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Statistical Supplement | October 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan - Aug Feb Mar Apr May June July Augp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,316 8,619,789 1,016,491 1,134,086 958,436 997,461 1,066,125 1,273,558 905,531
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,443,794 8,594,284 1,015,376 1,122,710 970,005 981,481 1,067,941r 1,279,335 906,513
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,522 25,505 1,115 11,376 -11,569 15,980 -1,816r -5,777 -982
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,562 25,473 1,106 11,378 -11,569 15,976 -1,819r -5,782 -987
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 19,181 4,772 413 436 36 527 1,069 -1,415
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,259 16,505 -8,632 3,195 -113 4,045 560 5,328 5,197
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168 -542 235 -265 54 308 -401 -62 68
8 France 21,735 19,521 1,494 -4,967 4,352 -7,604 2,437 -1,711 3,806 -1,161
9 Germany -8,040 600 -16,368 -1,638 -1,697 -5,545 -8,451 -2,182 -128 1,533
10 Ireland -1,788 28 1,163 115 361 437 744 -362 182 210
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -4,631 73 -1,049 -236 -60 -69 -927 -317
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,887 1,580 -1,487 1,537 3,572 -403 -523 -859 -1,403
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 3,871 1,399 1,069 336 804 1,148 -313 -1,388
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 13,727 -3,846 -2,247 6,538 3,946 3,073 2,590 5,241
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 380 -11 -121 -35 46 224 -185 652
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 5,998 1,344 1,982 1,370 1,571 1,088 -1,698 1,836
17 Latin America 2,166 780 4,289 670 -321 105 394 437 970 689
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -42,798 -4,258 914 -14,716 2,601 -9,764 -4,843 -5,212
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 7,362 -334 1,127 95 489 -40 187 -396
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 36,799 12,906 3,747 2,887 6,167 3,979 -4,995 -1,818
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -1,023 -33 297 -186 130 -213 -736 -37
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 22,654 4,354 2,288 1,965 7,670 2,721 -127 592
23 Japan -669 -4,973 7,971 1,927 708 1,131 -33 817 920 132
24 Africa 89 -300 -4,592 -931 299 -1,717 -32 1,471 -814 -920
25 Other countries 680 5,173 1,908 341 435 520 741 448 83 -363
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -40 32 9 -2 0 4 3 5 5
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 1,942,916 279,924 332,852 259,359 255,882 227,298 173,505 155,794
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 1,872,499 243,028 314,119 244,088 227,727 195,834 223,451 185,267
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 70,417 36,896 18,733 15,271 28,155 31,464 -49,946 -29,473
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 70,621 36,888 18,709 15,256 28,275 31,415 -49,888 -29,675
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 18,394 1,203 15,937 11,012 11,036 9,142 -16,160 -13,146
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 78,601 20,505 30,598 10,954 11,893 4,190 -8,701 -4,202
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -1,129 -57 -862 -52 -130 -58 52 41
34 France -261 4,293 7,195 889 5,940 135 -677 1,995 -1,817 204
35 Germany 4,471 290 -2,303 131 -90 294 343 -1,273 726 -1,207
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 967 1,283 1,714 -379 -605 53 -835 -937
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 -20,378 -687 -2,774 -3,584 -4,615 -3,945 -3,427 -3,343
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -1,250 -500 -461 -365 110 88 -125 212
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -548 -175 -223 -154 -158 407 -158 36
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 97,067 19,444 24,976 14,168 18,424 6,713 -1,517 3,139
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -1,354 -115 -810 -12 -70 -20 -67 19
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 5,789 2,339 2,684 1,210 2,585 208 -539 -2,063
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 3,103 -1,069 2,291 3,660 1,468 -289 -2,800 25
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 -77,921 -2,632 -33,461 -19,896 -9,626 11,884 -21,067 -8,357
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 -11,782 64 -1,708 -2,100 -1,344 -480 -3,371 -3,027
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 73,193 16,584 18,329 20,791 23,519 15,999 -12,410 -11,380
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 35,537 4,249 7,391 11,891 14,859 9,641 -3,367 -7,116
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 23,728 1,107 4,409 5,332 4,353 4,567 1,187 148
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 17,326 8,226 5,102 2,605 4,474 770 -5,518 -2,786
50 Africa -198 38 -1,357 -23 -406 149 -44 -181 -412 -402
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 995 1,120 382 488 -176 84 -588 -269
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -204 8 24 15 -120 49 -58 202
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,913,307 1,061,366 138,083 140,391 164,754 189,665 124,981r 97,810 80,587
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,519,952 971,141 118,834 145,082 139,751 129,823 120,255r 101,976 93,717
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 393,355 90,225 19,249 -4,691 25,003 59,842 4,726r -4,166 -13,130
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 392,108 90,287 19,276 -4,691 24,887 59,765 4,778r -4,156 -13,077
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 32,759 4,360 4,088 7,513 9,088 4,102 172 -510
 
58 Europe 316,130 207,482 -4,868 1,963 -8,903 6,762 16,149 -2,745 -4,568 -11,574
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -7,470 -749 -802 -8 -926 -1,430 -130 -1,361
60 France 22,144 4,261 -2,756 -677 -579 -367 210 -8 -353 -1,003
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 6,688 -126 174 246 289 6,549 -120 -778
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -6,147 -453 -406 880 444 -1,041 -2,532 -1,774
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -5,186 -134 1,654 1,219 -1,366 -1,702 -649 -2,863
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -741 -327 -259 -38 681 -9 -106 -349
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,581 1,080 519 -36 306 678 -264 -62 343
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,956 1,080 4,644 -7,641 5,435 21,155 -3,132 49 -2,634
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -11,042 -808 -1,250 -734 -4,757 -1,748 -84 -520
68 Canada 8,052 12,274 4,771 609 112 580 1,511 1,130 17 236
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 2,054 786 736 26 262 -470 -21 254
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 20,791 8,785 -4,324 7,306 23,141 -2,676 -3,230 -3,721
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 4,533 447 234 551 654 1,258 786 628
72 Other Asia 72,282 116,187 63,336 6,699 7,303 9,775 17,078 8,228 4,377 1,177
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 29,018 2,517 2,765 6,947 9,238 3,817 1,567 -778
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 5,654 -134 1,005 747 1,642 640 656 199
75 Japan 12,646 39,565 23,907 3,388 2,600 1,107 4,640 3,648 3,573 1,711
76 Africa -188 -169 -198 -25 9 19 -20 4 -48 -116
77 Other countries 7,503 5,740 -173 12 142 -132 990 8 -1,469 39
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 -62 -27 0 116 77 -52 -10 -53

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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