Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: February 2018
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016 Jan.-Dec.2017/r Jun.2017/r Jul.2017/r Aug.2017/r Sep.2017/r Oct.2017/r Nov.2017/r Dec.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,530,619 13,376,393 1,218,204 1,005,829 1,146,372 1,153,060 1,175,547 1,173,571 1,360,746
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,537,493 13,249,923 1,222,676 1,013,491 1,151,713 1,126,802 1,163,236 1,160,924 1,325,681
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -6,874 126,470 -4,472 -7,662 -5,341 26,258 12,311 12,647 35,065
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -6,348 127,064 -4,554 -7,600 -5,302 26,283 12,283 12,812 35,125
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,180 5,372 530 1,439 -336 -1,168 3,044 -1,066 717 -5,265
 
6 Europe -35,130 2,466 49,083 -4,825 -7,750 -1,134 22,074 13,218 2,741 9,590
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 667 67 134 31 44 52 1,314 -912
8 France -12,117 -1,502 3,326 -2,630 994 244 4,045 1,799 -1,357 -7,032
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -478 456 260 -18 390 424 315 -660
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,100 -4,965 -724 -330 -1,230 -713 -1,237 -3,024 4,670
11 Luxembourg 578 -12,224 2,488 -325 311 -256 473 1,416 641 785
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,211 -1,051 -284 179 262 510 197 -55 457
13 Switzerland 463 5,298 8,258 949 443 -565 390 293 21 -469
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,519 33,507 -1,353 -10,207 -1,945 15,159 9,625 4,000 12,847
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 153 -198 -334 -61 30 340 184 -42 627
16 Canada -12,227 2,259 53,018 4,684 1,765 3,318 6,615 2,717 2,231 11,842
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,627 4,400 -146 4,559 467 -1,206 -2,063 -407 113
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,773 25,958 -4,977 -1,572 -6,934 -3,491 -4,219 6,123 20,607
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -3,952 -8,333 -42 -2,270 57 -1,797 -299 -173 241
20 Other Asia -13,957 -4,239 -3,054 993 -2,796 -2,280 2,862 2,629 1,902 -8,646
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -3,343 2,069 -410 -666 275 586 35 603 702
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,316 -4,588 -139 646 -762 -1,017 240 -1,288 -2,562
23 Japan 9,472 9,077 3,005 849 85 -697 -610 615 1,226 412
24 Africa -428 271 -657 -120 -83 530 -37 -56 -275 -157
25 Other countries 477 701 6,649 -121 547 674 1,263 356 670 1,535
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -526 -594 82 -62 -39 -25 28 -165 -60
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 1,772,858 1,814,514 135,639 136,108 147,438 149,656 144,526 168,849 170,004
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,506,931 1,679,454 118,443 125,819 138,202 140,771 134,555 156,582 153,562
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 265,927 135,060 17,196 10,289 9,236 8,885 9,971 12,267 16,442
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 266,291 136,356 17,313 10,413 10,542 8,897 9,817 12,096 16,338
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,239 40,795 42,041 682 4,424 1,069 -177 3,425 7,119 4,318
 
32 Europe 45,678 61,557 21,534 4,212 -1,903 1,720 1,737 3,457 583 3,037
33 Belgium -49 -99 -124 -10 -2 0 -2 -101 -1 1
34 France 5,723 10,405 3,869 523 307 263 1,193 34 -357 355
35 Germany 1,595 881 3,242 11 40 435 27 441 2 250
36 Ireland -3,039 4,174 4,465 211 376 -41 -205 704 1,267 913
37 Luxembourg 3,962 12,625 3,883 466 -1,462 700 644 1,007 -111 635
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,370 1,785 323 250 50 -4 -15 225 65
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,945 -11,068 -1,202 -1,374 -897 -877 -464 -970 -968
40 United Kingdom 36,954 34,782 15,164 3,725 192 1,118 761 1,816 469 1,773
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 272 -208 25 -250 25 -67 58 -61 2
42 Canada 9,088 9,077 5,155 -1,058 782 51 438 291 208 837
43 Latin America 4,101 7,893 -14,118 -77 -2,401 -1,451 -243 -17 -51 -118
44 Caribbean 5,759 24,006 3,590 3,456 2,681 327 1,231 -5,176 -1,987 3,701
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -677 -2,293 -971 -407 62 106 80 -621 111
46 Other Asia 93,659 163,103 122,261 11,713 11,971 9,816 5,509 11,144 13,858 8,808
47 China, Mainland 19,002 23,384 19,237 -939 3,374 -115 -706 -156 2,546 422
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -2,011 -1,193 -485 -53 147 225 -256 2 -497
49 Japan 31,452 91,572 46,227 9,719 5,085 6,317 1,642 6,565 4,381 1,710
50 Africa 4 194 -323 1 -341 8 -59 -12 93 -6
51 Other countries 200 1,138 550 37 31 9 178 50 13 -32
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -364 -1,296 -117 -124 -1,306 -12 154 171 104
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,185,030 1,212,894 1,551,097 130,141 115,724 136,439 140,332 137,078 150,887 91,424
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,088,182 1,419,584 127,334 112,797 117,215 125,877 126,631 122,218 92,675
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,950 124,712 131,513 2,807 2,927 19,224 14,455 10,447 28,669 -1,251
 
