Securities Holdings and Transactions

Release Date: September 2019
Foreign Transactions in Securities (Table 3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2017 2018 Jan.-Jul.2019/r Jan.2019 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 May.2019 Jun.2019/r Jul.2019/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 13,356,598 18,081,825 10,394,963 1,421,261 1,308,848 1,562,951 1,415,983 1,691,778 1,516,552 1,477,590
2 Foreign sales 13,237,758 18,211,550 10,412,680 1,452,817 1,319,515 1,586,590 1,417,010 1,693,223 1,490,195 1,453,330
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 118,840 -129,725 -17,717 -31,556 -10,667 -23,639 -1,027 -1,445 26,357 24,260
 
4 Foreign countries 119,434 -129,801 -17,265 -31,541 -10,563 -23,650 -1,033 -1,197 26,475 24,244
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 530 -7,038 10,845 728 -1,671 836 -373 2,598 3,806 4,921
 
6 Europe 45,795 -106,649 -3,696 -3,506 -3,918 -14,252 3,841 -8,337 8,275 14,201
7 Belgium 667 1,044 1,845 210 827 247 82 -78 427 130
8 France 3,326 7,632 14,304 3,515 402 2,029 198 1,699 -3,678 10,139
9 Germany -481 2,679 2,301 415 647 977 -673 -273 557 651
10 Ireland -8,224 -4,082 3,039 288 412 304 278 -376 688 1,445
11 Luxembourg 2,481 -4,707 -4,291 -448 -777 -1,828 677 -489 -1,267 -159
12 Netherlands -1,051 -3,229 -1,937 -720 -1,515 -1,420 -279 -241 589 1,649
13 Switzerland 8,258 -3,174 -6,153 3,502 -1,691 -4,323 -893 -1,206 -704 -838
14 United Kingdom 33,507 -106,386 -14,738 -10,345 -2,670 -10,907 3,299 -7,362 12,846 401
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -198 805 -857 -4 64 -158 -21 -232 -446 -60
16 Canada 53,008 788 3,852 -7,872 -2,338 2,104 -1,352 1,494 5,681 6,135
17 Latin America 73 7,563 -2,501 1,543 -261 -1,443 62 -1,740 947 -1,609
18 Caribbean 25,958 -19,108 -31,900 -20,574 -4,610 -8,803 -3,119 3,313 4,498 -2,605
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -8,333 4,248 4,113 2,063 782 354 133 74 62 645
20 Other Asia -3,059 -17,614 11,173 -4,182 -937 -2,133 499 3,198 6,396 8,332
21 China, Mainland 2,069 1,993 -3,817 -110 -356 -1,782 -330 285 -1,344 -180
22 Hong Kong -4,588 -28,902 1,408 -1,101 1,062 -1,724 693 661 646 1,171
23 Japan 3,005 5,900 -391 414 -955 -702 -1,894 1,440 786 520
24 Africa -657 -1,902 -747 -9 -473 -125 -59 -37 50 -94
25 Other countries 6,649 2,873 2,441 996 1,192 648 -1,038 838 566 -761
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -594 76 -452 -15 -104 11 6 -248 -118 16
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,814,514 1,938,549 1,447,756 340,963 157,199 161,222 200,618 164,010 212,594 211,150
28 Foreign sales 1,679,454 1,708,466 1,279,781 317,968 134,720 156,482 175,417 148,899 174,953 171,342
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 135,060 230,083 167,975 22,995 22,479 4,740 25,201 15,111 37,641 39,808
 
30 Foreign countries 136,356 230,469 167,999 23,181 22,766 5,038 25,329 14,788 37,528 39,369
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 42,041 89,932 73,696 12,873 9,375 3,102 10,520 2,819 18,939 16,068
 
32 Europe 21,534 20,781 36,799 1,791 3,630 3,336 7,204 6,007 5,194 9,637
33 Belgium -124 -357 8 0 4 2 -3 33 -32 4
34 France 3,869 4,310 1,092 387 -35 -293 57 304 523 149
35 Germany 3,242 1,437 1,955 31 25 678 152 229 497 343
36 Ireland 4,465 6,762 6,917 -373 817 228 290 376 5,625 -46
37 Luxembourg 3,883 -7,268 6,858 44 321 -912 2,530 2,231 2 2,642
38 Netherlands 1,785 -2,464 487 330 44 -234 -104 186 181 84
39 Switzerland -11,068 -5,110 -2,128 -35 -200 -393 -327 -354 -375 -444
40 United Kingdom 15,164 23,167 21,640 1,436 2,612 4,296 4,598 2,969 -1,089 6,818
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -208 136 22 28 12 15 -40 29 -35 13
42 Canada 5,155 11,986 8,017 1,288 2,231 1,044 2,088 255 1,052 59
43 Latin America -14,118 4,807 1,071 -474 615 693 26 169 246 -204
44 Caribbean 3,590 22,401 -7,898 2,296 1,723 -5,810 -487 -1,265 -3,747 -608
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -2,293 1,649 702 198 110 155 31 72 116 20
46 Other Asia 122,261 168,093 128,286 17,648 14,085 5,367 16,730 9,552 34,583 30,321
47 China, Mainland 19,237 47,339 62,001 14,852 5,352 2,372 7,843 1,572 16,528 13,482
48 Hong Kong -1,193 1,743 2,001 -94 146 207 101 406 749 486
49 Japan 46,227 58,659 45,473 3,124 4,802 583 5,878 4,274 14,271 12,541
50 Africa -323 157 -37 7 19 -10 -53 -2 -1 3
51 Other countries 550 595 1,059 427 353 263 -210 0 85 141
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,296 -386 -24 -186 -287 -298 -128 323 113 439
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,551,045 1,416,702 1,104,549 147,327 147,855 166,240 152,071 167,639 169,460 153,957
54 Foreign sales 1,419,572 1,362,139 1,069,112 142,350 137,174 162,453 156,855 153,153 160,432 156,695
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 131,473 54,563 35,437 4,977 10,681 3,787 -4,784 14,486 9,028 -2,738
 
