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Statistical Supplement | March 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008
Jan - Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Janp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,717 1,270,686 927,052 1,278,775 799,649 999,347 1,101,407 944,625 1,270,686
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,444,175r 1,253,261 905,830 1,319,500 797,035 969,083r 1,096,657 911,164 1,253,261
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,542r 17,425 21,222 -40,725 2,614 30,264r 4,750 33,461 17,425
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,580r 17,417 21,257 -40,731 2,615 30,263r 4,749 33,458 17,417
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 13,943 2,815 -1,612 84 354 482 12,502 13,943
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,277r 6,614 6,104 -14,852 -7,515 14,290r 3,054 13,558 6,614
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168r -479 185 -294 130 -14r -756 328 -479
8 France 21,735 19,524r 6,170 -408 -4,187 5,841 6,475r 895 -1,158 6,170
9 Germany -8,040 605r 1,740 515 -3,312 -2,719 2,556r 2,857 -191 1,740
10 Ireland -1,788 29r -523 45 213 -100 -425r 70 153 -523
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -2,068 259 -870 -1,148 -972 -1,660 -1,666 -2,068
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,888r 1,109 2,973 -230 -2,372 -1,079r 121 -1,129 1,109
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 806 -939 878 -532 41 -785 695 806
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 -1,628 2,684 -9,463 -5,320 6,785 848 16,342 -1,628
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 -190 35 -75 -22 35 -380 154 -190
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 -1,532 975 221 1,858 2,378 2,460 -19 -1,532
17 Latin America 2,166 780 1,344 519 -30 -276 -380 374 105 1,344
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -7,520 4,594 -24,493 7,620 6,186 -7,818 4,395 -7,520
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 6,234 1,676 573 -96 1,739 901 7,100 6,234
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 14,536 6,885 -1,722 902 5,138 5,301 9,241 14,536
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -245 -50 -26 -57 230 1,133 73 -245
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 3,198 5,791 2,787 1,248 4,720 4,233 4,673 3,198
23 Japan -669 -4,973 2,369 -1,166 -64 111 25 125 126 2,369
24 Africa 89 -300 -1,948 53 -15 -43 -31 111 -210 -1,948
25 Other countries 680 5,173 -311 451 -413 165 943 366 -712 -311
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -38 8 -35 6 -1 1 1 3 8
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 258,288 164,857 166,107 182,090 179,040 174,264 227,714 258,288
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 238,963 156,190 157,752 170,608 164,162 147,627 231,030 238,963
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 19,325 8,667 8,355 11,482 14,878 26,637 -3,316 19,325
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 19,649 8,691 8,352 11,448 14,943 26,303 -3,311 19,649
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 -630 7,468 4,063 9,194 10,048 6,007 4,080 -630
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 13,364 7,084 -1,587 5,948 10,224 7,669 1,816 13,364
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -63 -42 -697 -30 -916 -68 -138 -63
34 France -261 4,293 506 -88 -272 1,208 439 933 -18 506
35 Germany 4,471 290 -1,238 552 161 -44 -242 -566 47 -1,238
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 672 -128 293 287 371 918 -225 672
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 1,997 -691 -1,969 -280 -2,448 -2,907 290 1,997
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -209 300 131 167 -49 -48 -713 -209
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -123 170 -316 55 -311 -159 -293 -123
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 11,751 5,015 3,719 4,339 6,732 6,093 279 11,751
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -279 635 -132 38 466 -33 -48 -279
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 -635 349 169 411 402 -1,225 508 -635
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 -213 2,929 -989 -497 399 -1,189 -1,006 -213
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 5,196 -3,501 -2,517 -5,860 -344 15,543 -9,098 5,196
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 184 -191 173 101 184 -595 -497 184
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 1,775 1,917 13,153 11,410 3,560 5,921 4,884 1,775
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 -2,011 2,519 2,700 8,026 3,048 6,627 2,550 -2,011
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 2,639 3,163 2,344 2,684 1,611 2,567 2,071 2,639
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 4,453 -4,858 3,692 -220 2,713 1,063 2,654 4,453
50 Africa -198 38 -38 55 -20 -30 -8 26 -21 -38
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 16 49 -30 -35 526 153 103 16
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -324 -24 3 34 -65 334 -5 -324
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,912,345 127,717 137,269 155,190 134,280 166,376 121,310 140,595 127,717
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,529,206 120,829 132,545 156,009 118,362 143,314 105,939 103,091 120,829
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 383,139 6,888 4,724 -819 15,918 23,062 15,371 37,504 6,888
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 381,892 7,001 4,334 -1,228 15,998 23,029 15,402 37,496 7,001
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 3,946 1,030 2,985 4,631 7,437 4,898 8,218 3,946
 
58 Europe 316,130 198,273 380 -1,414 -3,066 -4,464 -808 1,138 11,444 380
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -2,064 -411 -159 -641 19 -590 -408 -2,064
60 France 22,144 4,261 237 -56 24 543 -56 -250 -10 237
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 454 513 1,126 100 716 -337 965 454
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -1,267 1,105 310 -324 -689 641 75 -1,267
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -1,345 -2,526 -7,960 -1,927 -1,034 -557 -1,827 -1,345
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -334 -102 49 23 161 -234 -230 -334
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,580 -404 -180 -156 -450 645 831 497 -404
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,487 -404 3,394 6,301 7,200 8,232 1,447 12,502 6,498
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -1,141 -2,016 -3,301 -9,034 -1,208 -151 -724 -1,141
68 Canada 8,052 12,410 564 1,620 649 813 504 -473 810 564
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 481 786 555 240 1,048 187 -191 481
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 -1,965 670 -4,878 1,680 4,438 3,901 9,718 -1,965
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 -25 -290 651 286 873 774 -30 -25
72 Other Asia 72,282 115,195 7,350 3,438 4,538 17,373 17,376 9,833 15,589 7,350
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 2,945 1,927 1,558 2,697 1,957 3,706 7,739 2,945
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 948 351 1,053 1,309 587 1,502 1,491 948
75 Japan 12,646 38,573 1,842 1,072 136 10,579 9,222 3,082 5,390 1,842
76 Africa -188 -169 -21 -117 -28 18 4 -26 71 -21
77 Other countries 7,503 5,589 237 -359 351 52 -406 68 85 237
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 -113 390 409 -80 33 -31 8 -113

1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

2. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   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.

5. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.

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