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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: February 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2008 2009 Jan.-Dec.2010/r Jun.2010 Jul.2010 Aug.2010 Sep.2010/r Oct.2010/r Nov.2010/r Dec.2010/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 12,037,928 6,653,957 6,749,613 593,016 513,047 482,125 493,567 556,356 569,668 542,943
2 Foreign sales 11,993,132 6,501,223 6,636,824 597,242 500,343 477,235 472,927 540,386 556,469 532,770
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 44,796 152,734 112,789 -4,226 12,704 4,890 20,640 15,970 13,199 10,173
 
4 Foreign countries 44,767 152,731 112,835 -4,218 12,708 4,886 20,644 15,971 13,199 10,202
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,362 11,679 -2,541 430 346 387 -759 -960 -1,266 76
 
6 Europe 11,630 68,422 57,367 -2,659 6,121 914 18,317 14,365 6,553 11,030
7 Belgium -1,197 2,466 -494 13 70 101 -76 -466 54 -32
8 France -7,223 168 23,022 -5,207 2,918 -3,872 18,234 4,732 -143 3,273
9 Germany -19,550 756 -444 164 -32 -734 -848 -190 790 -1,081
10 Ireland 816 1,610 976 -9 151 282 7 108 17 391
11 Luxembourg -7,704 1,875 129 83 -389 -263 -469 -207 213 316
12 Netherlands -1,694 3,284 -5,716 35 -1,000 -34 -2,065 327 -519 127
13 Switzerland 5,489 8,664 7,553 538 1,139 1,505 500 1,116 633 1,485
14 United Kingdom 30,859 33,700 27,836 1,102 2,247 3,707 2,938 7,360 6,786 7,772
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 595 1,144 1,625 -45 148 29 217 105 26 309
16 Canada 7,213 -1,647 6,206 460 3,949 926 -1,371 -353 357 934
17 Latin America 3,990 5,479 5,181 771 129 438 -343 447 410 44
18 Caribbean -42,844 35,516 24,195 -7,562 -489 -39 5,336 3,660 5,923 -3,236
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 7,131 3,534 4,570 445 580 119 580 716 1,210 200
20 Other Asia 62,151 39,269 13,553 4,235 1,906 1,933 -1,912 -3,095 -428 869
21 China, Mainland -658 4,040 2,798 486 248 -98 -59 -153 -663 -6
22 Hong Kong 27,403 6,334 9,760 1,214 383 754 801 320 1,490 1,046
23 Japan 22,950 13,753 4,587 1,797 1,260 581 -67 -892 318 354
24 Africa -4,622 -689 -320 39 -29 -12 8 -19 -112 5
25 Other countries 118 2,847 2,083 53 541 607 29 250 -714 356
 
26 International and regional organizations2 29 3 -46 -8 -4 4 -4 -1 0 -29
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 2,590,262 1,043,178 1,056,156 100,327 86,349 89,544 112,674 109,749 100,799 94,368
28 Foreign sales 2,628,926 1,054,669 941,131 83,528 70,191 86,028 122,144 95,593 86,579 85,001
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -38,664 -11,491 115,025 16,799 16,158 3,516 -9,470 14,156 14,220 9,367
 
30 Foreign countries -37,661 -9,868 116,276 16,854 16,206 3,371 -9,682 14,232 14,289 9,260
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -31,288 -42,906 -41,156 4,857 -4,164 -8,250 -31,438 -5,317 1,411 -657
 
32 Europe 21,597 23,782 26,998 2,269 5,486 -2,576 4,939 283 3,366 4,552
33 Belgium -1,709 2,379 2,256 50 117 -64 644 -76 -74 19
34 France 2,737 12,963 16,377 2,210 1,739 1,678 2,779 2,177 2,396 -111
35 Germany -3,391 -838 917 164 -30 203 385 -54 131 17
36 Ireland -3,082 -4,487 -3,956 210 -1,679 -22 364 -866 500 -150
37 Luxembourg -27,044 6,679 -16,314 -1,251 -2 206 898 -4,120 -2,428 1,821
38 Netherlands -1,076 -739 -153 -112 -124 14 35 -66 155 -348
39 Switzerland -2,010 -4,580 -3,300 -223 -357 79 117 -59 -728 -592
40 United Kingdom 77,597 20,291 31,486 1,883 6,308 -4,683 -1,078 3,101 2,289 3,494
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,570 9 590 -107 -15 -14 1,045 86 -124 -114
42 Canada 5,453 2,214 7,778 1,813 -1,752 1,207 698 1,330 710 943
43 Latin America 6,913 -10,914 4,635 -153 2,087 67 -871 -313 626 -1,080
44 Caribbean -86,152 -20,420 14,179 814 2,995 431 5,848 -589 -98 2,391
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -14,469 1,483 -2,060 141 -910 287 252 -359 -146 608
46 Other Asia 32,346 -3,605 66,186 12,011 8,835 3,671 -20,570 13,781 9,845 1,880
47 China, Mainland 16,646 -24,671 -29,282 5,587 -880 -4,151 -26,316 -3,789 -785 -1,930
48 Hong Kong 24,526 10,242 6,505 543 174 383 640 -4 405 1,340
49 Japan 6,201 -13,462 68,032 5,733 7,416 5,411 2,405 12,962 8,099 -103
50 Africa -3,599 -2,540 -830 -127 -296 -10 42 -66 241 -8
51 Other countries 250 132 -610 86 -239 294 -20 165 -255 -26
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,003 -1,623 -1,251 -55 -48 145 212 -76 -69 107
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,467,469 1,189,391 1,016,455 69,953 79,720 84,312 112,912 104,316 93,113 80,508
54 Foreign sales 1,373,592 1,230,165 1,018,279 83,851 65,866 74,569 112,976 103,171 88,409 77,872
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 93,877 -40,774 -1,824 -13,898 13,854 9,743 -64 1,145 4,704 2,636
 
