Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: March 2018
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2016 2017/r Jan.-Jan.2018 Jul.2017 Aug.2017 Sep.2017 Oct.2017 Nov.2017 Dec.2017/r Jan.2018/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,530,619 13,360,926 1,479,292 1,005,829 1,146,372 1,153,060 1,175,547 1,173,571 1,345,279 1,479,292
2 Foreign sales 11,537,493 13,237,709 1,444,835 1,013,491 1,151,713 1,126,802 1,163,236 1,160,924 1,313,467 1,444,835
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -6,874 123,217 34,457 -7,662 -5,341 26,258 12,311 12,647 31,812 34,457
 
4 Foreign countries -6,348 123,811 34,431 -7,600 -5,302 26,283 12,283 12,812 31,872 34,431
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,372 530 952 -336 -1,168 3,044 -1,066 717 -5,265 952
 
6 Europe 2,466 45,830 30,967 -7,750 -1,134 22,074 13,218 2,741 6,337 30,967
7 Belgium -656 667 164 134 31 44 52 1,314 -912 164
8 France -1,502 3,326 17,778 994 244 4,045 1,799 -1,357 -7,032 17,778
9 Germany -2,778 -478 310 260 -18 390 424 315 -660 310
10 Ireland -7,100 -8,218 -1,641 -330 -1,230 -713 -1,237 -3,024 1,417 -1,641
11 Luxembourg -12,224 2,488 423 311 -256 473 1,416 641 785 423
12 Netherlands 3,211 -1,051 724 179 262 510 197 -55 457 724
13 Switzerland 5,298 8,258 1,608 443 -565 390 293 21 -469 1,608
14 United Kingdom 13,519 33,507 12,528 -10,207 -1,945 15,159 9,625 4,000 12,847 12,528
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 153 -198 -837 -61 30 340 184 -42 627 -837
16 Canada 2,259 53,018 3,324 1,765 3,318 6,615 2,717 2,231 11,842 3,324
17 Latin America -7,627 4,400 682 4,559 467 -1,206 -2,063 -407 113 682
18 Caribbean 3,773 25,958 -10,331 -1,572 -6,934 -3,491 -4,219 6,123 20,607 -10,331
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,952 -8,333 569 -2,270 57 -1,797 -299 -173 241 569
20 Other Asia -4,239 -3,054 9,373 -2,796 -2,280 2,862 2,629 1,902 -8,646 9,373
21 China, Mainland -3,343 2,069 1,268 -666 275 586 35 603 702 1,268
22 Hong Kong -12,316 -4,588 4,964 646 -762 -1,017 240 -1,288 -2,562 4,964
23 Japan 9,077 3,005 -471 85 -697 -610 615 1,226 412 -471
24 Africa 271 -657 -128 -83 530 -37 -56 -275 -157 -128
25 Other countries 701 6,649 -25 547 674 1,263 356 670 1,535 -25
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -526 -594 26 -62 -39 -25 28 -165 -60 26
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,772,858 1,814,514 158,024 136,108 147,438 149,656 144,526 168,849 170,004 158,024
28 Foreign sales 1,506,931 1,679,454 135,502 125,819 138,202 140,771 134,555 156,582 153,562 135,502
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 265,927 135,060 22,522 10,289 9,236 8,885 9,971 12,267 16,442 22,522
 
30 Foreign countries 266,291 136,356 22,407 10,413 10,542 8,897 9,817 12,096 16,338 22,407
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 40,795 42,041 5,406 4,424 1,069 -177 3,425 7,119 4,318 5,406
 
32 Europe 61,557 21,534 983 -1,903 1,720 1,737 3,457 583 3,037 983
33 Belgium -99 -124 -7 -2 0 -2 -101 -1 1 -7
34 France 10,405 3,869 728 307 263 1,193 34 -357 355 728
35 Germany 881 3,242 -73 40 435 27 441 2 250 -73
36 Ireland 4,174 4,465 15 376 -41 -205 704 1,267 913 15
37 Luxembourg 12,625 3,883 124 -1,462 700 644 1,007 -111 635 124
38 Netherlands 2,370 1,785 64 250 50 -4 -15 225 65 64
39 Switzerland -3,945 -11,068 -772 -1,374 -897 -877 -464 -970 -968 -772
40 United Kingdom 34,782 15,164 808 192 1,118 761 1,816 469 1,773 808
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 272 -208 -19 -250 25 -67 58 -61 2 -19
42 Canada 9,077 5,155 626 782 51 438 291 208 837 626
43 Latin America 7,893 -14,118 603 -2,401 -1,451 -243 -17 -51 -118 603
44 Caribbean 24,006 3,590 431 2,681 327 1,231 -5,176 -1,987 3,701 431
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -677 -2,293 110 -407 62 106 80 -621 111 110
46 Other Asia 163,103 122,261 19,560 11,971 9,816 5,509 11,144 13,858 8,808 19,560
47 China, Mainland 23,384 19,237 301 3,374 -115 -706 -156 2,546 422 301
48 Hong Kong -2,011 -1,193 183 -53 147 225 -256 2 -497 183
49 Japan 91,572 46,227 13,812 5,085 6,317 1,642 6,565 4,381 1,710 13,812
50 Africa 194 -323 14 -341 8 -59 -12 93 -6 14
51 Other countries 1,138 550 80 31 9 178 50 13 -32 80
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -364 -1,296 115 -124 -1,306 -12 154 171 104 115
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,212,894 1,551,017 116,343 115,724 136,439 140,332 137,078 150,887 91,344 116,343
54 Foreign sales 1,088,182 1,419,515 118,510 112,797 117,215 125,877 126,631 122,218 92,606 118,510
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 124,712 131,502 -2,167 2,927 19,224 14,455 10,447 28,669 -1,262 -2,167
 
