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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: December 2014

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013 Jan.-Oct.2014 Apr.2014 May.2014 Jun.2014 Jul.2014 Aug.2014 Sep.2014 Oct.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,677,028 7,241,650 811,922 725,004 688,676 655,730 621,470 660,192 928,933
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,717,271 7,267,442 801,732 714,224 686,065 659,227 623,615 655,757 956,174
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -40,243 -25,792 10,190 10,780 2,611 -3,497 -2,145 4,435 -27,241
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -40,033 -25,122 10,204 10,751 2,801 -3,432 -1,958 4,535 -27,143
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -4,955 -850 -247 1,490 -1,527 2,032 3 -182
 
6 Europe 72,584 6,423 4,340 3,191 3,520 -415 -3,566 -5,899 7,292 -8,279
7 Belgium -595 -424 -467 -371 397 63 -376 250 244 -520
8 France 15,716 93 7,091 30 -1,526 -2,881 1,279 3,207 2,537 -3,886
9 Germany 3,343 978 -471 -637 -214 919 -2,519 -1,103 3,660 -2,056
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 3,500 438 353 209 -36 794 641 583
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 1,606 287 552 -494 -273 -765 -499 -112
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 2,861 -86 535 548 917 -238 426 937
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -4,119 -76 -483 -57 -754 -852 -1,192 56
14 United Kingdom 34,194 2,702 -11,253 897 3,069 1,079 -985 -7,222 -298 -2,552
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 747 578 -346 -64 153 -10 591 110
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 6,801 3,797 1,236 1,604 781 560 -1,529 2,487
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 4,159 1,022 1,103 -329 217 859 317 2,281
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,976 -23,092 1,152 9,780 2,720 5,148 1,744 -6,931 -13,546
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 847 4 31 1,907 -521 -43 43 -425
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -21,680 -140 -5,510 -3,224 -6,047 472 6,214 -8,905
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 -501 -229 -1,591 -266 -65 213 197 467
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,912 -4,371 287 -561 -1,137 -1,406 -731 8,922 -9,091
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -8,599 -77 -2,180 -534 -2,208 -947 -2,661 805
24 Africa 409 1,058 79 73 -202 -34 74 122 -20 130
25 Other countries 943 -544 3,424 1,105 793 572 482 227 -851 -886
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -670 -14 29 -190 -65 -187 -100 -98
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 904,717 83,566 84,248 93,690 96,370 91,744 114,849 101,641
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,306,328 864,634 85,648 77,692 90,298 88,891 81,454 93,886 97,791
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 71,462 40,083 -2,082 6,556 3,392 7,479 10,290 20,963 3,850
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 72,390 41,125 -2,071 6,615 3,527 7,815 10,408 21,030 4,041
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 20,831 276 3,732 5,008 295 -970 9,289 1,614
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,390 18,856 -1,800 4,096 1,911 3,447 4,716 7,544 1,739
33 Belgium -134 -200 -171 -76 8 5 -44 -5 -52 -17
34 France -504 -2,078 5,310 412 610 400 571 27 635 1,025
35 Germany 519 1,590 2,960 234 99 258 223 771 611 287
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,177 -8,175 -1,983 -10 -981 410 -52 -1,931 -1,019
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -952 -656 -86 68 -116 493 -168 -284
38 Netherlands -196 -299 357 -94 14 -180 162 0 243 388
39 Switzerland 560 -2,097 -2,353 -451 94 -56 -186 -16 -47 -619
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 22,472 926 3,503 2,385 2,468 3,566 8,082 1,962
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 285 -55 55 -3 38 -40 236 7
42 Canada 5,230 -2,935 1,735 668 265 -675 -45 891 566 -77
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,377 -7,556 -812 149 -429 -372 -975 267 -481
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,553 -3,169 -1,998 -637 1,140 3,292 1,723 -714 -1,127
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -629 -386 404 90 296 -100 -106 -459
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 32,518 2,388 2,501 1,563 1,257 4,229 13,447 4,297
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 17,837 1,150 2,079 508 306 -341 7,459 -781
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,511 -162 -87 -345 651 -428 344 -514
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -2,143 215 -552 -553 -40 461 435 1,039
