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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: July 2017

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016/r Jan.-May.2017/r Nov.2016/r Dec.2016/r Jan.2017/r Feb.2017/r Mar.2017/r Apr.2017/r May.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,509,239 5,143,064 1,131,725 997,504 885,342 958,122 1,161,636 942,389 1,195,575
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,512,758 5,085,265 1,134,483 1,005,358 867,523 936,698 1,158,139 928,057 1,194,848
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -3,519 57,799 -2,758 -7,854 17,819 21,424 3,497 14,332 727
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -2,993 58,152 -2,768 -7,826 17,785 21,482 3,568 14,311 1,006
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,432 3,168 68 -507 -1,491 1,719 -337 2,787 490
 
6 Europe -35,130 5,494 15,169 -1,934 -4,300 21,783 14,585 -2,989 -8,943 -9,267
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 -63 126 -39 12 90 -234 -7 76
8 France -12,117 -1,502 7,263 -713 -4,727 9,069 -969 3,288 -1,383 -2,742
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -1,645 354 -1,295 -346 -462 -614 -528 305
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,100 -2,377 47 -1,032 -351 -227 -773 -745 -281
11 Luxembourg 578 -9,196 -557 -622 -376 -411 -1,475 1,105 12 212
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -2,317 -291 -809 -274 480 -987 -866 -670
13 Switzerland 463 5,298 7,196 96 -1,133 2,423 2,662 2,373 -910 648
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,519 5,381 72 4,412 9,851 13,955 -6,189 -5,221 -7,015
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 153 -942 99 144 -181 -53 -110 73 -671
16 Canada -12,227 2,586 19,871 -289 -175 1,927 2,817 9,239 1,081 4,807
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 3,083 -17 130 541 354 1,120 1,211 -143
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,773 20,531 37 268 -2,660 1,488 -4,262 23,444 2,521
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -3,952 -4,050 -277 1,258 -953 308 -621 -3,087 303
20 Other Asia -13,957 -4,239 2,282 77 -3,537 -3,253 1,677 798 765 2,295
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -3,343 944 104 13 -33 -105 312 529 241
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 294 -41 -2,309 -41 -1,134 2,112 5 -648
23 Japan 9,472 9,077 1,125 366 -393 762 -229 -6 -410 1,008
24 Africa -428 271 -459 75 -64 40 -8 -209 -215 -67
25 Other countries 477 701 1,725 -440 -1,406 360 261 492 55 557
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -353 10 -28 34 -58 -71 21 -279
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,777,699 762,294 147,864 153,812 175,928 168,587 151,298 123,854 142,627
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,511,661 711,520 132,213 141,155 163,376 155,852 152,378 119,631 120,283
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 266,038 50,774 15,651 12,657 12,552 12,735 -1,080 4,223 22,344
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,402 50,940 15,441 12,927 12,668 12,710 -1,102 4,310 22,354
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 40,717 12,691 2,951 1,149 -1,178 4,252 -1,807 1,692 9,732
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,570 8,691 -1,148 3,042 3,150 1,923 -1,824 2,015 3,427
33 Belgium -49 -99 -8 -8 -22 -1 1 -3 1 -6
34 France 5,723 10,405 1,551 603 765 238 835 -62 543 -3
35 Germany 1,595 881 2,036 -313 1,386 1,833 229 -187 -93 254
36 Ireland -3,039 4,179 1,240 -886 34 615 -434 566 709 -216
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 2,004 350 979 771 628 -723 524 804
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 891 320 380 199 151 -93 507 127
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -4,316 -1,043 -996 -1,089 -1,165 -476 -670 -916
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,769 5,310 -134 588 620 1,603 -780 477 3,390
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 60 -22 -1 -33 94 -1 -11 11
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 3,606 1,602 1,372 1,421 484 106 342 1,253
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -9,760 -27 525 -2,011 -6,346 -1,143 -261 1
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,094 -643 2,814 2,192 3,889 -184 -1,387 -4,758 1,797
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 -653 -231 288 -43 221 -37 125 -919
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,113 49,442 12,383 5,406 6,179 16,558 3,214 6,730 16,761
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 14,811 3,354 -202 176 12,938 -2,207 -3,415 7,319
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -276 202 123 245 137 -618 64 -104
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 10,808 4,780 1,125 702 -531 1,312 6,197 3,128
50 Africa 4 194 -7 19 9 -41 30 -13 19 -2
51 Other countries 200 1,138 264 29 93 124 24 -18 98 36
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -166 210 -270 -116 25 22 -87 -10
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,212,823 649,072 98,590 91,671 99,127 128,388 151,752 107,379 162,426
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,087,979 594,837 91,314 87,120 105,046 110,801 143,026 99,605 136,359
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 124,844 54,235 7,276 4,551 -5,919 17,587 8,726 7,774 26,067
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 125,149 54,538 7,325 4,569 -5,870 17,640 8,912 7,846 26,010
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,283 252 -1,051 -1,107 -1,131 -406 567 -120 1,342
 
