Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: December 2017
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015/r 2016 Jan.-Oct.2017/r Apr.2017/r May.2017/r Jun.2017/r Jul.2017 Aug.2017/r Sep.2017/r Oct.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,530,619 10,842,076 942,389 1,195,575 1,218,204 1,005,829 1,146,372 1,153,060 1,175,547
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,537,493 10,763,318 928,057 1,194,848 1,222,676 1,013,491 1,151,713 1,126,802 1,163,236
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -6,874 78,758 14,332 727 -4,472 -7,662 -5,341 26,258 12,311
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -6,348 79,127 14,311 1,006 -4,554 -7,600 -5,302 26,283 12,283
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,180 5,372 5,078 2,787 488 1,439 -336 -1,168 3,044 -1,066
 
6 Europe -35,130 2,466 36,752 -8,943 -9,267 -4,825 -7,750 -1,134 22,074 13,218
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 265 -7 76 67 134 31 44 52
8 France -12,117 -1,502 11,715 -1,383 -2,742 -2,630 994 244 4,045 1,799
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -133 -528 305 456 260 -18 390 424
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,100 -6,611 -745 -281 -724 -330 -1,230 -713 -1,237
11 Luxembourg 578 -12,224 1,062 12 212 -325 311 -256 473 1,416
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -1,453 -866 -670 -284 179 262 510 197
13 Switzerland 463 5,298 8,706 -910 648 949 443 -565 390 293
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,519 16,660 -5,221 -7,015 -1,353 -10,207 -1,945 15,159 9,625
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 153 -783 73 -671 -334 -61 30 340 184
16 Canada -12,227 2,259 38,945 1,081 4,807 4,684 1,765 3,318 6,615 2,717
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 4,694 1,211 -143 -146 4,559 467 -1,206 -2,063
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,773 -772 23,444 2,521 -4,977 -1,572 -6,934 -3,491 -4,219
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -3,952 -8,401 -3,087 303 -42 -2,270 57 -1,797 -299
20 Other Asia -13,957 -4,239 3,690 765 2,295 993 -2,796 -2,280 2,862 2,629
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -3,343 764 529 241 -410 -666 275 586 35
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 -738 5 -648 -139 646 -762 -1,017 240
23 Japan 9,472 9,077 1,367 -410 1,008 849 85 -697 -610 615
24 Africa -428 271 -225 -215 -67 -120 -83 530 -37 -56
25 Other countries 477 701 4,444 55 557 -121 547 674 1,263 356
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -369 21 -279 82 -62 -39 -25 28
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,772,858 1,475,661 123,854 142,627 135,639 136,108 147,438 149,656 144,526
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,506,931 1,369,310 119,631 120,283 118,443 125,819 138,202 140,771 134,555
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 265,927 106,351 4,223 22,344 17,196 10,289 9,236 8,885 9,971
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,291 107,922 4,310 22,354 17,313 10,413 10,542 8,897 9,817
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,239 40,795 30,604 2,760 11,865 682 4,424 1,069 -177 3,425
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,557 17,914 2,015 3,427 4,212 -1,903 1,720 1,737 3,457
33 Belgium -49 -99 -123 1 -6 -10 -2 0 -2 -101
34 France 5,723 10,405 3,871 543 -3 523 307 263 1,193 34
35 Germany 1,595 881 2,991 -93 254 11 40 435 27 441
36 Ireland -3,039 4,174 2,285 709 -216 211 376 -41 -205 704
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 3,359 524 804 466 -1,462 700 644 1,007
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 1,496 507 127 323 250 50 -4 -15
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -9,130 -670 -916 -1,202 -1,374 -897 -877 -464
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,782 12,922 477 3,390 3,725 192 1,118 761 1,816
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 -149 -11 11 25 -250 25 -67 58
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 4,110 342 1,253 -1,058 782 51 438 291
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -13,949 -261 1 -77 -2,401 -1,451 -243 -17
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,006 1,876 -4,758 1,797 3,456 2,681 327 1,231 -5,176
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 -1,783 125 -919 -971 -407 62 106 80
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,103 99,595 6,730 16,761 11,713 11,971 9,816 5,509 11,144
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 16,269 -3,415 7,319 -939 3,374 -115 -706 -156
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -698 64 -104 -485 -53 147 225 -256
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 40,136 6,197 3,128 9,719 5,085 6,317 1,642 6,565
50 Africa 4 194 -410 19 -2 1 -341 8 -59 -12
51 Other countries 200 1,138 569 98 36 37 31 9 178 50
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -1,571 -87 -10 -117 -124 -1,306 -12 154
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,185,030 1,212,894 1,308,786 107,379 162,426 130,141 115,724 136,439 140,332 137,078
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,088,182 1,209,292 99,605 136,359 127,334 112,797 117,215 127,395 129,714
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,950 124,712 99,494 7,774 26,067 2,807 2,927 19,224 12,937 7,364
 