56 Foreign countries 93,263 -39,662 -69 -13,163 13,895 9,782 -96 1,104 4,966 2,853
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 34,708 -2,325 546 -31 -135 -148 348 -214 737 -788
 
58 Europe -5,429 -52,434 -37,739 -11,762 11,074 4,547 -4,739 -6,816 -1,293 -6,974
59 Belgium -11,045 -13,807 -16,201 -3,249 -1,784 -1,336 -534 -1,135 -442 -1,999
60 France -2,006 -3,897 -6,429 -267 -5 -193 -3,377 -75 -548 -1,642
61 Germany 5,384 -1,651 -659 -232 672 498 76 -110 -56 -264
62 Ireland -15,311 -12,067 -2,951 -712 -1,058 394 996 285 575 -973
63 Luxembourg -9,320 -2,710 1,380 -745 310 1,684 -330 713 448 -609
64 Netherlands -342 -1,746 -1,688 -62 -291 -80 -48 -104 -301 -259
65 Switzerland 11,889 -1,540 -277 -389 639 -126 83 158 242 -1,224
66 United Kingdom 31,631 -12,275 -4,973 -6,014 12,443 4,048 -949 -6,446 -1,157 526
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -12,560 -325 -1,478 -51 -142 58 -386 -291 129 -267
68 Canada 7,202 6,776 1,573 54 -629 692 -1,043 1,770 810 583
69 Latin America 4,267 7,527 2,975 609 419 -48 405 41 407 -386
70 Caribbean 22,581 2,815 21,554 -514 1,693 5,005 2,215 1,363 2,741 9,109
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,512 -4,041 -5,672 -2,296 -62 -32 -52 -793 -109 -39
72 Other Asia 60,955 -1,195 18,805 1,425 2,501 277 2,217 5,440 2,560 1,382
73 China, Mainland 29,641 -4,050 -354 137 50 -184 -192 -41 102 43
74 Hong Kong 7,017 2,867 -896 -317 -38 -903 617 511 204 617
75 Japan 22,026 -1,598 4,096 469 1,614 1,016 -736 2,618 -4 -608
76 Africa -151 419 242 8 164 43 30 25 17 -29
77 Other countries 326 471 -1,807 -687 -1,265 -702 871 74 -167 -793
 
78 International and regional organizations3 614 -1,112 -1,755 -735 -41 -39 32 41 -262 -217
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 20,246 -59,360 -60,867 4,096 -6,177 6,950 -5,461 -9,964 -9,002 -8,421
80 Foreign purchases 5,443,267 3,169,501 3,673,163 303,459 270,001 271,358 298,916 356,515 337,028 320,037
81 Foreign sales 5,423,021 3,228,861 3,734,030 299,363 276,178 264,408 304,377 366,479 346,030 328,458
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 53,942 -127,474 -86,759 5,644 -7,240 -17,317 -7,345 -17,125 218 -2,454
 
83 Foreign purchases 2,271,636 1,951,939 3,653,560 279,559 243,079 216,284 309,475 254,244 267,333 231,762
84 Foreign sales 2,217,694 2,079,413 3,740,319 273,915 250,319 233,601 316,820 271,369 267,115 234,216
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 74,188 -186,834 -147,626 9,740 -13,417 -10,367 -12,806 -27,089 -8,784 -10,875
 
86 Foreign countries 62,653 -183,453 -167,658 8,173 -12,859 -11,409 -18,824 -27,239 -9,375 -11,534
87 Europe 40,458 -64,502 -16,174 5,629 798 -6,251 -3,525 -3,466 896 9,294
88 Euro Area5 5,952 -36,689 -30,154 -392 5,246 -1,828 -5,006 10,306 1,080 3,250
89 United Kingdom 2,786 -22,347 10,345 3,338 -3,335 -2,682 -2,307 -11,377 -411 5,373
90 Canada 2,905 -41,638 -52,630 -2,809 -7,496 -3,097 -2,145 -8,899 -2,251 1,613
91 Latin America 20,080 -32,614 -34,717 3,490 -1,324 -6,089 -12,151 -7,366 -2,364 1,059
92 Caribbean -59,004 12,179 -1,611 -593 2,687 4,304 2,653 8,075 -5,124 -5,710
93 Asia 79,477 -2,689 -42,444 2,409 -5,834 1,687 -2,044 -13,175 -4,499 -13,745
94 Japan 18,431 1,871 -19,823 2,042 -1,234 1,200 -346 -2,646 -2,752 -7,277
95 Africa 1,281 3,389 519 -114 186 -149 -453 -36 5 106
96 Other countries -22,544 -57,578 -20,601 161 -1,876 -1,814 -1,159 -2,372 3,962 -4,151
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 11,535 -3,381 20,032 1,567 -558 1,042 6,018 150 591 659
  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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Last update: February 25, 2011