56 Foreign countries 132,311 54,550 35,673 5,062 10,779 3,769 -4,699 14,427 8,891 -2,556
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 1,664 -4,082 -6,301 -2,432 -1,568 -1,114 40 836 -678 -1,385
 
58 Europe 63,501 -536 5,066 -1,726 5,838 -751 -4,507 6,993 7,433 -8,214
59 Belgium -18,543 -16,199 -10,069 -2,034 -697 -1,233 -2,380 -3,434 1,458 -1,749
60 France 2,304 3,382 -1,320 350 325 758 -1,489 -360 -52 -852
61 Germany 5,655 -2,980 3,153 482 586 -28 327 1,019 1,166 -399
62 Ireland -9,959 -32,094 -19,211 -2,550 -1,867 -3,716 -3,816 -2,255 -2,144 -2,863
63 Luxembourg 4,736 -6,113 2,862 -335 1,386 821 -593 -232 1,600 215
64 Netherlands -2,208 -8,070 -481 112 133 -287 -71 -191 -208 31
65 Switzerland 3,046 559 2,326 576 1,066 370 39 -527 549 253
66 United Kingdom 70,552 61,783 28,678 2,726 5,549 2,742 2,450 12,814 4,547 -2,150
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 808 -752 -547 -196 -117 -138 128 -171 -46 -7
68 Canada -15,568 3,356 -4,986 -1,331 -515 -654 -1,510 443 -1,332 -87
69 Latin America 3,082 3,406 3,227 233 223 616 720 283 327 825
70 Caribbean 69,449 33,719 20,844 6,456 4,800 3,769 -546 3,726 273 2,366
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -1,386 -2,179 -278 -479 -205 -320 -154 224 457 199
72 Other Asia 13,957 17,901 11,069 1,906 533 519 1,819 2,554 1,758 1,980
73 China, Mainland 741 -871 421 -217 -125 -383 699 46 362 39
74 Hong Kong 4,884 5,304 3,312 538 939 157 361 214 272 831
75 Japan -2,188 11,602 7,524 2,057 1,197 725 77 1,112 1,664 692
76 Africa -219 316 20 -41 -11 -14 13 75 -27 25
77 Other countries -505 -1,433 711 44 116 604 -534 129 2 350
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -838 13 -236 -85 -98 18 -85 59 137 -182
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,284 43,880 13,124 -8,402 8,340 -4,971 -238 -1,654 21,613 -1,564
80 Foreign purchases 4,846,453 5,976,403 3,176,118 439,943 411,719 470,364 454,502 502,376 453,561 443,653
81 Foreign sales 4,952,737 5,932,523 3,162,994 448,345 403,379 475,335 454,740 504,030 431,948 445,217
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 233,188 324,804 77,704 20,864 1,137 6,884 10,748 10,871 13,664 13,536
 
83 Foreign purchases 8,864,558 11,151,768 7,581,408 1,100,965 955,080 1,137,607 1,009,165 1,014,947 1,115,311 1,248,333
84 Foreign sales 8,631,370 10,826,964 7,503,704 1,080,101 953,943 1,130,723 998,417 1,004,076 1,101,647 1,234,797
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 126,904 368,684 90,828 12,462 9,477 1,913 10,510 9,217 35,277 11,972
 
86 Foreign countries 111,458 335,671 75,623 11,430 9,401 -1,884 8,943 4,803 33,404 9,526
87 Europe -99,456 73,322 -15,833 5,974 12,316 -20,512 -10,435 -13,973 12,387 -1,590
88 Euro Area5 -67,767 -91,686 -55,440 -10,635 5,795 -13,931 -14,096 -10,411 -8,670 -3,492
89 United Kingdom -38,323 102,150 13,266 12,229 5,058 -10,797 -1,376 -5,613 16,915 -3,150
90 Canada 28,964 81,264 45,186 13,348 6,663 1,122 6,973 5,673 4,186 7,221
91 Latin America -275 5,699 -4,760 -3,330 -16,124 2,110 3,708 3,198 1,203 4,475
92 Caribbean 171,114 140,642 45,141 -5,101 9,042 6,366 8,260 2,261 16,430 7,883
93 Asia 16,295 33,853 17,652 1,260 -773 10,510 2,063 10,867 -532 -5,743
94 Japan 18,314 40,610 13,649 -4 474 9,756 2,983 1,107 4,437 -5,104
95 Africa -17,789 -7,814 -1,017 -65 -974 -756 -1,052 1,315 470 45
96 Other countries 12,605 8,705 -10,746 -656 -749 -724 -574 -4,538 -740 -2,765
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 15,446 33,013 15,205 1,032 76 3,797 1,567 4,414 1,873 2,446
  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: September 27, 2019