Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: January 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2016 2017 Jan.-Nov.2018/r May.2018 Jun.2018 Jul.2018 Aug.2018 Sep.2018 Oct.2018/r Nov.2018/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,530,619 13,356,598 16,566,905 1,430,294 1,511,599 1,354,756 1,441,440 1,342,017 1,907,803 1,667,599
2 Foreign sales 11,537,493 13,237,708 16,678,236 1,456,931 1,538,632 1,368,842 1,458,369 1,358,928 1,929,967 1,673,241
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -6,874 118,890 -111,331 -26,637 -27,033 -14,086 -16,929 -16,911 -22,164 -5,642
 
4 Foreign countries -6,348 119,484 -111,395 -26,665 -27,143 -14,062 -16,923 -17,004 -22,132 -5,647
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 5,372 530 -7,858 1,204 -869 316 -2,318 -7,869 3,791 -715
 
6 Europe 2,466 45,830 -80,812 -26,889 -15,853 -9,731 -5,624 -4,074 -24,120 -4,548
7 Belgium -656 667 1,078 145 -61 401 201 140 -27 387
8 France -1,502 3,326 16,078 -430 -6,498 5,586 994 630 3,761 -1,735
9 Germany -2,778 -478 3,031 788 479 1,628 814 1,457 -337 -1,307
10 Ireland -7,100 -8,218 -3,267 -820 -1,256 3,594 1,227 -1,232 -618 -950
11 Luxembourg -12,224 2,488 -1,205 -759 -1,771 -602 890 527 -77 17
12 Netherlands 3,211 -1,051 -3,687 321 -1,763 -117 -856 -957 -1,040 -392
13 Switzerland 5,298 8,258 -2,908 -959 102 -120 -1,702 -299 -803 -109
14 United Kingdom 13,519 33,507 -92,266 -23,817 -2,303 -20,393 -6,134 -3,824 -26,256 -2,172
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 153 -198 -344 -259 -138 -300 -578 185 216 126
16 Canada 2,259 53,018 -1,560 943 3,998 -371 -750 1,120 -3,186 1,109
17 Latin America -7,627 73 4,188 -62 -498 -141 -508 -397 1,600 -44
18 Caribbean 3,773 25,958 -13,882 -4,645 -5,802 1,359 -1,459 -3,571 96 210
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,952 -8,333 4,030 1,280 -335 212 2,023 1,526 -1,142 617
20 Other Asia -4,239 -3,054 -22,532 2,120 -9,278 -4,403 -9,853 -11,042 5,291 -3,895
21 China, Mainland -3,343 2,069 1,961 354 4 -708 -633 -547 -249 326
22 Hong Kong -12,316 -4,588 -29,777 -1,095 -8,471 -5,569 -6,493 -3,313 -2,724 -917
23 Japan 9,077 3,005 4,834 940 68 94 30 678 2,142 682
24 Africa 271 -657 -1,677 139 137 -818 -479 -253 -280 -173
25 Other countries 701 6,649 850 449 488 -169 -273 -313 -391 1,077
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -526 -594 64 28 110 -24 -6 93 -32 5
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,772,858 1,814,514 1,778,496 152,715 152,626 160,150 160,901 175,852 177,532 167,477
28 Foreign sales 1,506,931 1,679,454 1,563,411 137,495 132,741 136,537 144,897 146,003 165,943 147,892
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 265,927 135,060 215,085 15,220 19,885 23,613 16,004 29,849 11,589 19,585
 
30 Foreign countries 266,291 136,356 215,385 15,269 19,961 23,750 16,230 29,827 11,586 19,584
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 40,795 42,041 87,950 13,531 6,791 10,196 1,601 10,281 4,698 5,229
 
32 Europe 61,557 21,534 11,268 -5,689 1,246 2,361 1,981 6,420 1,955 4,960
33 Belgium -99 -124 -358 -4 -191 6 1 -100 4 0
34 France 10,405 3,869 4,131 -320 60 1,015 101 1,122 17 77
35 Germany 881 3,242 1,406 220 -273 153 115 736 109 445
36 Ireland 4,174 4,465 5,250 -1,060 219 888 -504 2,153 476 2,004
37 Luxembourg 12,625 3,883 -8,487 -4,549 -1,169 -1,295 1,052 480 550 202
38 Netherlands 2,370 1,785 -2,578 -636 69 206 -100 656 270 252
39 Switzerland -3,945 -11,068 -4,994 -543 -597 -484 -501 -256 -102 -235
40 United Kingdom 34,782 15,164 16,530 1,209 3,073 1,864 1,822 1,717 542 1,749
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 272 -208 197 71 34 27 -7 22 -49 64
42 Canada 9,077 5,155 10,725 671 1,323 1,512 1,051 1,462 742 881
43 Latin America 7,893 -14,118 3,814 339 741 -149 415 392 322 398
44 Caribbean 24,006 3,590 26,103 -124 4,448 2,444 8,152 5,179 2,405 836
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -677 -2,293 1,608 -97 345 296 403 284 238 -16
46 Other Asia 163,103 122,261 161,309 20,117 12,041 17,174 4,122 15,819 5,886 12,579
47 China, Mainland 23,384 19,237 47,449 11,590 4,161 7,385 125 8,931 844 1,764
48 Hong Kong -2,011 -1,193 1,587 88 110 66 -26 304 521 -67
49 Japan 91,572 46,227 53,959 4,620 1,423 5,036 1,169 3,157 -424 5,936
50 Africa 194 -323 164 18 -22 28 40 17 9 4
51 Other countries 1,138 550 394 34 -161 84 66 254 29 -58
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -364 -1,296 -300 -49 -76 -137 -226 22 3 1
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,212,894 1,551,017 1,325,761 132,451 123,872 96,551 114,454 107,149 127,172 112,908
54 Foreign sales 1,088,182 1,419,515 1,262,011 127,471 113,631 92,598 99,513 101,094 124,836 116,327
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 124,712 131,502 63,750 4,980 10,241 3,953 14,941 6,055 2,336 -3,419
 
