Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: May 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018 Jan.-Mar.2019/r Sep.2018 Oct.2018 Nov.2018 Dec.2018 Jan.2019/r Feb.2019 Mar.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,754 4,293,060 1,342,017 1,907,804 1,667,600 1,514,840 1,421,261 1,308,848 1,562,951
2 Foreign sales 13,237,758 18,211,550 4,358,571 1,358,930 1,929,992 1,673,264 1,533,091 1,452,468 1,319,514 1,586,589
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,840 -129,796 -65,511 -16,913 -22,188 -5,664 -18,251 -31,207 -10,666 -23,638
 
4 Foreign countries 119,434 -129,872 -65,403 -17,006 -22,156 -5,669 -18,263 -31,192 -10,562 -23,649
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 -107 -7,869 3,791 -715 820 728 -1,671 836
 
6 Europe 45,795 -106,649 -21,676 -4,075 -24,139 -4,569 -25,672 -3,506 -3,918 -14,252
7 Belgium 667 1,044 1,284 140 -27 387 -34 210 827 247
8 France 3,326 7,632 5,946 630 3,761 -1,735 -8,446 3,515 402 2,029
9 Germany -481 2,679 2,039 1,457 -337 -1,325 -307 415 647 977
10 Ireland -8,224 -4,082 1,004 -1,233 -624 -950 -776 288 412 304
11 Luxembourg 2,481 -4,707 -3,053 527 -81 17 -3,485 -448 -777 -1,828
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -3,655 -957 -1,040 -392 458 -720 -1,515 -1,420
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 -2,512 -299 -803 -109 -266 3,502 -1,691 -4,323
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,386 -23,922 -3,824 -26,256 -2,172 -14,109 -10,345 -2,670 -10,907
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -98 185 216 126 1,149 -4 64 -158
16 Canada 53,008 788 -8,106 1,120 -3,186 1,109 2,362 -7,872 -2,338 2,104
17 Latin America 73 7,563 -161 -397 1,599 -44 3,377 1,543 -261 -1,443
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,179 -33,636 -3,571 96 211 -5,299 -20,225 -4,609 -8,802
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 3,199 1,526 -1,142 617 218 2,063 782 354
20 Other Asia -3,059 -17,614 -7,252 -11,043 5,287 -3,897 4,953 -4,182 -937 -2,133
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -2,248 -547 -249 326 32 -110 -356 -1,782
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 -1,763 -3,313 -2,724 -917 875 -1,101 1,062 -1,724
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 -1,243 678 2,142 682 1,066 414 -955 -702
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -607 -253 -280 -173 -225 -9 -473 -125
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 2,836 -313 -391 1,077 2,023 996 1,192 648
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -108 93 -32 5 12 -15 -104 11
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,549 659,384 175,852 177,532 167,483 160,047 340,963 157,199 161,222
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,466 609,170 146,003 165,943 147,931 145,016 317,968 134,720 156,482
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,083 50,214 29,849 11,589 19,552 15,031 22,995 22,479 4,740
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,469 50,985 29,827 11,586 19,551 15,117 23,181 22,766 5,038
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 25,350 10,281 4,698 5,199 2,012 12,873 9,375 3,102
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 8,757 6,420 1,955 4,952 9,521 1,791 3,630 3,336
33 Belgium -124 -357 6 -100 4 0 1 0 4 2
34 France 3,869 4,310 59 1,122 17 77 179 387 -35 -293
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 734 736 109 445 31 31 25 678
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 672 2,153 476 2,004 1,512 -373 817 228
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 -547 480 550 194 1,227 44 321 -912
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 140 656 270 252 114 330 44 -234
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -628 -256 -102 -235 -116 -35 -200 -393
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 8,344 1,717 542 1,749 6,637 1,436 2,612 4,296
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 55 22 -49 64 -61 28 12 15
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 4,563 1,462 742 881 1,261 1,288 2,231 1,044
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 834 392 322 398 993 -474 615 693
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 -1,791 5,179 2,405 836 -3,702 2,296 1,723 -5,810
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 463 284 238 -16 41 198 110 155
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,093 37,100 15,819 5,886 12,554 6,809 17,648 14,085 5,367
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 22,576 8,931 844 1,764 -110 14,852 5,352 2,372
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 259 304 521 -67 156 -94 146 207
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 8,509 3,157 -424 5,936 4,700 3,124 4,802 583
50 Africa -323 157 16 17 9 4 -7 7 19 -10
51 Other countries 550 595 1,043 254 29 -58 201 427 353 263
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 -771 22 3 1 -86 -186 -287 -298
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,045 1,416,761 456,788 107,170 127,184 112,104 91,667 145,210 147,855 163,723
54 Foreign sales 1,419,572 1,364,779 444,364 101,108 124,870 116,347 102,513 144,572 137,174 162,618
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,473 51,982 12,424 6,062 2,314 -4,243 -10,846 638 10,681 1,105
 
