FRB: November 2006 Statistical Supplement--Foreign Transactions in Securities

Statistical Supplement | November 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2006

3.24 Foreign Transactions in Securities
Transaction, and area or country		2004	2005	2006	2006
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country		2004	2005	Jan - Sept	Mar^r	Apr^r	May^r	June^r	July^r	Aug^r	Sept^p
		U.S. corporate securities

Stocks
1	Foreign purchases	3,862,043	4,740,672	4,528,209	516,363	456,731	609,929	551,041	478,553	527,451	492,032
2	Foreign sales	3,833,567	4,660,298	4,440,946	497,140	450,138	607,225	555,012	468,121	523,071	482,392

3	Net purchases, or sales (-)	28,476	80,374	87,263	19,223	6,593	2,704	-3,971	10,432	4,380	9,640

4	Foreign countries	28,616	80,417	87,221	19,204	6,590	2,702	-3,971	10,430	4,377	9,637
5	Of which: by foreign official institutions	2,239	954	8,768	1,628	3,396	1,168	1,178	1,625	207	-682

6	Europe	19,571	38,016	62,215	15,005	5,570	-1,314	-3,483	4,032	6,000	10,190
7	Belgium	-348	5,757	3,073	-250	646	1,920	190	-67	375	167
8	France	-876	7,675	11,747	267	3,936	-1,621	-870	206	2,239	893
9	Germany	-2,360	-3,278	-4,972	1,319	-707	-912	-4,303	-87	-819	-299
10	Ireland	2,153	1,660	646	160	-172	1,214	32	345	-182	25
11	Luxembourg	4,534	7,924	9,586	817	3,387	1,955	237	415	252	93
12	Netherlands	1,697	-2,326	-1,817	-473	-1,024	-766	13	17	169	267
13	Switzerland	-1,194	1,334	2,501	570	-44	-517	-347	138	513	-222
14	United Kingdom	15,208	18,199	38,730	12,450	-920	-2,878	1,021	3,009	2,980	9,957
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	-180	350	1,054	70	-43	67	1,195	136	-149	-148
16	Canada	1,292	16,549	9,779	3,170	-535	762	2,754	1,955	14	355
17	Latin America	-98	-103	1,663	485	167	793	-140	-133	-208	68
18	Caribbean	729	15,414	3,289	-32	-1,522	483	-5,164	3,563	-2,013	1,564
19	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	6,485	1,789	7,814	975	3,324	120	771	1,078	491	-300
20	Other Asia	-320	8,399	1,565	-339	-639	1,979	1,323	-315	48	-2,285
21	China, Mainland	-307	-528	-306	-96	-87	-1	-22	12	-50	-52
22	Hong Kong	-778	1,050	418	-20	-262	41	305	482	26	-252
23	Japan	2,832	72	968	-783	-117	583	447	-310	434	-790
24	Africa	-41	281	196	3	101	71	-5	-4	1	-87
25	Other countries	998	72	700	-63	124	-192	-27	254	44	132

26	International and regional organizations²	-140	-43	42	19	3	2	0	2	3	3

U.S. Government Agency Bonds
27	Foreign purchases	1,209,381	1,098,131	1,043,088	106,328	116,264	138,544	114,660	113,735	117,193	115,561
28	Foreign sales	982,980	878,697	817,582	87,405	101,127	103,928	91,738	95,265	85,976	89,495

29	Net purchases, or sales (-)	226,401	219,434	225,506	18,923	15,137	34,616	22,922	18,470	31,217	26,066

30	Foreign countries	225,522	219,161	225,252	18,888	15,106	34,545	22,776	18,556	31,351	26,062
31	Of which: by foreign official institutions	20,750	31,589	63,369	3,862	5,509	8,521	5,209	11,844	9,764	7,872

