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Statistical Supplement | December 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2007
Jan - Oct Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,882,746 8,579,307 690,355 861,753 881,343 927,052 1,278,775 799,649r 999,347
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,732,131 8,423,814 662,895 819,709 852,503 905,830 1,319,500 797,035r 969,127
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,615 155,493 27,460 42,044 28,840 21,222 -40,725 2,614r 30,220
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,571 155,535 27,459 42,049 28,838 21,257 -40,731 2,615r 30,219
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 6,039 2,123 -653 -673 1,655 2,815 -1,612 84 354
 
6 Europe 39,592 97,612 71,396 12,850 23,440 11,013 6,104 -14,852 -7,515r 14,246
7 Belgium 5,757 1,662 -741 -363 -183 302 185 -294 130 -16
8 France 7,675 21,727 18,606 2,620 2,499 3,271 -408 -4,187 5,841r 6,466
9 Germany -3,278 -8,045 -2,074 439 1,215 -5,224 515 -3,312 -2,719 2,543
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,802 -189 -513 38 -267 45 213 -100 -426
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,592 -3,816 -16 -468 -511 259 -870 -1,148 -972
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,301 7,808 -1,700 11,011 -1,219 2,973 -230 -2,372 -1,081
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,116 -2,887 -390 40 -751 -939 878 -532 41
14 United Kingdom 19,775 76,188 52,289 12,523 9,898 14,761 2,684 -9,463 -5,320r 6,785
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 136 1,103 235 221 266 35 -75 -22 35
16 Canada 16,549 11,909 5,204 -91 643 684 975 221 1,858r 2,378
17 Latin America -103 3,340 305 -299 65 189 519 -30 -276 -380
18 Caribbean 15,414 33,724 52,017 14,758 13,483 12,528 4,594 -24,493 7,620r 6,186
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,964 4,239 -718 539 36 1,676 573 -96 1,739
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,788 17,202 220 2,818 3,570 6,885 -1,722 902 5,138
21 China, Mainland -528 471 2,787 3 -118 2,942 -50 -26 -57 230
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -584 26,528 1,677 4,135 4,808 5,791 2,787 1,248 4,720
23 Japan 72 -646 -5,214 -602 -497 -2,636 -1,166 -64 111 25
24 Africa 281 89 -201 -20 20 -44 53 -15 -43 -31
25 Other countries 72 721 5,373 759 1,041 862 451 -413 165 943
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -42 1 -5 2 -35 6 -1 1
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,633,299 1,648,473 159,266 165,332 171,020 164,857 166,107 182,090 179,040
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,339,231 1,445,708 123,145 138,288 131,426 156,190r 157,752 170,608 164,162
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 294,068 202,765 36,121 27,044 39,594 8,667r 8,355 11,482 14,878
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 293,706 202,715 36,155 27,080 39,476 8,691r 8,352 11,448 14,943
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,622 108,970 13,691 12,793 15,993 7,468 4,063 9,194 10,048
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,339 72,540 11,283 5,739 15,935 7,084r -1,587 5,948 10,224
33 Belgium -398 -274 -1,602 -67 -26 9 -42 -697 -30 -916
34 France 500 -261 3,378 908 -75 34 -88 -272 1,208 439
35 Germany 5,938 4,921 808 196 50 274 552 161 -44 -242
36 Ireland 3,591 4,197 422 -143 148 227 -128 293 287 371
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 -5,903 187 -870 -86 -691 -1,969 -280 -2,448
38 Netherlands 1,259 -1,465 176 70 127 606 300 131 167 -49
39 Switzerland -1,971 -160 -1,454 132 -717 2 170r -316 55 -311
40 United Kingdom 40,819 51,343 53,934 6,975 3,943 11,276 5,015 3,719 4,339 6,732
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,637 4,904 197 1,481 -319 635 -132 38 466
42 Canada 12,476 9,303 3,949 1,031 -483 667 349 169 411 402
43 Latin America 15,473 13,971 8,571 736 1,229 2,019 2,929 -989 -497 399
44 Caribbean 17,304 46,487 -14,374 2,555 -1,964 25 -3,501 -2,517 -5,860 -344
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,075 9,445 861 1,149 1,845 -191 173 101 184
46 Other Asia 115,851 127,080 121,781 19,787 21,321 18,872 1,917 13,153 11,410 3,560
47 China, Mainland 22,986 35,459 64,556 8,946 9,851 9,741 2,519 2,700 8,026 3,048
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,967 26,084 3,383 2,918 2,208 3,163 2,344 2,684 1,611
49 Japan 59,140 45,254 10,344 3,549 3,225 5,037 -4,858 3,692 -220 2,713
50 Africa -103 -198 33 -6 -11 -9 55 -20 -30 -8
51 Other countries 608 1,649 770 -92 100 122 49 -30 -35 526
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 362 50 -34 -36 118 -24 3 34 -65
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,684,657 1,647,988 142,698 215,879 183,722 137,269 155,190 134,280 166,376
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,170,659 1,321,991 109,071 137,571 155,186 132,545r 156,009r 118,213r 143,263
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 513,998 325,997 33,627 78,308 28,536 4,724r -819r 16,067r 23,113
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 512,973 324,688 33,700 77,989 28,399 4,334r -1,228r 16,115r 23,073
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,500 37,433 2,911 3,964 3,701 1,030 2,985 4,631 7,437
 
58 Europe 241,709 318,437 181,354 21,390 55,871 21,437 -1,414r -3,066r -4,464r -815
59 Belgium 3,625 -2,097 -6,415 -408 -294 -1,555 -411 -159 -641 19
60 France 13,156 22,121 4,481 38 84 -1,409 -56 24 543 -56
61 Germany 6,488 -11,754 4,791 520 1,399 -234 513 1,126 100 716
62 Ireland 12,184 14,396 6,448 1,717 431 210 1,105r 310r -324r -689
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,346 -12,380 -904 993 -67 -2,526r -7,960 -1,927r -1,034
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,220 -188 -161 -95 105 -102 49 23 161
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,735 2,259 -134 399 1,224 -180 -156 -450 645
66 United Kingdom 168,881 255,764 2,259 18,713 48,213 18,954 3,394r 6,301r 7,200r 8,232
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,337 -5,842 1,792 3,682 3,294 -2,016 -3,301 -9,034 -1,208
68 Canada 2,279 7,966 12,261 815 1,787 646 1,620r 649 962 555
69 Latin America 7,203 10,016 5,053 357 607 399 786r 555r 208 1,048
70 Caribbean 40,488 90,739 28,030 5,238 9,580 -6,831 670 -4,878r 1,680r 4,438
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,666 3,058 330 109 346 -290 651 286 873
72 Other Asia 69,910 73,744 89,717 5,512 8,253 11,510 3,438r 4,538 17,373r 17,376
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,247 30,230 3,445 3,550 4,776 1,927 1,558 2,697 1,957
74 Hong Kong 11,012 16,149 9,787 661 961 1,326 351 1,053 1,309 587
75 Japan 25,617 12,660 30,051 -3 1,637 4,623 1,072r 136 10,579 9,222
76 Africa 394 -186 -214 -8 -73 -6 -117 -28 18 4
77 Other countries 6,365 7,591 5,429 66 1,855 898 -359r 351r 52 -406
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,025 1,309 -73 319 137 390 409 -48 40

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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