Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: November 2017
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016/r Jan.-Sep.2017/r Mar.2017/r Apr.2017/r May.2017/r Jun.2017/r Jul.2017/r Aug.2017/r Sep.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,530,619 9,666,529 1,161,636 942,389 1,195,575 1,218,204 1,005,829 1,146,372 1,153,060
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,537,493 9,600,082 1,158,139 928,057 1,194,848 1,222,676 1,013,491 1,151,713 1,126,802
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -6,874 66,447 3,497 14,332 727 -4,472 -7,662 -5,341 26,258
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -6,348 66,844 3,568 14,311 1,006 -4,554 -7,600 -5,302 26,283
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,372 6,155 -337 2,787 490 1,443 -336 -1,166 3,046
 
6 Europe -35,130 2,466 23,534 -2,989 -8,943 -9,267 -4,825 -7,750 -1,134 22,074
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 213 -234 -7 76 67 134 31 44
8 France -12,117 -1,502 9,916 3,288 -1,383 -2,742 -2,630 994 244 4,045
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -557 -614 -528 305 456 260 -18 390
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,100 -5,374 -773 -745 -281 -724 -330 -1,230 -713
11 Luxembourg 578 -12,224 -354 1,105 12 212 -325 311 -256 473
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -1,650 -987 -866 -670 -284 179 262 510
13 Switzerland 463 5,298 8,413 2,373 -910 648 949 443 -565 390
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,519 7,035 -6,189 -5,221 -7,015 -1,353 -10,207 -1,945 15,159
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 153 -967 -110 73 -671 -334 -61 30 340
16 Canada -12,227 2,259 36,228 9,239 1,081 4,807 4,684 1,765 3,318 6,615
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 6,757 1,120 1,211 -143 -146 4,559 467 -1,206
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,773 3,447 -4,262 23,444 2,521 -4,977 -1,572 -6,934 -3,491
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -3,952 -8,102 -621 -3,087 303 -42 -2,270 57 -1,797
20 Other Asia -13,957 -4,239 1,061 798 765 2,295 993 -2,796 -2,280 2,862
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -3,343 729 312 529 241 -410 -666 275 586
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 -978 2,112 5 -648 -139 646 -762 -1,017
23 Japan 9,472 9,077 752 -6 -410 1,008 849 85 -697 -610
24 Africa -428 271 -169 -209 -215 -67 -120 -83 530 -37
25 Other countries 477 701 4,088 492 55 557 -121 547 674 1,263
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -397 -71 21 -279 82 -62 -39 -25
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,772,858 1,331,135 151,298 123,854 142,627 135,639 136,108 147,438 149,656
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,506,931 1,234,755 152,378 119,631 120,283 118,443 125,819 138,202 140,771
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 265,927 96,380 -1,080 4,223 22,344 17,196 10,289 9,236 8,885
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,291 98,105 -1,102 4,310 22,354 17,313 10,413 10,542 8,897
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 40,795 27,168 -535 2,760 11,865 682 4,424 1,069 -177
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,557 14,457 -1,824 2,015 3,427 4,212 -1,903 1,720 1,737
33 Belgium -49 -99 -22 -3 1 -6 -10 -2 0 -2
34 France 5,723 10,405 3,837 -62 543 -3 523 307 263 1,193
35 Germany 1,595 881 2,550 -187 -93 254 11 40 435 27
36 Ireland -3,039 4,174 1,581 566 709 -216 211 376 -41 -205
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 2,352 -723 524 804 466 -1,462 700 644
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 1,511 -93 507 127 323 250 50 -4
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -8,666 -476 -670 -916 -1,202 -1,374 -897 -877
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,782 11,106 -780 477 3,390 3,725 192 1,118 761
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 -207 -1 -11 11 25 -250 25 -67
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 3,819 106 342 1,253 -1,058 782 51 438
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -13,932 -1,143 -261 1 -77 -2,401 -1,451 -243
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,006 7,052 -1,387 -4,758 1,797 3,456 2,681 327 1,231
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 -1,863 -37 125 -919 -971 -407 62 106
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,103 88,451 3,214 6,730 16,761 11,713 11,971 9,816 5,509
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 16,425 -2,207 -3,415 7,319 -939 3,374 -115 -706
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -442 -618 64 -104 -485 -53 147 225
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 33,571 1,312 6,197 3,128 9,719 5,085 6,317 1,642
50 Africa 4 194 -398 -13 19 -2 1 -341 8 -59