32	Europe	84,230	55,564	67,441	9,420	7,433	9,603	11,079	-2,853	10,288	8,714
33	Belgium	5,649	-398	-3	35	14	28	-7	-44	-19	3
34	France	-239	500	-1,060	415	93	-711	-404	128	344	759
35	Germany	-123	5,938	3,208	776	116	-245	370	-284	84	436
36	Ireland	4,224	3,591	4,019	-105	33	502	1,463	455	481	819
37	Luxembourg	799	1,583	5,322	-134	608	696	595	662	323	1,028
38	Netherlands	-163	1,259	-448	-154	86	92	-363	-62	52	-39
39	Switzerland	3,008	-1,971	-356	-208	7	-48	-90	40	21	21
40	United Kingdom	53,183	40,819	39,541	6,875	4,494	5,345	7,406	-3,043	5,251	4,708
41	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	575	54	42	-227	-74	-42	-45	-59	284	13
42	Canada	5,980	12,553	8,596	1,538	184	789	1,895	1,135	400	919
43	Latin America	8,591	15,473	7,074	124	406	1,290	894	3,486	-267	810
44	Caribbean	29,593	17,304	25,906	1,475	-2,726	6,024	-2,843	4,406	5,720	3,967
45	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	4,353	1,810	6,125	-89	1,041	1,030	369	925	1,443	575
46	Other Asia	92,077	115,952	109,099	6,542	8,594	15,739	11,179	11,125	13,848	11,056
47	China, Mainland	16,387	23,026	33,436	2,833	3,467	3,545	5,345	4,133	4,948	2,545
48	Hong Kong	11,289	16,289	25,015	2,599	1,980	2,685	2,395	2,207	3,699	1,422
49	Japan	44,442	59,201	39,037	-138	3,205	8,724	3,495	4,165	3,000	5,481
50	Africa	61	-103	-84	0	1	-11	31	-25	-19	4
51	Other countries	637	608	1,095	-122	173	81	172	357	-62	17

52	International and regional organizations²	879	273	254	35	31	71	146	-86	-134	4

Corporate Bonds³
53	Foreign purchases	1,171,415	1,277,006	1,085,207	140,421	108,176	134,568	127,324	90,218	122,925	144,364
54	Foreign sales	861,915	904,784	743,918	91,239	70,820	92,592	87,295	71,181	85,503	91,650

55	Net purchases, or sales (-)	309,500	372,222	341,289	49,182	37,356	41,976	40,029	19,037	37,422	52,714

56	Foreign countries	307,900	369,370	340,028	48,912	37,310	41,869	40,041	19,112	36,985	52,740
57	Of which: by foreign official institutions	11,464	19,035	19,582	2,630	1,675	2,359	1,575	1,004	2,748	1,835

58	Europe	172,033	241,709	216,121	32,226	20,790	29,994	26,302	8,466	18,930	39,503
59	Belgium	5,838	3,625	-168	409	-1,430	1,970	-200	-412	-1,458	162
60	France	7,608	13,156	12,507	1,040	791	1,116	798	1,535	2,910	3,029
61	Germany	12,247	6,488	5,173	729	922	1,064	709	-369	31	836
62	Ireland	10,222	12,184	9,964	1,032	1,156	12	1,620	788	423	3,118
63	Luxembourg	5,787	4,610	4,408	377	882	1,694	689	-154	-386	1,972
64	Netherlands	2,092	2,772	1,580	479	247	130	453	76	145	74
65	Switzerland	3,964	3,742	5,864	816	39	-515	1,480	1,220	1,015	635
66	United Kingdom	107,060	168,881	5,864	26,530	15,409	22,698	18,833	6,073	14,345	25,013
67	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	5,902	16,570	8,563	622	788	1,470	1,233	-283	-81	3,108
68	Canada	6,115	2,279	5,683	1,971	372	905	1,147	-604	440	739
69	Latin America	19,858	7,203	7,614	799	554	669	1,030	438	1,578	1,024
70	Caribbean	47,952	40,488	50,129	3,945	7,669	3,543	4,939	5,737	8,526	7,145
71	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	349	1,022	4,441	797	353	707	938	633	946	-486
72	Other Asia	59,781	69,910	49,079	6,507	5,747	5,929	4,869	4,520	6,473	3,982
73	China, Mainland	12,337	26,130	22,911	2,648	2,720	2,823	2,293	1,529	2,319	1,869
74	Hong Kong	5,714	11,012	10,008	1,077	1,098	1,366	1,140	1,411	1,006	669
75	Japan	33,463	25,617	6,550	1,429	795	303	-166	933	2,055	268
76	Africa	451	394	198	90	61	-62	60	22	116	63
77	Other countries	1,361	6,365	6,763	2,577	1,764	184	756	-100	-24	770

78	International and regional organizations³	1,600	2,852	1,261	270	46	107	-12	-75	437	-26

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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