56 Foreign countries 134,729 125,017 100,323 7,846 26,010 2,956 3,000 19,265 13,084 7,480
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,220 -5,329 2,719 -8 1,453 -720 205 2,532 -1,176 -204
 
58 Europe 111,818 85,750 59,987 6,559 14,370 3,734 2,917 11,952 3,004 -1,657
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -13,822 -800 -1,148 -1,002 -1,165 -1,337 -2,538 -1,285
60 France -1,669 -2,533 1,683 -178 132 437 245 338 -385 316
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 5,041 -44 644 490 575 1,740 786 -146
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -7,008 -952 -361 -726 -384 -233 -1,714 -994
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 3,078 143 718 -649 73 1,230 -322 992
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -1,720 -269 -191 -411 -386 278 -2 -258
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 2,969 -18 432 130 -102 571 -193 824
66 United Kingdom 128,215 113,240 66,778 8,041 13,473 3,942 3,753 6,790 8,490 1,641
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 651 -93 -3 -55 225 -69 334 550
68 Canada -13,544 -17,326 -20,122 -1,594 -2,156 -3,022 731 951 1,351 603
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 3,084 438 297 349 371 113 134 243
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 49,290 833 9,446 3,764 3,398 1,728 7,178 7,660
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -747 -324 -12 -162 -59 128 20 -189
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 9,748 1,996 4,066 -1,565 -4,143 4,343 1,407 748
73 China, Mainland -357 809 891 150 264 17 120 533 77 -170
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 4,323 124 449 230 -354 956 297 550
75 Japan -333 11,327 -4,583 638 1,362 -2,147 -4,361 1,624 418 145
76 Africa 463 15 -152 -19 -23 -30 -9 -43 -47 -38
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -765 -43 22 -112 -206 93 37 110
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -829 -72 57 -149 -73 -41 -147 -116
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,044 -55,682 -98,037 -22,366 -13,655 -15,190 -15,521 345 -4,064 -12,025
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,375,323 3,938,565 320,617 426,390 452,845 362,997 417,891 427,343 431,594
81 Foreign sales 4,904,813 4,431,005 4,036,602 342,983 440,045 468,035 378,518 417,546 431,407 443,619
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,488 258,745 210,600 28,222 10,076 14,347 11,681 32,244 24,162 27,765
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,936,261 5,749,032 7,384,827 627,845 764,805 778,555 737,142 750,348 935,595 861,667
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 7,174,227 599,623 754,729 764,208 725,461 718,104 911,433 833,902
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 162,444 203,063 112,563 5,856 -3,579 -843 -3,840 32,589 20,098 15,740
 
86 Foreign countries 137,330 177,376 98,104 -1,947 -2,527 -3,664 -5,745 30,718 20,757 15,068
87 Europe -15,668 13,458 -78,815 -26,740 -12,722 -16,574 -4,891 -249 20,128 -3,892
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -85,654 -67,495 -15,533 -7,231 -6,761 -2,428 -6,504 4,048 -439
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,547 -12,455 -13,615 -3,888 -14,188 -7,865 4,001 19,016 -2,215
90 Canada 74,500 45,514 32,089 -1,059 3,643 7,349 3,064 -3,303 1,622 1,803
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,135 -4,613 -2,412 4,547 -4,275 -6,550 861 1,329 1,090
92 Caribbean 29,711 46,818 146,921 30,239 12,269 15,994 5,426 20,669 -4,240 17,541
93 Asia 40,466 82,715 7,717 -20 -3,941 -8,624 27 10,093 4,371 -275
94 Japan 23,716 45,180 12,347 311 -922 1,318 783 2,116 -1,705 1,921
95 Africa -2,313 -10,004 -14,251 -2,456 -2,122 -2,990 -1,944 -115 -137 -779
96 Other countries 17,211 4,010 9,056 501 -4,201 5,456 -877 2,762 -2,316 -420
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 14,459 7,803 -1,052 2,821 1,905 1,871 -659 672
  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: December 29, 2017