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Statistical Supplement | September 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan - July Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
  U.S. corporate securities
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 6,868,571 10,639,316 7,714,258 1,268,101 1,016,491 1,134,086 958,436 997,461 1,066,125 1,273,558
2 Foreign sales 6,718,156 10,443,794 7,687,773 1,250,923 1,015,376 1,122,710 970,005 981,481 1,067,943 1,279,335
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 150,415 195,522 26,485 17,178 1,115 11,376 -11,569 15,980 -1,818 -5,777
 
4 Foreign countries 150,371 195,562 26,458 17,170 1,106 11,378 -11,569 15,976 -1,821 -5,782
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,766 15,107 20,596 13,343 4,772 413 436 36 527 1,069
 
6 Europe 97,066 89,259 11,308 6,925 -8,632 3,195 -113 4,045 560 5,328
7 Belgium 1,625 -1,168 -610 -479 235 -265 54 308 -401 -62
8 France 21,735 19,521 2,655 6,342 -4,967 4,352 -7,604 2,437 -1,711 3,806
9 Germany -8,040 600 -17,901 1,740 -1,638 -1,697 -5,545 -8,451 -2,182 -128
10 Ireland -1,788 28 953 -524 115 361 437 744 -362 182
11 Luxembourg 11,608 -7,143 -4,314 -2,046 73 -1,049 -236 -60 -69 -927
12 Netherlands -5,363 6,887 2,983 1,146 -1,487 1,537 3,572 -403 -523 -859
13 Switzerland 1,180 -2,977 5,259 816 1,399 1,069 336 804 1,148 -313
14 United Kingdom 75,764 69,473 8,486 -1,568 -3,846 -2,247 6,538 3,946 3,073 2,590
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 102 877 -272 -190 -11 -121 -35 46 224 -185
16 Canada 11,818 8,086 4,162 -1,495 1,344 1,982 1,370 1,571 1,088 -1,698
17 Latin America 2,166 780 3,600 1,345 670 -321 105 394 437 970
18 Caribbean 35,068 48,590 -37,586 -7,520 -4,258 914 -14,716 2,601 -9,764 -4,843
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,974 12,240 7,758 6,234 -334 1,127 95 489 -40 187
20 Other Asia -4,490 31,734 38,617 13,926 12,906 3,747 2,887 6,167 3,979 -4,995
21 China, Mainland 471 3,993 -986 -245 -33 297 -186 130 -213 -736
22 Hong Kong -463 35,434 22,062 3,191 4,354 2,288 1,965 7,670 2,721 -127
23 Japan -669 -4,973 7,839 2,369 1,927 708 1,131 -33 817 920
24 Africa 89 -300 -3,672 -1,948 -931 299 -1,717 -32 1,471 -814
25 Other countries 680 5,173 2,271 -297 341 435 520 741 448 83
 
26 International and regional organizations2 44 -40 27 8 9 -2 0 4 3 5
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,572,160 2,050,451 1,787,122 258,302 279,924 332,852 259,359 255,882 227,298 173,505
28 Foreign sales 1,285,696 1,824,365 1,687,232 238,985 243,028 314,119 244,088 227,727 195,834 223,451
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 286,464 226,086 99,890 19,317 36,896 18,733 15,271 28,155 31,464 -49,946
 
30 Foreign countries 286,228 225,707 100,296 19,641 36,888 18,709 15,256 28,275 31,415 -49,888
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 92,632 119,057 31,540 -630 1,203 15,937 11,012 11,036 9,142 -16,160
 