58 Europe 111,001 85,750 40,037 2,599 -85 -1,909 14,019 6,998 6,559 14,370
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -6,495 -1,952 -484 -1,030 -1,209 -2,308 -800 -1,148
60 France -1,669 -2,533 732 -1,374 -886 123 52 603 -178 132
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 1,596 213 120 -132 827 301 -44 644
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -2,957 -1,145 -3,335 255 -1,129 -770 -952 -361
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 1,754 -561 162 383 427 83 143 718
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -941 -26 56 -442 308 -347 -269 -191
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 1,739 -317 -824 511 373 441 -18 432
66 United Kingdom 127,398 113,240 42,162 7,504 6,014 -1,701 13,934 8,415 8,041 13,473
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 -334 62 41 -86 -73 -79 -93 -3
68 Canada -13,544 -17,194 -20,736 -703 -885 -9,959 -2,969 -4,058 -1,594 -2,156
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 1,874 111 71 202 575 362 438 297
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 25,562 3,718 2,022 4,640 5,569 5,074 833 9,446
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -485 -603 21 -16 -212 79 -324 -12
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 8,958 3,168 3,768 1,471 1,000 425 1,996 4,066
73 China, Mainland -357 809 314 187 -118 229 0 -329 150 264
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 2,644 404 547 736 736 599 124 449
75 Japan -333 11,327 -262 1,233 1,603 -450 -386 -1,426 638 1,362
76 Africa 463 15 15 -2 -7 27 55 -25 -19 -23
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -687 -963 -336 -326 -397 57 -43 22
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -303 -49 -18 -49 -53 -186 -72 57
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -55,603 -51,582 3,313 -15,270 -6,192 -6,113 -3,256 -22,366 -13,655
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,374,088 1,845,895 387,030 350,229 318,768 356,934 423,186 320,617 426,390
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,429,691 1,897,477 383,717 365,499 324,960 363,047 426,442 342,983 440,045
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,732 100,401 17,020 19,280 239 26,623 35,241 28,222 10,076
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,019 3,321,520 544,651 484,569 595,729 594,452 738,689 627,845 764,805
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 3,221,119 527,631 465,289 595,490 567,829 703,448 599,623 754,729
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 203,129 48,819 20,333 4,010 -5,953 20,510 31,985 5,856 -3,579
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 177,442 40,970 17,236 1,623 -2,946 18,240 30,150 -1,947 -2,527
87 Europe -15,668 13,449 -73,337 -9,022 -2,813 -18,016 6,428 -22,287 -26,740 -12,722
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -85,666 -55,411 -9,270 -4,588 -19,394 5,697 -18,950 -15,533 -7,231
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,561 -11,204 -2,381 2,033 1,341 4,284 674 -13,615 -3,888
90 Canada 74,074 45,624 21,554 2,316 -3,231 10,442 -91 8,619 -1,059 3,643
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,150 2,932 1,134 -405 -3,964 252 4,509 -2,412 4,547
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,818 91,531 4,184 2,226 7,052 17,632 24,339 30,239 12,269
93 Asia 40,466 82,710 2,125 11,148 5,844 759 -8,820 14,147 -20 -3,941
94 Japan 23,716 45,170 7,914 2,892 2,596 -288 -890 9,703 311 -922
95 Africa -2,313 -10,003 -8,286 -399 -606 -1,378 -1,546 -784 -2,456 -2,122
96 Other countries 17,211 3,994 4,451 7,875 608 2,159 4,385 1,607 501 -4,201
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 7,849 3,097 2,387 -3,007 2,270 1,835 7,803 -1,052
  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: July 28, 2017