Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: December 2018
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2016 2017 Jan.-Oct.2018 Apr.2018 May.2018 Jun.2018 Jul.2018 Aug.2018 Sep.2018 Oct.2018/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,530,619 13,356,598 14,899,306 1,359,863 1,430,294 1,511,599 1,354,756 1,441,440 1,342,017 1,907,803
2 Foreign sales 11,537,493 13,237,708 15,004,995 1,353,791 1,456,931 1,538,632 1,368,842 1,458,369 1,358,928 1,929,967
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -6,874 118,890 -105,689 6,072 -26,637 -27,033 -14,086 -16,929 -16,911 -22,164
 
4 Foreign countries -6,348 119,484 -105,748 5,998 -26,665 -27,143 -14,062 -16,923 -17,004 -22,132
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,372 530 -7,143 534 1,204 -869 316 -2,318 -7,869 3,791
 
6 Europe 2,466 45,830 -76,264 6,748 -26,889 -15,853 -9,731 -5,624 -4,074 -24,120
7 Belgium -656 667 691 51 145 -61 401 201 140 -27
8 France -1,502 3,326 17,813 2,507 -430 -6,498 5,586 994 630 3,761
9 Germany -2,778 -478 4,338 481 788 479 1,628 814 1,457 -337
10 Ireland -7,100 -8,218 -2,317 -689 -820 -1,256 3,594 1,227 -1,232 -618
11 Luxembourg -12,224 2,488 -1,222 -1,014 -759 -1,771 -602 890 527 -77
12 Netherlands 3,211 -1,051 -3,295 147 321 -1,763 -117 -856 -957 -1,040
13 Switzerland 5,298 8,258 -2,799 -33 -959 102 -120 -1,702 -299 -803
14 United Kingdom 13,519 33,507 -90,094 2,631 -23,817 -2,303 -20,393 -6,134 -3,824 -26,256
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 153 -198 -470 298 -259 -138 -300 -578 185 216
16 Canada 2,259 53,018 -2,669 -7,959 943 3,998 -371 -750 1,120 -3,186
17 Latin America -7,627 73 4,232 1,032 -62 -498 -141 -508 -397 1,600
18 Caribbean 3,773 25,958 -14,092 -443 -4,645 -5,802 1,359 -1,459 -3,571 96
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,952 -8,333 3,413 1,662 1,280 -335 212 2,023 1,526 -1,142
20 Other Asia -4,239 -3,054 -18,637 3,690 2,120 -9,278 -4,403 -9,853 -11,042 5,291
21 China, Mainland -3,343 2,069 1,635 272 354 4 -708 -633 -547 -249
22 Hong Kong -12,316 -4,588 -28,860 597 -1,095 -8,471 -5,569 -6,493 -3,313 -2,724
23 Japan 9,077 3,005 4,152 1,551 940 68 94 30 678 2,142
24 Africa 271 -657 -1,504 167 139 137 -818 -479 -253 -280
25 Other countries 701 6,649 -227 1,101 449 488 -169 -273 -313 -391
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -526 -594 59 74 28 110 -24 -6 93 -32
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,772,858 1,814,514 1,611,019 143,881 152,715 152,626 160,150 160,901 175,852 177,532
28 Foreign sales 1,506,931 1,679,454 1,415,519 124,161 137,495 132,741 136,537 144,897 146,003 165,943
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 265,927 135,060 195,500 19,720 15,220 19,885 23,613 16,004 29,849 11,589
 
30 Foreign countries 266,291 136,356 195,801 19,756 15,269 19,961 23,750 16,230 29,827 11,586
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 40,795 42,041 82,721 5,696 13,531 6,791 10,196 1,601 10,281 4,698
 
32 Europe 61,557 21,534 6,308 731 -5,689 1,246 2,361 1,981 6,420 1,955
33 Belgium -99 -124 -358 -22 -4 -191 6 1 -100 4
34 France 10,405 3,869 4,054 820 -320 60 1,015 101 1,122 17
35 Germany 881 3,242 961 -113 220 -273 153 115 736 109
36 Ireland 4,174 4,465 3,246 125 -1,060 219 888 -504 2,153 476
37 Luxembourg 12,625 3,883 -8,689 -1,051 -4,549 -1,169 -1,295 1,052 480 550
38 Netherlands 2,370 1,785 -2,830 -2,194 -636 69 206 -100 656 270
39 Switzerland -3,945 -11,068 -4,759 -450 -543 -597 -484 -501 -256 -102
40 United Kingdom 34,782 15,164 14,781 3,641 1,209 3,073 1,864 1,822 1,717 542
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 272 -208 133 4 71 34 27 -7 22 -49
42 Canada 9,077 5,155 9,844 678 671 1,323 1,512 1,051 1,462 742
43 Latin America 7,893 -14,118 3,416 1,015 339 741 -149 415 392 322
44 Caribbean 24,006 3,590 25,267 1,679 -124 4,448 2,444 8,152 5,179 2,405
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -677 -2,293 1,624 66 -97 345 296 403 284 238
46 Other Asia 163,103 122,261 148,730 15,406 20,117 12,041 17,174 4,122 15,819 5,886
47 China, Mainland 23,384 19,237 45,685 71 11,590 4,161 7,385 125 8,931 844
48 Hong Kong -2,011 -1,193 1,654 421 88 110 66 -26 304 521
49 Japan 91,572 46,227 48,023 8,670 4,620 1,423 5,036 1,169 3,157 -424
50 Africa 194 -323 160 12 18 -22 28 40 17 9
51 Other countries 1,138 550 452 169 34 -161 84 66 254 29
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -364 -1,296 -301 -36 -49 -76 -137 -226 22 3
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,212,894 1,551,017 1,212,853 123,998 132,451 123,872 96,551 114,454 107,149 127,172
54 Foreign sales 1,088,182 1,419,515 1,145,684 122,404 127,471 113,631 92,598 99,513 101,094 124,836
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 124,712 131,502 67,169 1,594 4,980 10,241 3,953 14,941 6,055 2,336
 
