 -670 432
21 China, Mainland -1,674 -4,537 -100 -1,141 -451 323 -978 -23 845 -100
22 Hong Kong -6,591 -16,159 -961 -204 -1,667 -5,818 -1,743 -5,867 -3,372 -961
23 Japan -9,223 9,472 1,380 427 1,096 3,355 820 -53 559 1,380
24 Africa 199 -428 14 212 77 -728 -22 -70 6 14
25 Other countries 1,416 477 354 -660 -243 -979 308 117 305 354
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -612 -200 32 25 -139 -8 30 -63 6 32
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,114,724 1,393,968 116,522 113,641 112,778 120,643 108,367 124,807 106,462 116,522
28 Foreign sales 1,040,120 1,237,245 110,186 103,254 103,044 116,022 98,301 110,871 104,709 110,186
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 74,604 156,723 6,336 10,387 9,734 4,621 10,066 13,936 1,753 6,336
 
30 Foreign countries 75,793 158,194 6,214 10,556 9,788 4,547 10,353 13,963 1,962 6,214
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,367 33,481 1,753 2,566 -1,784 239 667 3,714 1,020 1,753
 
32 Europe 31,784 45,678 530 1,353 979 19 3,994 1,724 2,532 530
33 Belgium -193 -49 19 -27 -19 -12 -5 41 -40 19
34 France 6,875 5,723 20 -59 287 662 433 20 271 20
35 Germany 3,375 1,595 220 38 -1 -218 102 -441 277 220
36 Ireland -9,419 -3,039 583 81 -364 86 -75 272 76 583
37 Luxembourg -3,371 3,962 153 -129 -223 561 158 52 183 153
38 Netherlands 678 2,092 71 -148 130 98 -25 216 681 71
39 Switzerland -2,271 -1,122 0 -201 -458 -209 -50 -32 26 0
40 United Kingdom 36,681 36,954 -681 1,919 1,533 -1,005 3,516 1,547 1,013 -681
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 306 -172 120 -12 103 -103 26 21 -64 120
42 Canada 3,624 9,088 235 739 -50 803 -186 598 202 235
43 Latin America -9,947 4,101 1,066 607 -477 -592 561 821 1,017 1,066
44 Caribbean -693 5,759 669 2,574 7,573 -2,409 502 2,399 -5,930 669
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -269 -295 -41 -646 -559 -607 377 -3 382 -41
46 Other Asia 51,892 93,659 3,640 5,968 2,276 7,283 5,019 8,450 3,674 3,640
47 China, Mainland 26,156 19,002 -1,466 2,683 -5,941 -284 -175 90 -1,511 -1,466
48 Hong Kong -2,950 -1,788 182 -324 19 -629 -536 9 343 182
49 Japan 123 31,452 1,888 1,166 1,531 4,704 3,058 4,719 2,528 1,888
50 Africa 107 4 -2 -6 0 30 -13 -57 26 -2
51 Other countries -705 200 117 -33 46 20 99 31 59 117
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,189 -1,471 122 -169 -54 74 -287 -27 -209 122
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,084,270 1,184,213 78,861 104,016 75,091 91,634 103,404 91,367 74,049 78,861
54 Foreign sales 1,058,960 1,050,080 72,791 85,001 65,583 75,994 91,300 86,313 69,526 72,791
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,310 134,133 6,070 19,015 9,508 15,640 12,104 5,054 4,523 6,070
 
56 Foreign countries 24,557 133,912 6,219 19,028 9,489 15,679 12,152 5,100 4,467 6,219
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,960 -3,807 371 553 -141 -2,700 -664 -1,820 54 371
 
