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Statistical Supplement | December 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2004

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2002 2003 2004 2004
Jan - Oct Apr May June Julyr Augr Sept Octp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,209,760 3,120,076 3,353,545 366,898 348,884 333,732 359,160 285,478 295,564r 345,032
2 Foreign sales 3,159,571 3,082,308 3,350,213 368,820 356,563 331,977 349,383 286,604 298,632r 341,272
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 50,189 37,768 3,332 -1,922 -7,679 1,755 9,777 -1,126 -3,068r 3,760
 
4 Foreign countries 50,253 37,801 3,381 -1,954 -7,639 1,710 9,775 -1,119 -2,948r 3,733
 
5 Europe 32,909 24,275 5,106 -5,959 -2,577 3,249 5,700 -2,934 -2,278 4,692
6 France 2,127 6,213 2,790 2,951 -1,925 198 2,064 75 -1,429 1,182
7 Germany -129 -969 -3,373 -2,030 1,018 -222 -181 -165 -195 232
8 Netherlands 4,307 66 1,324 22 58 268 -193 -413 245 178
9 Switzerland 2,787 -2,139 -899 244 -383 -627 -220 -237 -764 -669
10 United Kingdom 15,172 675 1,069 -7,449 -431 1,776 3,367 -1,658 55 4,004
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -255 97 446 109 68 269 -97 -67 -24 149
12 Canada 8,207 11,703 2,941 -1,706 -697 -901 2,394 1,626 2,253 -395
13 Latin America and Caribbean -15,419 -494 -6,353 -510 -4,726 -312 297 -200 -741r 131
14 Middle East2 -1,309 503 4,088 2,826 144 -28 40 108 -186 -45
15 Other Asia 22,676 2,019 -594 3,128 55 -214 1,443 316 556 -1,013
16 Japan 12,336 -2,328 1,900 1,985 142 312 887 817 248 776
17 Africa -72 272 -38 12 27 -25 10 11 114 1
18 Other countries 3,261 -477 -1,769 255 135 -59 -109 -46 -2,666 362
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -64 -33 -49 32 -40 45 2 -7 -120 27
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,548,719 3,190,123 2,384,577 325,477 231,639 219,837 219,262 176,687 189,591r 174,701
21 Foreign sales 2,171,264 2,758,932 1,949,859 277,120 190,863 176,912 171,803 134,768 137,566r 133,545
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 377,455 431,191 434,718 48,357 40,776 42,925 47,459 41,919 52,025r 41,156
 
23 Foreign countries 377,192 431,476 433,068 48,298 40,795 42,369 47,380 41,799 51,705r 41,250
 
24 Europe 167,168 210,612 193,589 19,418 16,536 20,986 23,120 21,716 34,513r 18,798
25 France 3,762 4,752 4,709 -746 -188 570 794 795 1,185 156
26 Germany 5,125 2,658 11,018 565 1,341 645 1,852 1,604 3,929 -1,289
27 Netherlands -421 1,178 252 440 341 276 -166 155 182 210
28 Switzerland 8,621 7,699 7,293 569 596 1,882 971 212 586 333
29 United Kingdom 109,913 132,822 113,705 14,943 8,260 6,564 15,158 16,596 22,712 12,614
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 11,173 19,900 5,238 -1,173 881 1,817 -562 -2,337 1,230 370
31 Canada -1,040 5,463 9,967 1,095 1,398 -341 269 1,201 1,060 814
32 Latin America and Caribbean 83,002 97,355 92,619 7,508 10,804 6,699 12,704 8,947 8,382r 6,547
33 Middle East2 2,263 3,736 9,388 2,332 2,805 1,635 466 143 134 30
34 Other Asia 121,440 110,802 123,729 17,297 8,404 13,421 10,361 9,509 7,682 14,708
35 Japan 48,578 34,452 57,175 9,275 5,241 10,727 5,816 2,198 142 7,850
36 Africa 860 2,356 1,464 976 160 -19 153 0 -128 86
37 Other countries 3,499 1,152 2,312 -328 688 -12 307 283 62 267
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 263 -285 1,650 59 -19 556 79 120 320 -94
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -1,493 -71,005 -62,087 -12,748 -6,814 -5,199 -9,267 880 1,279r -11,956
40 Foreign purchases 1,267,794 1,376,134 1,487,969 170,971 153,680 152,032 130,710 130,190 125,012r 136,633
41 Foreign sales 1,269,287 1,447,139 1,550,056 183,719 160,494 157,231 139,977 129,310 123,733r 148,589
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 28,492 22,338 10,211 2,422 15,313 -7,049 -153 -1,872 1,448r -3,235
43 Foreign purchases 1,372,239 1,661,640 1,386,705 130,158 140,675 139,616 104,575 103,742 123,274r 116,657
44 Foreign sales 1,343,747 1,639,302 1,376,494 127,736 125,362 146,665 104,728 105,614 121,826r 119,892
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds 26,999 -48,667 -51,876 -10,326 8,499 -12,248 -9,420 -992 2,727r -15,191
 
46 Foreign countries 27,029 -48,106 -49,377 -10,285 8,506 -12,220 -9,323 -994 2,736r -15,103
 
47 Europe 14,562 3,078 -74,694 -11,633 -3,034 -12,663 -8,999 -8,637 -1,608r -15,528
48 Canada 4,857 8,286 5,510 -858 30 1,036 -1,256 1,082 4,365r -420
49 Latin America and Caribbean 4,578 -7,798 29,997 2,720 4,922 -908 3,688 3,282 5,222r 4,215
50 Asia 2,632 -50,233 -6,998 828 6,473 628 -2,898 2,841 -3,753r -3,013
51 Japan -10,060 -32,134 -19,156 1,313 3,756 -2,469 -3,156 1,429 -4,406r -2,141
52 Africa -380 217 1,270 154 162 70 67 264 43 287
53 Other countries 780 -1,656 -4,462 -1,496 -47 -383 75 174 -1,533 -644
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -30 -561 -2,499 -41 -7 -28 -97 2 -9 -88

1. Before January 2001, data included in United Kingdom.   Return to table

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

3. Includes state and local government securities and securities of U.S. government agencies and corporations. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investments abroad.   Return to table

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