56 Foreign countries 125,017 132,340 63,695 4,867 10,295 3,873 14,811 6,131 2,272 -3,279
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -5,329 1,664 -3,274 -1,861 423 -1,070 -8 -320 -2,026 189
 
58 Europe 85,750 63,514 8,985 -1,501 1,837 -387 8,034 -711 845 -9,615
59 Belgium -20,623 -18,543 -12,834 -4,030 -1,813 -134 1,205 -1,769 -781 -1,601
60 France -2,533 2,304 4,742 -94 1,119 -360 161 -95 581 225
61 Germany 5,929 5,655 -2,397 -1,446 -357 115 -107 -150 -1,617 -838
62 Ireland -15,801 -9,958 -29,067 -2,574 -3,293 -2,473 -285 -1,591 -1,405 -3,959
63 Luxembourg -1,094 4,736 -4,846 -751 161 -710 489 -691 -1,383 -986
64 Netherlands 211 -2,208 -7,958 -1,896 -479 -615 -315 -368 -921 -1,048
65 Switzerland 4,703 3,047 783 -123 -68 105 511 97 -398 -464
66 United Kingdom 113,240 70,563 60,614 9,155 6,428 4,377 6,796 3,564 6,880 -687
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -274 808 -817 -1 -51 -186 -9 -98 -366 62
68 Canada -17,326 -15,553 4,605 1,299 129 -1,047 17 700 337 -277
69 Latin America 3,175 3,082 3,534 248 490 -157 449 406 18 212
70 Caribbean 27,202 69,438 33,213 4,475 5,319 4,511 5,009 3,629 62 2,186
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,298 -1,386 -2,052 -392 634 77 -115 -111 -916 443
72 Other Asia 28,751 13,969 16,369 -37 2,013 776 2,613 1,993 1,866 3,803
73 China, Mainland 809 741 -796 40 -145 -89 28 -115 -634 -220
74 Hong Kong 5,412 4,893 5,128 1,024 654 313 245 394 852 444
75 Japan 11,327 -2,188 10,028 -259 1,935 1,463 1,310 1,883 1,678 1,861
76 Africa 15 -219 255 238 30 -30 13 -14 -20 18
77 Other countries -1,252 -505 -1,214 537 -157 130 -1,209 239 80 -49
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -305 -838 55 113 -54 80 130 -76 64 -140
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -55,682 -106,273 31,984 -1,025 -6,347 1,299 -1,476 184 5,882 9,302
80 Foreign purchases 4,375,323 4,846,258 5,521,726 493,234 538,016 447,534 487,217 440,298 560,142 500,506
81 Foreign sales 4,431,005 4,952,531 5,489,742 494,259 544,363 446,235 488,693 440,114 554,260 491,204
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 258,745 233,224 294,303 26,070 15,248 32,880 56,008 23,170 32,566 27,078
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,749,032 8,864,480 10,364,618 935,356 863,143 890,796 979,024 908,006 1,028,558 1,049,620
84 Foreign sales 5,490,287 8,631,256 10,070,315 909,286 847,895 857,916 923,016 884,836 995,992 1,022,542
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 203,063 126,951 326,287 25,045 8,901 34,179 54,532 23,354 38,448 36,380
 
86 Foreign countries 177,376 111,505 295,119 22,470 2,407 31,080 50,819 17,715 33,087 35,732
87 Europe 13,458 -99,434 67,413 1,934 -8,691 7,899 25,324 -3,508 -998 6,232
88 Euro Area5 -85,654 -67,765 -84,519 -11,578 -11,826 -6,208 5,016 -13,534 -11,880 3,399
89 United Kingdom 89,547 -38,311 92,454 9,169 7,645 14,499 17,245 11,627 1,473 -487
90 Canada 45,514 28,984 77,033 780 3,907 10,181 1,577 14,340 9,710 5,051
91 Latin America -5,135 -270 1,326 601 5,072 -929 11,330 1,408 -3,044 1,584
92 Caribbean 46,818 171,116 131,727 17,710 11,897 8,702 17,324 6,846 8,314 19,949
93 Asia 82,715 16,303 16,449 1,638 -9,364 3,368 -4,794 -2,391 17,300 -710
94 Japan 45,180 18,314 32,357 3,448 2,744 4,294 2,274 4,434 6,554 -145
95 Africa -10,004 -17,790 -7,588 -217 348 -533 -456 11 -727 -343
96 Other countries 4,010 12,596 8,759 24 -762 2,392 514 1,009 2,532 3,969
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,687 15,446 31,168 2,575 6,494 3,099 3,713 5,639 5,361 648
  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 1, 2019