56 Foreign countries 125,017 132,340 66,974 1,543 4,867 10,295 3,873 14,811 6,131 2,272
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,329 1,664 -3,463 -1,440 -1,861 423 -1,070 -8 -320 -2,026
 
58 Europe 85,750 63,514 18,600 494 -1,501 1,837 -387 8,034 -711 845
59 Belgium -20,623 -18,543 -11,233 -2,557 -4,030 -1,813 -134 1,205 -1,769 -781
60 France -2,533 2,304 4,517 438 -94 1,119 -360 161 -95 581
61 Germany 5,929 5,655 -1,559 326 -1,446 -357 115 -107 -150 -1,617
62 Ireland -15,801 -9,958 -25,108 -4,771 -2,574 -3,293 -2,473 -285 -1,591 -1,405
63 Luxembourg -1,094 4,736 -3,860 -1,059 -751 161 -710 489 -691 -1,383
64 Netherlands 211 -2,208 -6,910 -339 -1,896 -479 -615 -315 -368 -921
65 Switzerland 4,703 3,047 1,247 -393 -123 -68 105 511 97 -398
66 United Kingdom 113,240 70,563 61,301 8,958 9,155 6,428 4,377 6,796 3,564 6,880
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -274 808 -879 -54 -1 -51 -186 -9 -98 -366
68 Canada -17,326 -15,553 4,882 -786 1,299 129 -1,047 17 700 337
69 Latin America 3,175 3,082 3,322 441 248 490 -157 449 406 18
70 Caribbean 27,202 69,438 31,027 1,551 4,475 5,319 4,511 5,009 3,629 62
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,298 -1,386 -2,495 -851 -392 634 77 -115 -111 -916
72 Other Asia 28,751 13,969 12,566 896 -37 2,013 776 2,613 1,993 1,866
73 China, Mainland 809 741 -576 419 40 -145 -89 28 -115 -634
74 Hong Kong 5,412 4,893 4,684 -11 1,024 654 313 245 394 852
75 Japan 11,327 -2,188 8,167 910 -259 1,935 1,463 1,310 1,883 1,678
76 Africa 15 -219 237 8 238 30 -30 13 -14 -20
77 Other countries -1,252 -505 -1,165 -210 537 -157 130 -1,209 239 80
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -305 -838 195 51 113 -54 80 130 -76 64
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -55,682 -106,273 22,034 32,796 -1,025 -6,347 1,299 -1,476 184 5,234
80 Foreign purchases 4,375,323 4,846,258 5,020,896 553,133 493,234 538,016 447,534 487,217 440,298 559,818
81 Foreign sales 4,431,005 4,952,531 4,998,862 520,337 494,259 544,363 446,235 488,693 440,114 554,584
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 258,745 233,224 267,225 38,590 26,070 15,248 32,880 56,008 23,170 32,566
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,749,032 8,864,480 9,314,998 918,462 935,356 863,143 890,796 979,024 908,006 1,028,558
84 Foreign sales 5,490,287 8,631,256 9,047,773 879,872 909,286 847,895 857,916 923,016 884,836 995,992
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 203,063 126,951 289,259 71,386 25,045 8,901 34,179 54,532 23,354 37,800
 
86 Foreign countries 177,376 111,505 258,739 69,706 22,470 2,407 31,080 50,819 17,715 32,439
87 Europe 13,458 -99,434 61,079 53,558 1,934 -8,691 7,899 25,324 -3,508 -1,100
88 Euro Area5 -85,654 -67,765 -87,918 -1,306 -11,578 -11,826 -6,208 5,016 -13,534 -11,880
89 United Kingdom 89,547 -38,311 92,881 26,467 9,169 7,645 14,499 17,245 11,627 1,413
90 Canada 45,514 28,984 71,988 8,074 780 3,907 10,181 1,577 14,340 9,716
91 Latin America -5,135 -270 -258 -5,562 601 5,072 -929 11,330 1,408 -3,044
92 Caribbean 46,818 171,116 111,212 12,746 17,710 11,897 8,702 17,324 6,846 7,748
93 Asia 82,715 16,303 17,159 -2,431 1,638 -9,364 3,368 -4,794 -2,391 17,300
94 Japan 45,180 18,314 32,502 3,519 3,448 2,744 4,294 2,274 4,434 6,554
95 Africa -10,004 -17,790 -7,231 -509 -217 348 -533 -456 11 -713
96 Other countries 4,010 12,596 4,790 3,830 24 -762 2,392 514 1,009 2,532
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,687 15,446 30,520 1,680 2,575 6,494 3,099 3,713 5,639 5,361
  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 28, 2018