Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: July 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018 Jan.-May.2019 Nov.2018 Dec.2018 Jan.2019 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 May.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,754 7,400,821 1,667,600 1,514,840 1,421,261 1,308,848 1,562,951 1,415,983 1,691,778
2 Foreign sales 13,237,758 18,211,550 7,468,741 1,673,264 1,533,091 1,452,468 1,319,514 1,586,589 1,416,947 1,693,223
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,840 -129,796 -67,920 -5,664 -18,251 -31,207 -10,666 -23,638 -964 -1,445
 
4 Foreign countries 119,434 -129,872 -67,570 -5,669 -18,263 -31,192 -10,562 -23,649 -970 -1,197
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 2,118 -715 820 728 -1,671 836 -373 2,598
 
6 Europe 45,795 -106,649 -26,172 -4,569 -25,672 -3,506 -3,918 -14,252 3,841 -8,337
7 Belgium 667 1,044 1,288 387 -34 210 827 247 82 -78
8 France 3,326 7,632 7,843 -1,735 -8,446 3,515 402 2,029 198 1,699
9 Germany -481 2,679 1,093 -1,325 -307 415 647 977 -673 -273
10 Ireland -8,224 -4,082 906 -950 -776 288 412 304 278 -376
11 Luxembourg 2,481 -4,707 -2,865 17 -3,485 -448 -777 -1,828 677 -489
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -4,175 -392 458 -720 -1,515 -1,420 -279 -241
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 -4,611 -109 -266 3,502 -1,691 -4,323 -893 -1,206
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,386 -27,985 -2,172 -14,109 -10,345 -2,670 -10,907 3,299 -7,362
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -351 126 1,149 -4 64 -158 -21 -232
16 Canada 53,008 788 -7,964 1,109 2,362 -7,872 -2,338 2,104 -1,352 1,494
17 Latin America 73 7,563 -1,839 -44 3,377 1,543 -261 -1,443 62 -1,740
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,179 -33,379 211 -5,299 -20,225 -4,609 -8,802 -3,056 3,313
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 3,406 617 218 2,063 782 354 133 74
20 Other Asia -3,059 -17,614 -3,555 -3,897 4,953 -4,182 -937 -2,133 499 3,198
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -2,293 326 32 -110 -356 -1,782 -330 285
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 -409 -917 875 -1,101 1,062 -1,724 693 661
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 -1,697 682 1,066 414 -955 -702 -1,894 1,440
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -703 -173 -225 -9 -473 -125 -59 -37
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 2,636 1,077 2,023 996 1,192 648 -1,038 838
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -350 5 12 -15 -104 11 6 -248
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,549 1,024,012 167,483 160,047 340,963 157,199 161,222 200,618 164,010
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,466 933,486 147,931 145,016 317,968 134,720 156,482 175,417 148,899
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,083 90,526 19,552 15,031 22,995 22,479 4,740 25,201 15,111
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,469 91,102 19,551 15,117 23,181 22,766 5,038 25,329 14,788
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 38,689 5,199 2,012 12,873 9,375 3,102 10,520 2,819
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 21,968 4,952 9,521 1,791 3,630 3,336 7,204 6,007
33 Belgium -124 -357 36 0 1 0 4 2 -3 33
34 France 3,869 4,310 420 77 179 387 -35 -293 57 304
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 1,115 445 31 31 25 678 152 229
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 1,338 2,004 1,512 -373 817 228 290 376
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 4,214 194 1,227 44 321 -912 2,530 2,231
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 222 252 114 330 44 -234 -104 186
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -1,309 -235 -116 -35 -200 -393 -327 -354
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 15,911 1,749 6,637 1,436 2,612 4,296 4,598 2,969
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 44 64 -61 28 12 15 -40 29
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 6,906 881 1,261 1,288 2,231 1,044 2,088 255
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 1,029 398 993 -474 615 693 26 169
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 -3,543 836 -3,702 2,296 1,723 -5,810 -487 -1,265
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 566 -16 41 198 110 155 31 72
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,093 63,382 12,554 6,809 17,648 14,085 5,367 16,730 9,552
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 31,991 1,764 -110 14,852 5,352 2,372 7,843 1,572
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 766 -67 156 -94 146 207 101 406
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 18,661 5,936 4,700 3,124 4,802 583 5,878 4,274
50 Africa -323 157 -39 4 -7 7 19 -10 -53 -2
51 Other countries 550 595 833 -58 201 427 353 263 -210 0
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 -576 1 -86 -186 -287 -298 -128 323
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,045 1,416,761 780,815 112,104 91,667 145,210 147,855 166,240 153,871 167,639
54 Foreign sales 1,419,572 1,364,779 756,173 116,347 102,513 144,572 137,174 162,618 158,656 153,153
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,473 51,982 24,642 -4,243 -10,846 638 10,681 3,622 -4,785 14,486
 