51 Other countries 200 1,138 519 -18 98 36 37 31 9 178
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -1,725 22 -87 -10 -117 -124 -1,306 -12
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,212,894 1,171,708 151,752 107,379 162,426 130,141 115,724 136,439 140,332
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,088,182 1,079,578 143,026 99,605 136,359 127,334 112,797 117,215 127,395
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 124,712 92,130 8,726 7,774 26,067 2,807 2,927 19,224 12,937
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 125,017 92,843 8,912 7,846 26,010 2,956 3,000 19,265 13,084
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,329 2,915 2,008 -11 1,453 -720 205 2,532 -1,176
 
58 Europe 111,001 85,750 61,644 6,998 6,559 14,370 3,734 2,917 11,952 3,004
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -12,537 -2,308 -800 -1,148 -1,002 -1,165 -1,337 -2,538
60 France -1,669 -2,533 1,367 603 -178 132 437 245 338 -385
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 5,187 301 -44 644 490 575 1,740 786
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -6,014 -770 -952 -361 -726 -384 -233 -1,714
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 2,086 83 143 718 -649 73 1,230 -322
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -1,462 -347 -269 -191 -411 -386 278 -2
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 2,145 441 -18 432 130 -102 571 -193
66 United Kingdom 127,398 113,240 65,137 8,415 8,041 13,473 3,942 3,753 6,790 8,490
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 101 -79 -93 -3 -55 225 -69 334
68 Canada -13,544 -17,326 -20,725 -4,058 -1,594 -2,156 -3,022 731 951 1,351
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 2,841 362 438 297 349 371 113 134
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 41,630 5,074 833 9,446 3,764 3,398 1,728 7,178
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -558 79 -324 -12 -162 -59 128 20
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 9,000 425 1,996 4,066 -1,565 -4,143 4,343 1,407
73 China, Mainland -357 809 1,061 -329 150 264 17 120 533 77
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 3,773 599 124 449 230 -354 956 297
75 Japan -333 11,327 -4,728 -1,426 638 1,362 -2,147 -4,361 1,624 418
76 Africa 463 15 -114 -25 -19 -23 -30 -9 -43 -47
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -875 57 -43 22 -112 -206 93 37
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -713 -186 -72 57 -149 -73 -41 -147
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -55,682 -86,012 -3,256 -22,366 -13,655 -15,190 -15,521 345 -4,064
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,375,323 3,506,971 423,186 320,617 426,390 452,845 362,997 417,891 427,343
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,431,005 3,592,983 426,442 342,983 440,045 468,035 378,518 417,546 431,407
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,745 182,835 35,241 28,222 10,076 14,347 11,681 32,244 24,162
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,032 6,523,160 738,689 627,845 764,805 778,555 737,142 750,348 935,595
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 6,340,325 703,448 599,623 754,729 764,208 725,461 718,104 911,433
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 203,063 96,823 31,985 5,856 -3,579 -843 -3,840 32,589 20,098
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 177,376 83,036 30,150 -1,947 -2,527 -3,664 -5,745 30,718 20,757
87 Europe -15,668 13,458 -74,923 -22,287 -26,740 -12,722 -16,574 -4,891 -249 20,128
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -85,654 -67,056 -18,950 -15,533 -7,231 -6,761 -2,428 -6,504 4,048
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,547 -10,240 674 -13,615 -3,888 -14,188 -7,865 4,001 19,016
90 Canada 74,074 45,514 30,286 8,619 -1,059 3,643 7,349 3,064 -3,303 1,622
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,135 -5,703 4,509 -2,412 4,547 -4,275 -6,550 861 1,329
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,818 129,380 24,339 30,239 12,269 15,994 5,426 20,669 -4,240
93 Asia 40,466 82,715 7,992 14,147 -20 -3,941 -8,624 27 10,093 4,371
94 Japan 23,716 45,180 10,426 9,703 311 -922 1,318 783 2,116 -1,705
95 Africa -2,313 -10,004 -13,472 -784 -2,456 -2,122 -2,990 -1,944 -115 -137
96 Other countries 17,211 4,010 9,476 1,607 501 -4,201 5,456 -877 2,762 -2,316
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 13,787 1,835 7,803 -1,052 2,821 1,905 1,871 -659
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. Also includes African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Excludes "holdings of dollars" of the International Monetary Fund.   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.   Return to table
  5. Includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last Update: November 24, 2017