56 Foreign countries 132,311 51,969 12,589 6,138 2,250 -4,103 -10,804 723 10,779 1,087
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -5,114 -320 -2,026 189 -808 -2,432 -1,568 -1,114
 
58 Europe 63,501 -3,176 -2,575 -708 836 -10,441 -11,290 -5,966 5,838 -2,447
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,199 -3,964 -1,770 -785 -1,601 -3,360 -2,034 -697 -1,233
60 France 2,304 3,382 1,433 -95 580 225 -1,357 350 325 758
61 Germany 5,655 -2,980 1,040 -150 -1,617 -838 -569 482 586 -28
62 Ireland -9,959 -32,094 -8,133 -1,591 -1,407 -3,959 -3,019 -2,550 -1,867 -3,716
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,113 339 -690 -1,383 -988 -1,265 -337 1,386 -710
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,070 -42 -368 -921 -1,048 -111 112 133 -287
65 Switzerland 3,046 559 1,847 99 -400 -465 -214 576 1,066 205
66 United Kingdom 70,552 59,143 6,779 3,564 6,879 -692 -1,459 -1,512 5,549 2,742
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -752 -451 -98 -365 62 63 -196 -117 -138
68 Canada -15,568 3,356 -2,500 695 322 -282 -1,191 -1,331 -515 -654
69 Latin America 3,082 3,406 1,072 406 18 212 -134 233 223 616
70 Caribbean 69,449 33,719 15,024 3,631 64 2,191 514 6,455 4,800 3,769
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,179 -1,004 -111 -916 443 -127 -479 -205 -320
72 Other Asia 13,957 17,960 2,860 2,000 1,866 3,805 1,581 1,808 533 519
73 China, Mainland 741 -871 -725 -115 -634 -220 -75 -217 -125 -383
74 Hong Kong 4,884 5,304 1,634 402 852 444 177 538 939 157
75 Japan -2,188 11,661 3,881 1,883 1,678 1,861 1,633 1,959 1,197 725
76 Africa -219 316 -66 -14 -20 18 61 -41 -11 -14
77 Other countries -505 -1,433 -222 239 80 -49 -218 44 116 -382
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -165 -76 64 -140 -42 -85 -98 18
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,284 43,886 -5,033 206 5,863 9,275 11,919 -8,408 8,343 -4,968
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,453 5,976,403 1,322,020 440,385 560,233 500,583 453,625 439,937 411,719 470,364
81 Foreign sales 4,952,737 5,932,517 1,327,053 440,179 554,370 491,308 441,706 448,345 403,376 475,332
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,188 324,804 28,875 23,170 32,617 26,256 31,132 20,854 1,137 6,884
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,558 11,151,768 3,193,663 908,042 1,028,670 1,049,657 786,446 1,100,976 955,080 1,137,607
84 Foreign sales 8,631,370 10,826,964 3,164,788 884,872 996,053 1,023,401 755,314 1,080,122 953,943 1,130,723
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,904 368,690 23,842 23,376 38,480 35,531 43,051 12,446 9,480 1,916
 
86 Foreign countries 111,458 335,677 18,937 17,737 33,119 34,883 41,206 11,414 9,404 -1,881
87 Europe -99,456 73,322 -2,222 -3,497 -991 5,404 6,663 5,974 12,316 -20,512
88 Euro Area5 -67,767 -91,686 -18,771 -13,526 -11,886 3,396 -7,226 -10,635 5,795 -13,931
89 United Kingdom -38,323 102,150 6,490 11,636 1,478 -488 9,673 12,229 5,058 -10,797
90 Canada 28,964 81,264 21,139 14,339 9,739 5,058 4,167 13,354 6,663 1,122
91 Latin America -275 5,699 -17,344 1,407 -3,049 1,584 4,355 -3,330 -16,124 2,110
92 Caribbean 171,114 140,648 10,311 6,860 8,310 19,934 8,889 -5,103 9,045 6,369
93 Asia 16,295 33,853 10,977 -2,393 17,287 -720 17,463 1,240 -773 10,510
94 Japan 18,314 40,610 10,206 4,428 6,548 -141 8,240 -24 474 9,756
95 Africa -17,789 -7,814 -1,795 11 -726 -343 -228 -65 -974 -756
96 Other countries 12,605 8,705 -2,129 1,010 2,549 3,966 -103 -656 -749 -724
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 4,905 5,639 5,361 648 1,845 1,032 76 3,797
  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: May 31, 2019