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Statistical Supplement | November 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,316 9,788,702 1,134,086 958,436 997,461 1,066,125 1,273,558 905,531 1,168,913
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,443,794 9,751,680 1,122,710 970,005 981,481 1,067,942r 1,279,336r 906,513 1,157,394
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,522 37,022 11,376 -11,569 15,980 -1,817r -5,778r -982 11,519
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,562 36,992 11,378 -11,569 15,976 -1,820r -5,783r -987 11,521
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 19,229 413 436 36 527 1,069 -1,415 48
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,259 13,556 3,195 -113 4,045 560 5,328 5,197 -2,949
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168 -1,031 -265 54 308 -401 -62 68 -489
8 France 21,735 19,521 -5,293 4,352 -7,604 2,437 -1,711 3,806 -1,161 -6,787
9 Germany -8,040 600 -17,071 -1,697 -5,545 -8,451 -2,182 -128 1,533 -703
10 Ireland -1,788 28 602 361 437 744 -362 182 210 -561
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -5,996 -1,049 -236 -60 -69 -927 -317 -1,365
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,887 724 1,537 3,572 -403 -523 -859 -1,403 -856
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 3,198 1,069 336 804 1,148 -313 -1,388 -673
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 23,442 -2,247 6,538 3,946 3,073 2,590 5,241 9,715
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 1,125 -121 -35 46 224 -185 652 745
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 6,695 1,982 1,370 1,571 1,088 -1,698 1,836 697
17 Latin America 2,166 780 4,945 -321 105 394 437 970 689 656
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -29,142 914 -14,716 2,601 -9,763r -4,844r -5,212 13,656
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 7,207 1,127 95 489 -40 187 -396 -155
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 36,557 3,747 2,887 6,167 3,979 -4,995 -1,818 -242
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -974 297 -186 130 -213 -736 -37 49
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 24,457 2,288 1,965 7,670 2,721 -127 592 1,803
23 Japan -669 -4,973 8,691 708 1,131 -33 817 920 132 720
24 Africa 89 -300 -4,677 299 -1,717 -32 1,471 -814 -920 -85
25 Other countries 680 5,173 1,851 435 520 741 448 83 -363 -57
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -40 30 -2 0 4 3 5 5 -2
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 2,133,659 332,852 259,359 255,882 227,298 173,505 155,794 190,743
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 2,039,909 314,119 244,088 227,727 195,834 213,612r 177,944r 184,572
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 93,750 18,733 15,271 28,155 31,464 -40,107r -22,150r 6,171
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 94,287 18,709 15,256 28,275 31,415 -40,049r -22,352r 6,504
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 9,717 15,937 11,012 11,036 9,142 -16,160 -13,146 -8,677
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 79,055 30,598 10,954 11,893 4,190 -8,580r -4,096r 227
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -1,205 -862 -52 -130 -58 52 41 -76
34 France -261 4,293 5,093 5,940 135 -677 1,995 -1,817 204 -2,102
35 Germany 4,471 290 -3,462 -90 294 343 -1,273 726 -1,207 -1,159
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 243 1,714 -379 -605 53 -754r -883r -859
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 -21,658 -2,774 -3,584 -4,615 -3,945 -3,427 -3,343 -1,280
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -1,011 -461 -365 110 88 -125 212 239
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -280 -223 -154 -158 407 -118r 88r 176
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 101,762 24,976 14,168 18,424 6,713 -1,517 3,139 4,695
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -1,361 -810 -12 -70 -20 -67 19 -7
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 6,326 2,684 1,210 2,585 208 156r -1,646r -575
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 6,347 2,291 3,660 1,468 -289 -2,800 25 3,244
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 -46,434 -33,461 -19,896 -9,626 11,884 -12,044r -1,557r 15,664
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 -13,272 -1,708 -2,100 -1,344 -480 -3,371 -3,027 -1,490
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 62,565 18,329 20,791 23,519 15,999 -12,410 -11,380 -10,628
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 27,807 7,391 11,891 14,859 9,641 -3,367 -7,116 -7,730
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 23,533 4,409 5,332 4,353 4,567 1,187 148 -195
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 16,045 5,102 2,605 4,474 770 -5,518 -2,786 -1,281
50 Africa -198 38 -1,297 -406 149 -44 -181 -412 -402 60
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 997 382 488 -176 84 -588 -269 2
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -537 24 15 -120 49 -58 202 -333
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,913,307 1,155,547 140,391 164,754 189,665 124,990r 97,810 80,587 94,172
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,519,952 1,072,897 145,082 139,751 129,823 120,305r 101,948r 93,717 101,734
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 393,355 82,650 -4,691 25,003 59,842 4,685r -4,138r -13,130 -7,562
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 392,108 82,783 -4,691 24,887 59,765 4,737r -4,128r -13,077 -7,491
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 31,609 4,088 7,513 9,088 4,102 172 -510 -1,150
 
58 Europe 316,130 207,482 -8,373 -8,903 6,762 16,149 -2,745 -4,567r -11,574 -3,506
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -7,965 -802 -8 -926 -1,430 -130 -1,361 -495
60 France 22,144 4,261 -2,944 -579 -367 210 -8 -353 -1,003 -188
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 5,856 174 246 289 6,549 -120 -778 -832
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -8,415 -406 880 444 -1,041 -2,532 -1,774 -2,268
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -6,806 1,654 1,219 -1,366 -1,702 -648r -2,863 -1,621
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -1,126 -259 -38 681 -9 -106 -349 -385
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,581 625 -36 306 678 -264 -62 343 -455
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,956 625 -7,641 5,435 21,155 -3,132 49 -2,634 3,779
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -11,696 -1,250 -734 -4,757 -1,748 -84 -520 -654
68 Canada 8,052 12,274 4,847 112 580 1,511 1,130 16r 236 77
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 2,081 736 26 262 -470 -21 254 27
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 20,385 -4,324 7,306 23,141 -2,676 -3,203r -3,721 -433
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 4,625 234 551 654 1,258 786 628 92
72 Other Asia 72,282 116,187 59,692 7,303 9,775 17,078 8,228 4,378r 1,177 -3,645
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 26,419 2,765 6,947 9,238 3,817 1,567 -778 -2,599
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 5,307 1,005 747 1,642 640 656 199 -347
75 Japan 12,646 39,565 23,378 2,600 1,107 4,640 3,648 3,573 1,711 -529
76 Africa -188 -169 -288 9 19 -20 4 -48 -116 -90
77 Other countries 7,503 5,740 -186 142 -132 990 8 -1,469 39 -13
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 -133 0 116 77 -52 -10 -53 -71

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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