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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: November 2010

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009/r Jan.-Sep.2010/r Mar.2010/r Apr.2010/r May.2010/r Jun.2010/r Jul.2010/r Aug.2010/r Sep.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,037,928 6,653,957 5,078,960 578,113 584,525 734,251 592,890 512,814 481,920 493,474
2 Foreign sales 11,993,132 6,501,223 5,005,756 566,016 574,854 734,297 596,993 500,269 477,080 472,749
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 44,796 152,734 73,204 12,097 9,671 -46 -4,103 12,545 4,840 20,725
 
4 Foreign countries 44,767 152,731 73,220 12,097 9,673 -46 -4,095 12,549 4,836 20,729
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -391 326 667 -956 430 346 387 -759
 
6 Europe 11,630 68,422 25,311 2,098 257 -190 -2,631 6,079 884 18,315
7 Belgium -1,197 2,466 -51 144 351 -394 15 70 101 -76
8 France -7,223 168 15,160 4,311 -2,091 -1,449 -5,209 2,919 -3,873 18,238
9 Germany -19,550 756 37 1,563 316 -1,267 166 -36 -733 -847
10 Ireland 816 1,610 465 150 98 -301 -9 154 282 7
11 Luxembourg -7,704 1,875 -195 100 271 80 82 -389 -264 -469
12 Netherlands -1,694 3,284 -5,624 114 -537 1,496 69 -1,003 -26 -2,064
13 Switzerland 5,489 8,664 4,324 -661 982 -513 539 1,141 1,505 502
14 United Kingdom 30,859 33,700 5,848 -1,752 -215 788 1,101 2,218 3,702 2,934
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 595 1,144 1,186 98 216 154 -45 148 29 218
16 Canada 7,213 -1,647 4,959 -831 -109 -1,671 466 3,896 883 -1,337
17 Latin America 3,990 5,479 4,256 889 909 601 763 119 438 -345
18 Caribbean -42,844 35,516 17,884 6,205 5,904 -1,637 -7,559 -512 -9 5,401
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,131 3,534 2,444 409 -107 104 445 580 119 580
20 Other Asia 62,151 39,269 16,226 3,055 2,651 3,043 4,231 1,908 1,938 -1,907
21 China, Mainland -658 4,040 3,623 170 722 1,541 487 248 -98 -57
22 Hong Kong 27,403 6,334 6,902 1,048 221 1,111 1,208 383 759 799
23 Japan 22,950 13,753 4,813 -14 -625 1,699 1,798 1,263 581 -66
24 Africa -4,622 -689 -192 -75 -46 49 38 -27 -13 8
25 Other countries 118 2,847 2,332 347 214 -345 152 506 596 14
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -16 0 -2 0 -8 -4 4 -4
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,590,262 1,043,178 750,287 80,850 76,190 84,895 100,213 86,339 89,505 112,061
28 Foreign sales 2,628,926 1,054,669 657,265 58,918 61,896 57,463 81,974 69,001 84,867 120,264
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -38,664 -11,491 93,022 21,932 14,294 27,432 18,239 17,338 4,638 -8,203
 
30 Foreign countries -37,661 -9,868 94,235 21,985 14,435 27,597 18,294 17,386 4,493 -8,415
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,288 -42,906 -36,593 2,571 2,640 3,382 4,857 -4,164 -8,250 -31,438
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 34,222 6,548 4,268 10,396 3,722 6,661 -1,507 6,205
33 Belgium -1,709 2,379 2,386 531 297 31 50 117 -64 644
34 France 2,737 12,963 11,900 742 1,071 829 2,210 1,739 1,678 2,764
35 Germany -3,391 -838 823 11 -146 192 164 -30 203 385
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -3,051 -531 -376 -113 210 -1,504 41 439
37 Luxembourg -27,044 6,679 3,501 668 1,470 -118 201 998 1,212 2,141
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 108 280 -7 38 -111 -124 14 35
39 Switzerland -2,010 -4,580 -1,921 -244 -337 -5 -223 -357 79 117
40 United Kingdom 77,597 20,291 23,153 5,398 2,254 9,611 1,883 6,308 -4,683 -527
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 154 100 -96 2 -107 -15 -14 457
42 Canada 5,453 2,214 4,795 443 360 1,062 1,813 -1,752 1,207 698
43 Latin America 6,913 -10,914 5,262 1,341 877 1,247 -166 2,077 54 -881
44 Caribbean -86,152 -20,420 12,470 2,161 -1,782 1,401 812 2,995 431 5,857
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,469 1,483 -2,163 -208 150 -228 141 -910 287 252
46 Other Asia 32,346 -3,605 41,140 11,826 10,646 14,066 12,013 8,850 3,737 -20,568
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 -22,778 397 1,832 4,769 5,587 -880 -4,151 -26,316
48 Hong Kong 24,526 10,242 4,764 2,359 -225 754 543 174 383 640
49 Japan 6,201 -13,462 47,534 8,137 6,969 5,606 5,735 7,431 5,477 2,407
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -997 -194 -23 -52 -127 -296 -10 42
51 Other countries 250 132 -494 68 -61 -295 86 -239 294 -20
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,213 -53 -141 -165 -55 -48 145 212
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,469 1,189,391 738,101 102,996 86,986 71,164 69,837 79,708 84,241 112,865
54 Foreign sales 1,373,592 1,230,165 746,458 86,951 76,903 80,103 83,301 65,772 74,246 112,287
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 93,877 -40,774 -8,357 16,045 10,083 -8,939 -13,464 13,936 9,995 578
 
