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Statistical Supplement | July 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008
Jan - May Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,316r 5,351,768 1,101,407 944,625 1,268,101 1,016,491 1,143,475r 963,983r 959,718
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,443,794r 5,333,298 1,096,657 911,164 1,250,923 1,015,376 1,132,654r 979,693r 954,652
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,522r 18,470 4,750 33,461 17,178 1,115 10,821r -15,710r 5,066
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,562 18,451 4,749 33,458 17,170 1,106 10,823r -15,710r 5,062
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 18,979 482 12,502 13,343 4,772 413 436 15
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,259 -9,752 3,054 13,558 6,925 -8,632 2,564r -4,219r -6,390
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168 -110 -756 328 -479 235 -265r 54 345
8 France 21,735 19,521 1,109 895 -1,158 6,342 -4,967 4,352r -7,604 2,986
9 Germany -8,040 600 -15,576 2,857 -191 1,740 -1,638 -1,697r -5,545 -8,436
10 Ireland -1,788 28 1,099 70 153 -524 115 361r 437 710
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -3,472 -1,660 -1,666 -2,046 73 -1,049 -236 -214
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,887 4,504 121 -1,129 1,146 -1,487 1,537r 3,572 -264
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 4,174 -785 695 816 1,399 1,069 336 554
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 -12,593 848 16,342 -1,568 -3,846 -2,878 2,432r -6,733
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 -321 -380 154 -190 -11 -121 -35 36
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 4,740 2,460 -19 -1,495 1,344 1,980 1,373 1,538
17 Latin America 2,166 780 2,232 374 105 1,345 670 -321 105 433
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -23,688 -7,818 4,395 -7,520 -4,258 914 -14,716 1,892
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 7,751 901 7,100 6,234 -334 1,127 95 629
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 39,757 5,301 9,241 13,926 12,906 3,825 2,849r 6,251
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -37 1,133 73 -245 -33 297 -186 130
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 19,490 4,233 4,673 3,191 4,354 2,288 1,965r 7,692
23 Japan -669 -4,973 6,139 125 126 2,369 1,927 708 1,131r 4
24 Africa 89 -300 -4,331 111 -210 -1,948 -931 299 -1,717 -34
25 Other countries 680 5,173 1,742 366 -712 -297 341 435 520 743
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -40r 19 1 3 8 9 -2 0 4
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 1,370,075 174,264 227,714 258,302 279,924 332,885 259,372 239,592
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 1,255,628 147,627 231,030 238,985 243,028 314,150 244,101 215,364
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 114,447 26,637 -3,316 19,317 36,896 18,735 15,271 24,228
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 114,875 26,303 -3,311 19,641 36,888 18,711 15,256 24,379
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 38,302 6,007 4,080 -630 1,203 15,937r 11,012 10,780
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 84,158 7,669 1,816 13,364 20,505 30,600 10,954 8,735
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -1,164 -68 -138 -63 -57 -862 -52 -130
34 France -261 4,293 6,815 933 -18 527 889 5,940 135 -676
35 Germany 4,471 290 -522 -566 47 -1,228 131 -90 294 370
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 2,581 918 -225 672 1,283 1,714 -379 -710
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 -9,582 -2,907 290 1,997 -687 -2,774 -3,584 -4,534
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -1,430 -48 -713 -209 -500 -461 -365 105
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -816 -159 -293 -123 -175 -223 -154 -141
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 85,934 6,093 279 11,720 19,444 24,978 14,168 15,624
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -1,286 -33 -48 -279 -115 -810 -12 -70
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 8,052 -1,225 508 -635 2,339 2,684 1,210 2,454
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 6,170 -1,189 -1,006 -183 -1,069 2,291 3,660 1,471
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 -60,803 15,543 -9,098 5,234 -2,632 -33,461 -19,896 -10,048
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 -4,903 -595 -497 184 64 -1,708 -2,100 -1,343
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 80,806 5,921 4,884 1,761 16,584 18,329 20,791 23,341
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 36,385 6,627 2,550 -2,011 4,249 7,391 11,891 14,865
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 17,826 2,567 2,071 2,625 1,107 4,409 5,332 4,353
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 24,716 1,063 2,654 4,453 8,226 5,102 2,605 4,330
50 Africa -198 38 -362 26 -21 -38 -23 -406 149 -44
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 1,757 153 103 -46 1,120 382 488 -187
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -428 334 -5 -324 8 24 15 -151
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,913,307r 759,260 121,884r 140,595 125,095 138,083 140,398r 164,760r 190,924
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,519,952r 660,917 105,804r 103,296 121,703 118,834 145,092r 139,765r 135,523
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 393,355r 98,343 16,080r 37,299 3,392 19,249 -4,694r 24,995r 55,401
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 392,108r 98,307 16,111r 37,291 3,505 19,276 -4,694r 24,879r 55,341
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 28,898 4,898 8,218 3,946 4,360 4,088 7,513 8,991
 
58 Europe 316,130 207,482r 9,500 1,847r 11,234 -1,952 1,963 -8,906r 6,754r 11,641
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -4,548 -590 -408 -2,064 -749 -802 -8 -925
60 France 22,144 4,261 -1,394 -250 -10 21 -677 -579 -367 208
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 1,630 -337 965 454 -126 174 246 882
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -484 641 75 -1,265 -453 -406 880 760
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -54 -557 -1,827 -1,345 -134 1,654 1,219 -1,448
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -5,369 -234 -230 -334 -327 -259 -38 -4,411
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,581r 1,086 832r 497 -404 519 -36 306 701
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,956r 1,086 1,766r 12,292 4,380 4,644 -7,644r 5,427r 20,886
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -8,689 -151 -724 -1,141 -808 -1,250 -734 -4,756
68 Canada 8,052 12,274 3,370 -473 810 576 609 112 580 1,493
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 2,316 187 -191 481 786 736 26 287
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 31,505 3,901 9,718 -4,490 8,785 -4,324 7,306 24,228
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 1,826 774 -30 -25 447 234 551 619
72 Other Asia 72,282 116,187r 48,575 9,833 15,589 8,699 6,699 7,303 9,775 16,099
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 24,322 3,706 7,739 2,945 2,517 2,765 6,947 9,148
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 4,130 1,502 1,491 899 -134 1,005 747 1,613
75 Japan 12,646 39,565r 15,099 3,082 5,390 3,240 3,388 2,600 1,107 4,764
76 Africa -188 -169 -38 -26 71 -21 -25 9 19 -20
77 Other countries 7,503 5,740r 1,253 68 90 237 12 142 -132 994
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 36 -31 8 -113 -27 0 116 60

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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