56 Foreign countries 132,311 51,969 24,833 -4,103 -10,804 723 10,779 3,604 -4,700 14,427
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -3,962 189 -808 -2,432 -1,568 -1,114 316 836
 
58 Europe 63,501 -3,176 1,441 -10,441 -11,290 -5,966 5,838 -916 -4,508 6,993
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,199 -9,778 -1,601 -3,360 -2,034 -697 -1,233 -2,380 -3,434
60 France 2,304 3,382 -416 225 -1,357 350 325 758 -1,489 -360
61 Germany 5,655 -2,980 2,386 -838 -569 482 586 -28 327 1,019
62 Ireland -9,959 -32,094 -14,204 -3,959 -3,019 -2,550 -1,867 -3,716 -3,816 -2,255
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,113 1,045 -988 -1,265 -337 1,386 821 -593 -232
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,070 -304 -1,048 -111 112 133 -287 -71 -191
65 Switzerland 3,046 559 1,359 -465 -214 576 1,066 205 39 -527
66 United Kingdom 70,552 59,143 22,042 -692 -1,459 -1,512 5,549 2,742 2,449 12,814
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -752 -494 62 63 -196 -117 -138 128 -171
68 Canada -15,568 3,356 -3,567 -282 -1,191 -1,331 -515 -654 -1,510 443
69 Latin America 3,082 3,406 2,075 212 -134 233 223 616 720 283
70 Caribbean 69,449 33,719 18,204 2,191 514 6,455 4,800 3,769 -546 3,726
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,179 -934 443 -127 -479 -205 -320 -154 224
72 Other Asia 13,957 17,960 7,233 3,805 1,581 1,808 533 519 1,819 2,554
73 China, Mainland 741 -871 20 -220 -75 -217 -125 -383 699 46
74 Hong Kong 4,884 5,304 2,209 444 177 538 939 157 361 214
75 Japan -2,188 11,661 5,070 1,861 1,633 1,959 1,197 725 77 1,112
76 Africa -219 316 22 18 61 -41 -11 -14 13 75
77 Other countries -505 -1,433 359 -49 -218 44 116 604 -534 129
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -191 -140 -42 -85 -98 18 -85 59
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,284 43,886 -6,922 9,275 11,919 -8,408 8,343 -4,968 -235 -1,654
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,453 5,976,403 2,278,898 500,583 453,625 439,937 411,719 470,364 454,502 502,376
81 Foreign sales 4,952,737 5,932,517 2,285,820 491,308 441,706 448,345 403,376 475,332 454,737 504,030
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,188 324,804 50,494 26,256 31,132 20,854 1,137 6,884 10,748 10,871
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,558 11,151,768 5,217,775 1,049,657 786,446 1,100,976 955,080 1,137,607 1,009,165 1,014,947
84 Foreign sales 8,631,370 10,826,964 5,167,281 1,023,401 755,314 1,080,122 953,943 1,130,723 998,417 1,004,076
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,904 368,690 43,572 35,531 43,051 12,446 9,480 1,916 10,513 9,217
 
86 Foreign countries 111,458 335,677 32,686 34,883 41,206 11,414 9,404 -1,881 8,946 4,803
87 Europe -99,456 73,322 -26,630 5,404 6,663 5,974 12,316 -20,512 -10,435 -13,973
88 Euro Area5 -67,767 -91,686 -43,278 3,396 -7,226 -10,635 5,795 -13,931 -14,096 -10,411
89 United Kingdom -38,323 102,150 -499 -488 9,673 12,229 5,058 -10,797 -1,376 -5,613
90 Canada 28,964 81,264 33,785 5,058 4,167 13,354 6,663 1,122 6,973 5,673
91 Latin America -275 5,699 -10,438 1,584 4,355 -3,330 -16,124 2,110 3,708 3,198
92 Caribbean 171,114 140,648 20,835 19,934 8,889 -5,103 9,045 6,369 8,263 2,261
93 Asia 16,295 33,853 23,907 -720 17,463 1,240 -773 10,510 2,063 10,867
94 Japan 18,314 40,610 14,296 -141 8,240 -24 474 9,756 2,983 1,107
95 Africa -17,789 -7,814 -1,532 -343 -228 -65 -974 -756 -1,052 1,315
96 Other countries 12,605 8,705 -7,241 3,966 -103 -656 -749 -724 -574 -4,538
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 10,886 648 1,845 1,032 76 3,797 1,567 4,414
  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: July 26, 2019