50 Africa 627 115 106 81 -4 -3 -13 -54 -11 162
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -736 -212 -159 -70 -47 -22 37 -13
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -1,042 -11 -59 -135 -336 -118 -67 -191
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 933,656 896,873 83,414 97,225 95,139 86,420 76,596 106,121 104,125
54 Foreign sales 894,184 924,303 903,047 91,923 104,997 98,747 93,509 83,901 85,421 96,230
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 9,353 -6,174 -8,509 -7,772 -3,608 -7,089 -7,305 20,700 7,895
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 8,333 -6,664 -8,493 -7,764 -3,643 -7,101 -7,587 20,560 7,945
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 6,645 -284 1,205 -274 1,408 1,252 1,331 1,556
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,754 -9,054 -2,937 -12,422 -1,227 -7,340 -10,882 13,649 8,678
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -10,748 -1,279 -1,603 -735 -230 -453 -1,486 -424
60 France -5,594 -9,350 -32,533 -471 -4,808 -6,433 -6,029 -8,868 -1,420 50
61 Germany -3,220 337 -2,316 126 -279 51 -142 -264 -156 -1,748
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,890 -7,855 -901 -1,143 -874 -1,064 -1,144 752 -546
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,392 -5,773 -1,058 -593 -109 -976 -548 -1,572 -574
64 Netherlands 564 -621 -4,660 72 -1,034 -906 275 -1,558 157 -424
65 Switzerland 90 -7,314 -5,163 -585 -576 -927 -430 -211 -1,227 57
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,155 51,663 638 -2,159 8,129 1,063 1,174 16,807 10,534
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -709 -994 -45 -48 96 -207 -344 61 -69
68 Canada -789 -3,225 -5,077 365 -1,824 -4,466 566 692 2,509 -784
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,480 612 -60 6 52 380 256 475 -132
70 Caribbean 9,096 14,552 14,050 -1,154 4,760 2,025 -375 1,039 5,303 113
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -4,485 -201 -17 -251 -631 -590 -340 -220
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,136 -5,426 -4,132 1,810 64 332 976 -2,863 181
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,711 797 -225 224 257 619 -223 335 185
74 Hong Kong -638 2,794 2,025 -63 346 442 75 96 74 245
75 Japan 2,669 334 -10,972 -3,335 806 -191 -761 620 -3,733 -434
76 Africa 584 -151 -12 20 16 10 8 8 5 -20
77 Other countries -1,792 2,055 2,728 -394 -93 150 -41 914 1,822 129
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 490 -16 -8 35 12 282 140 -50
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,195 -76,837 -27,981 -16,184 12,846 -8,569 17,459 29,916 -13,970
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,066 3,622,841 363,276 349,941 367,777 330,547 334,699 400,931 415,825
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,261 3,699,678 391,257 366,125 354,931 339,116 317,240 371,015 429,795
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,725 93,773 753 170 -13,204 -6,142 8,065 40,146 27,574
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,006 4,091,261 416,622 429,216 442,697 372,590 318,030 452,117 441,059
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,731 3,997,488 415,869 429,046 455,901 378,732 309,965 411,971 413,485
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,920 16,936 -27,228 -16,014 -358 -14,711 25,524 70,062 13,604
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,441 -15,400 -33,313 -25,667 -6,414 -12,894 18,804 69,046 12,462
87 Europe -76,893 -221,096 -88,224 -33,009 -24,569 -9,771 -12,691 19,321 43,702 -1,242
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,021 -60,657 -8,775 -7,173 -16,734 -3,871 -6,812 656 -1,367
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -53,146 -29,034 -19,829 5,434 -9,221 21,898 43,355 -3,246
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 29,676 5,727 -3,550 7,274 -3,660 2,283 7,086 11,896
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,481 -45,532 -9,670 -5,775 -10,659 -5,558 -7,339 -1,319 1,209
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,588 24,274 -5,184 9,195 5,051 3,850 -2,979 10,854 -4,508
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 41,254 4,315 -3,040 -907 1,318 4,660 10,415 2,871
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 16,534 446 547 854 776 3,747 3,049 188
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -1,392 776 133 319 -883 -90 -438 -184
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 24,544 3,732 1,939 2,279 4,730 2,948 -1,254 2,420
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 32,336 6,085 9,653 6,056 -1,817 6,720 1,016 1,142
  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: December 29, 2014