56 Foreign countries 134,729 125,017 132,351 2,956 3,000 19,265 14,602 10,563 28,603 -1,176
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,220 -5,329 1,664 -720 205 2,532 -1,176 -204 -95 -960
 
58 Europe 111,818 85,750 63,525 3,734 2,917 11,952 4,522 1,426 7,404 -8,467
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -18,543 -1,002 -1,165 -1,337 -2,538 -1,285 -1,829 -2,892
60 France -1,669 -2,533 2,304 437 245 338 -385 316 564 57
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 5,655 490 575 1,740 786 -146 689 -75
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 -9,947 -726 -384 -233 -1,714 -994 -958 -1,981
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 4,736 -649 73 1,230 -322 992 1,235 423
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -2,208 -411 -386 278 -2 -258 -190 -298
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 3,047 130 -102 571 -193 824 353 -275
66 United Kingdom 128,215 113,240 70,563 3,942 3,753 6,790 8,490 1,641 6,552 -2,767
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 808 -55 225 -69 334 550 96 61
68 Canada -13,544 -17,326 -15,553 -3,022 731 951 1,351 603 3,320 1,249
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 3,082 349 371 113 134 243 61 -63
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 69,438 3,764 3,398 1,728 7,178 7,660 14,886 5,262
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -1,386 -162 -59 128 20 -189 -389 -250
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,751 13,969 -1,565 -4,143 4,343 1,407 748 3,196 1,025
73 China, Mainland -357 809 741 17 120 533 77 -170 -144 -6
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 4,893 230 -354 956 297 550 414 156
75 Japan -333 11,327 -2,188 -2,147 -4,361 1,624 418 145 1,475 920
76 Africa 463 15 -219 -30 -9 -43 -47 -38 -53 -14
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -505 -112 -206 93 37 110 178 82
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -838 -149 -73 -41 -147 -116 66 -75
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,044 -55,682 -105,479 -15,224 -15,513 355 -4,070 -12,026 1,449 -8,347
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,375,323 4,850,985 452,873 363,014 417,902 427,346 431,608 461,225 450,366
81 Foreign sales 4,904,813 4,431,005 4,956,464 468,097 378,527 417,547 431,416 443,634 459,776 458,713
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,488 258,745 233,224 14,347 11,681 32,244 24,162 27,765 21,255 1,369
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,936,261 5,749,032 8,864,515 778,555 737,142 750,348 935,595 861,667 855,801 623,887
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,287 8,631,291 764,208 725,461 718,104 911,433 833,902 834,546 622,518
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 162,444 203,063 127,745 -877 -3,832 32,599 20,092 15,739 22,704 -6,978
 
86 Foreign countries 137,330 177,376 112,299 -3,698 -5,737 30,728 20,751 15,067 23,256 -8,517
87 Europe -15,668 13,458 -98,703 -16,574 -4,891 -249 20,128 -3,892 -460 -19,428
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -85,654 -67,034 -6,761 -2,428 -6,504 4,048 -439 -3,458 3,919
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,547 -38,311 -14,188 -7,865 4,001 19,016 -2,215 -3,280 -22,576
90 Canada 74,500 45,514 28,883 7,349 3,064 -3,303 1,622 1,803 -3,790 584
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,135 -270 -4,275 -6,550 861 1,329 1,090 8,052 -3,709
92 Caribbean 29,711 46,818 171,286 15,960 5,434 20,679 -4,246 17,540 18,368 6,541
93 Asia 40,466 82,715 16,301 -8,624 27 10,093 4,371 -275 2,767 5,817
94 Japan 23,716 45,180 18,314 1,318 783 2,116 -1,705 1,921 1,755 4,212
95 Africa -2,313 -10,004 -17,794 -2,990 -1,944 -115 -137 -779 -3,217 -326
96 Other countries 17,211 4,010 12,596 5,456 -877 2,762 -2,316 -420 1,536 2,004
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 15,446 2,821 1,905 1,871 -659 672 -552 1,539
  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: February 23, 2018