56 Foreign countries 93,263 -39,662 -7,040 15,893 10,122 -8,850 -12,729 13,977 10,034 546
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 34,708 -2,325 811 1,551 -316 -444 -31 -135 -148 348
 
58 Europe -5,429 -52,434 -21,796 5,344 6,129 -7,148 -11,708 11,139 4,650 -4,203
59 Belgium -11,045 -13,807 -12,655 -1,641 -94 -1,183 -3,249 -1,784 -1,366 -534
60 France -2,006 -3,897 -4,237 250 51 -826 -267 -5 -193 -3,377
61 Germany 5,384 -1,651 -225 -517 27 82 -231 672 498 76
62 Ireland -15,311 -12,067 -2,656 -296 -179 414 -603 -1,055 414 1,020
63 Luxembourg -9,320 -2,710 1,572 298 452 -580 -801 372 1,804 180
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -1,024 -96 57 -293 -62 -291 -80 -48
65 Switzerland 11,889 -1,540 547 1,201 -532 -210 -389 639 -126 83
66 United Kingdom 31,631 -12,275 2,131 5,932 6,821 -3,422 -6,014 12,443 4,041 -947
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,560 -325 -1,049 1 -94 -14 -51 -142 58 -386
68 Canada 7,202 6,776 -1,586 1,382 -192 -191 54 -624 692 -1,047
69 Latin America 4,267 7,527 2,831 391 261 194 598 413 -59 393
70 Caribbean 22,581 2,815 8,459 4,618 3,604 -2,627 -475 1,699 5,032 2,240
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -4,735 -522 -169 -199 -2,296 -63 -35 -52
72 Other Asia 60,955 -1,195 10,482 3,519 1,356 917 1,777 2,514 413 2,317
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -458 -134 116 -24 137 50 -184 -192
74 Hong Kong 7,017 2,867 -2,228 244 -344 134 -317 -38 -903 617
75 Japan 22,026 -1,598 3,084 782 813 674 805 1,619 1,154 -636
76 Africa -151 419 229 -41 -54 -5 8 164 43 30
77 Other countries 326 471 -924 1,202 -813 209 -687 -1,265 -702 868
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -1,317 152 -39 -89 -735 -41 -39 32
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,246 -59,360 -33,482 -2,863 -13,677 -10,075 4,388 -6,106 7,089 -5,400
80 Foreign purchases 5,443,267 3,169,501 2,655,955 304,639 308,717 352,651 303,170 269,558 271,028 298,579
81 Foreign sales 5,423,021 3,228,861 2,689,437 307,502 322,394 362,726 298,782 275,664 263,939 303,979
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 53,942 -127,474 -55,124 -14,588 -15,253 12,505 6,038 -6,485 -14,981 -5,024
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,271,636 1,951,939 2,896,108 465,262 403,111 321,323 278,960 242,598 215,780 308,977
84 Foreign sales 2,217,694 2,079,413 2,951,232 479,850 418,364 308,818 272,922 249,083 230,761 314,001
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 74,188 -186,834 -88,606 -17,451 -28,930 2,430 10,426 -12,591 -7,892 -10,424
 
86 Foreign countries 62,653 -183,453 -106,844 -19,571 -29,896 3,520 9,039 -12,033 -8,888 -16,442
87 Europe 40,458 -64,502 -17,251 -5,716 -9,177 12,365 6,652 856 -5,521 -1,257
88 Euro Area5 5,952 -36,689 -44,829 -4,496 -15,741 -3,828 -349 5,151 -1,860 -5,092
89 United Kingdom 2,786 -22,347 22,437 2,222 3,764 12,391 4,298 -3,201 -1,941 61
90 Canada 2,905 -41,638 -36,140 -4,882 -8,845 -6,323 -3,164 -6,797 -1,372 -2,585
91 Latin America 20,080 -32,614 -26,319 -6,372 -7,236 2,153 3,466 -1,352 -6,119 -12,183
92 Caribbean -59,004 12,179 672 894 617 -6,997 -593 2,691 4,289 2,651
93 Asia 79,477 -2,689 -10,193 1,442 -3,036 -965 2,636 -5,701 1,791 -1,460
94 Japan 18,431 1,871 -6,542 -197 -325 758 2,174 -1,196 1,214 135
95 Africa 1,281 3,389 447 -1,688 197 2,138 -114 185 -149 -447
96 Other countries -22,544 -57,578 -18,060 -3,249 -2,416 1,149 156 -1,915 -1,807 -1,161
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 18,238 2,120 966 -1,090 1,387 -558 996 6,018
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally 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. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.  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, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. For data as of January 2008, also includes Cyprus, Malta, and Slovenia. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia.  Return to table
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