58 Europe 15,320 111,001 1,328 13,929 6,770 12,688 14,500 4,337 4,309 1,328
59 Belgium -12,634 -15,203 -1,952 -1,471 -904 -1,182 -1,427 -1,824 -336 -1,952
60 France -32,083 -1,669 -250 -174 -88 194 -3 -137 -69 -250
61 Germany -2,791 7,754 1,046 420 271 3,663 1,265 -237 234 1,046
62 Ireland -9,203 1,264 -1,303 706 -87 -1,475 117 -318 -335 -1,303
63 Luxembourg -6,874 -1,362 -2,048 236 -513 812 -508 129 -952 -2,048
64 Netherlands -4,877 -3,695 -126 119 -449 -829 5 -373 -127 -126
65 Switzerland -4,457 -3,275 303 442 -529 -324 -2,055 -744 -74 303
66 United Kingdom 77,168 127,398 5,570 13,177 8,917 12,429 18,122 8,683 6,064 5,570
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -990 -727 -40 18 -46 -72 -3 20 -53 -40
68 Canada -5,621 -13,544 -1,370 283 -1,116 -909 -629 -243 -2,675 -1,370
69 Latin America 606 4,503 163 355 191 56 172 347 120 163
70 Caribbean 22,402 24,424 3,566 671 731 4,479 -551 1,619 843 3,566
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,753 -7,476 -519 -387 -9 -1,371 -37 -707 -164 -519
72 Other Asia -5,414 13,739 3,131 3,507 2,707 1,086 -1,321 -186 1,574 3,131
73 China, Mainland 532 -357 -208 128 -365 -623 -569 -843 -144 -208
74 Hong Kong 2,265 3,199 384 422 303 -49 201 202 350 384
75 Japan -11,461 -333 1,084 1,102 2,138 44 -2,563 -342 734 1,084
76 Africa 18 463 2 241 4 10 -6 -26 -1 2
77 Other countries 1,999 802 -82 429 211 -360 24 -41 461 -82
 
78 International and regional organizations2 753 221 -149 -13 19 -39 -48 -46 56 -149
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -105,733 -114,388 -6,572 -17,086 -116 -10,647 -4,790 1,657 -5,090 -6,572
80 Foreign purchases 4,392,140 4,790,769 345,510 421,744 395,404 341,491 398,232 365,659 371,317 345,510
81 Foreign sales 4,497,873 4,905,157 352,082 438,830 395,520 352,138 403,022 364,002 376,407 352,082
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 131,678 276,062 28,039 20,439 42,047 34,841 36,102 -11,304 19,080 28,039
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,752,825 5,935,835 409,465 594,110 428,584 505,440 540,653 437,566 374,836 409,465
84 Foreign sales 4,621,147 5,659,773 381,426 573,671 386,537 470,599 504,551 448,870 355,756 381,426
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 25,945 161,674 21,467 3,353 41,931 24,194 31,312 -9,647 13,990 21,467
 
86 Foreign countries -9,155 136,560 22,152 -2,447 37,716 22,231 34,189 -9,478 15,238 22,152
87 Europe -86,405 -15,668 8,847 -20,340 31,059 -6,013 11,565 -7,126 11,996 8,847
88 Euro Area5 -59,139 -94,781 -11,028 -14,723 -7,345 -5,689 -5,209 -4,537 -778 -11,028
89 United Kingdom -59,731 63,114 12,142 -9,284 37,757 3,462 10,859 -2,767 13,204 12,142
90 Canada 30,250 74,074 7,842 8,363 1,568 4,630 11,569 383 2,848 7,842
91 Latin America -38,228 -6,577 1,681 4,608 -3,558 3 6,327 -2,716 660 1,681
92 Caribbean 29,541 29,367 -8,208 1,562 360 7,033 -2,480 4,153 -12,211 -8,208
93 Asia 27,821 40,466 16,229 -976 4,965 12,895 5,401 1,975 7,661 16,229
94 Japan 15,383 23,716 4,646 2,330 1,873 5,539 2,291 81 5,521 4,646
95 Africa -2,103 -2,313 -954 185 -547 -280 -153 27 -600 -954
96 Other countries 29,969 17,211 -3,285 4,151 3,869 3,963 1,960 -6,174 4,884 -3,285
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 35,100 25,114 -685 5,800 4,215 1,963 -2,877 -169 -1,248 -685
  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: March 25, 2016