56 Foreign countries 125,017 132,340 -2,096 3,000 19,265 14,602 10,563 28,603 -1,187 -2,096
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,329 1,664 -288 205 2,532 -1,176 -204 -95 -960 -288
 
58 Europe 85,750 63,514 -4,356 2,917 11,952 4,522 1,426 7,404 -8,478 -4,356
59 Belgium -20,623 -18,543 -2,867 -1,165 -1,337 -2,538 -1,285 -1,829 -2,892 -2,867
60 France -2,533 2,304 206 245 338 -385 316 564 57 206
61 Germany 5,929 5,655 450 575 1,740 786 -146 689 -75 450
62 Ireland -15,801 -9,958 -4,177 -384 -233 -1,714 -994 -958 -1,992 -4,177
63 Luxembourg -1,094 4,736 -407 73 1,230 -322 992 1,235 423 -407
64 Netherlands 211 -2,208 -430 -386 278 -2 -258 -190 -298 -430
65 Switzerland 4,703 3,047 222 -102 571 -193 824 353 -275 222
66 United Kingdom 113,240 70,563 2,640 3,753 6,790 8,490 1,641 6,552 -2,767 2,640
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -274 808 -52 225 -69 334 550 96 61 -52
68 Canada -17,326 -15,553 618 731 951 1,351 603 3,320 1,249 618
69 Latin America 3,175 3,082 101 371 113 134 243 61 -63 101
70 Caribbean 27,202 69,438 2,440 3,398 1,728 7,178 7,660 14,886 5,262 2,440
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,298 -1,386 -541 -59 128 20 -189 -389 -250 -541
72 Other Asia 28,751 13,969 -523 -4,143 4,343 1,407 748 3,196 1,025 -523
73 China, Mainland 809 741 331 120 533 77 -170 -144 -6 331
74 Hong Kong 5,412 4,893 148 -354 956 297 550 414 156 148
75 Japan 11,327 -2,188 -427 -4,361 1,624 418 145 1,475 920 -427
76 Africa 15 -219 -19 -9 -43 -47 -38 -53 -14 -19
77 Other countries -1,252 -505 184 -206 93 37 110 178 82 184
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -305 -838 -71 -73 -41 -147 -116 66 -75 -71
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -55,682 -106,210 -9,093 -15,513 355 -4,070 -12,026 1,449 -9,078 -9,093
80 Foreign purchases 4,375,323 4,847,470 503,673 363,014 417,902 427,346 431,608 461,225 446,851 503,673
81 Foreign sales 4,431,005 4,953,680 512,766 378,527 417,547 431,416 443,634 459,776 455,929 512,766
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 258,745 233,224 8,012 11,681 32,244 24,162 27,765 21,255 1,369 8,012
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,749,032 8,864,480 986,741 737,142 750,348 935,595 861,667 855,801 623,852 986,741
84 Foreign sales 5,490,287 8,631,256 978,729 725,461 718,104 911,433 833,902 834,546 622,483 978,729
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 203,063 127,014 -1,081 -3,832 32,599 20,092 15,739 22,704 -7,709 -1,081
 
86 Foreign countries 177,376 111,568 -650 -5,737 30,728 20,751 15,067 23,256 -9,248 -650
87 Europe 13,458 -99,434 -15,643 -4,891 -249 20,128 -3,892 -460 -20,159 -15,643
88 Euro Area5 -85,654 -67,765 -23,461 -2,428 -6,504 4,048 -439 -3,458 3,188 -23,461
89 United Kingdom 89,547 -38,311 -4,763 -7,865 4,001 19,016 -2,215 -3,280 -22,576 -4,763
90 Canada 45,514 28,883 7,418 3,064 -3,303 1,622 1,803 -3,790 584 7,418
91 Latin America -5,135 -270 -7,301 -6,550 861 1,329 1,090 8,052 -3,709 -7,301
92 Caribbean 46,818 171,286 13,445 5,434 20,679 -4,246 17,540 18,368 6,541 13,445
93 Asia 82,715 16,301 2,876 27 10,093 4,371 -275 2,767 5,817 2,876
94 Japan 45,180 18,314 -3,467 783 2,116 -1,705 1,921 1,755 4,212 -3,467
95 Africa -10,004 -17,794 812 -1,944 -115 -137 -779 -3,217 -326 812
96 Other countries 4,010 12,596 -2,257 -877 2,762 -2,316 -420 1,536 2,004 -2,257
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,687 15,446 -431 1,905 1,871 -659 672 -552 1,539 -431
  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: March 30, 2018