32 Europe 86,320 82,025 82,803 13,364 20,505 30,598 10,954 11,893 4,190 -8,701
33 Belgium -274 -1,808 -1,170 -63 -57 -862 -52 -130 -58 52
34 France -261 4,293 6,992 527 889 5,940 135 -677 1,995 -1,817
35 Germany 4,471 290 -1,096 -1,228 131 -90 294 343 -1,273 726
36 Ireland 4,133 1,115 1,904 672 1,283 1,714 -379 -605 53 -835
37 Luxembourg 5,028 -8,520 -17,035 1,997 -687 -2,774 -3,584 -4,615 -3,945 -3,427
38 Netherlands -655 -585 -1,462 -209 -500 -461 -365 110 88 -125
39 Switzerland -186 -1,906 -584 -123 -175 -223 -154 -158 407 -158
40 United Kingdom 51,072 60,306 93,928 11,720 19,444 24,976 14,168 18,424 6,713 -1,517
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,528 4,823 -1,373 -279 -115 -810 -12 -70 -20 -67
42 Canada 9,507 3,232 7,852 -635 2,339 2,684 1,210 2,585 208 -539
43 Latin America 13,971 6,376 3,078 -183 -1,069 2,291 3,660 1,468 -289 -2,800
44 Caribbean 39,741 -7,929 -69,564 5,234 -2,632 -33,461 -19,896 -9,626 11,884 -21,067
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,037 8,353 -8,755 184 64 -1,708 -2,100 -1,344 -480 -3,371
46 Other Asia 128,750 132,586 84,573 1,761 16,584 18,329 20,791 23,519 15,999 -12,410
47 China, Mainland 37,401 73,733 42,653 -2,011 4,249 7,391 11,891 14,859 9,641 -3,367
48 Hong Kong 31,659 30,722 23,580 2,625 1,107 4,409 5,332 4,353 4,567 1,187
49 Japan 44,761 14,061 20,112 4,453 8,226 5,102 2,605 4,474 770 -5,518
50 Africa -198 38 -955 -38 -23 -406 149 -44 -181 -412
51 Other countries 1,100 1,026 1,264 -46 1,120 382 488 -176 84 -588
 
52 International and regional organizations2 236 379 -406 -324 8 24 15 -120 49 -58
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,678,464 1,913,307 980,788 125,095 138,083 140,391 164,754 189,665 124,990 97,810
54 Foreign sales 1,167,658 1,519,952 877,474 121,703 118,834 145,082 139,751 129,823 120,305 101,976
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 510,806 393,355 103,314 3,392 19,249 -4,691 25,003 59,842 4,685 -4,166
 
56 Foreign countries 509,783 392,108 103,323 3,505 19,276 -4,691 24,887 59,765 4,737 -4,156
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 28,556 50,566 33,269 3,946 4,360 4,088 7,513 9,088 4,102 172
 
58 Europe 316,130 207,482 6,706 -1,952 1,963 -8,903 6,762 16,149 -2,745 -4,568
59 Belgium -2,097 -7,413 -6,109 -2,064 -749 -802 -8 -926 -1,430 -130
60 France 22,144 4,261 -1,753 21 -677 -579 -367 210 -8 -353
61 Germany -11,831 5,419 7,466 454 -126 174 246 289 6,549 -120
62 Ireland 13,937 8,658 -4,373 -1,265 -453 -406 880 444 -1,041 -2,532
63 Luxembourg 3,365 -14,650 -2,323 -1,345 -134 1,654 1,219 -1,366 -1,702 -649
64 Netherlands 3,197 -652 -392 -334 -327 -259 -38 681 -9 -106
65 Switzerland 9,739 3,581 737 -404 519 -36 306 678 -264 -62
66 United Kingdom 253,762 208,956 737 4,380 4,644 -7,641 5,435 21,155 -3,132 49
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 10,388 -6,717 -10,522 -1,141 -808 -1,250 -734 -4,757 -1,748 -84
68 Canada 8,052 12,274 4,535 576 609 112 580 1,511 1,130 17
69 Latin America 10,029 5,097 1,800 481 786 736 26 262 -470 -21
70 Caribbean 91,309 41,694 24,512 -4,490 8,785 -4,324 7,306 23,141 -2,676 -3,230
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,666 3,803 3,905 -25 447 234 551 654 1,258 786
72 Other Asia 72,282 116,187 62,159 8,699 6,699 7,303 9,775 17,078 8,228 4,377
73 China, Mainland 31,158 41,675 29,796 2,945 2,517 2,765 6,947 9,238 3,817 1,567
74 Hong Kong 14,810 12,780 5,455 899 -134 1,005 747 1,642 640 656
75 Japan 12,646 39,565 22,196 3,240 3,388 2,600 1,107 4,640 3,648 3,573
76 Africa -188 -169 -82 -21 -25 9 19 -20 4 -48
77 Other countries 7,503 5,740 -212 237 12 142 -132 990 8 -1,469
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,023 1,247 -9 -113 -27 0 116 77 -52 -10

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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