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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: June 2011

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010 Jan.-Apr.2011/r Oct.2010 Nov.2010 Dec.2010 Jan.2011 Feb.2011 Mar.2011/r Apr.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 2,495,482 556,356 569,668 540,138 574,895 595,054 732,438 593,095
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 2,440,935 540,158 556,371 533,375 558,947 588,957 717,738 575,293
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 54,547 16,198 13,297 6,763 15,948 6,097 14,700 17,802
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 54,242 16,199 13,297 6,792 15,677 6,136 14,671 17,758
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 2,646 -960 -1,243 76 2,084 -540 -78 1,180
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 17,499 14,429 6,553 7,620 -1,614 8,175 4,349 6,589
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -511 -466 54 -32 202 -149 -150 -414
8 France 168 19,640 -3,942 4,733 -143 -137 -9,040 2,380 743 1,975
9 Germany 756 -443 -16 -190 790 -1,081 -101 329 -260 16
10 Ireland 1,610 976 -312 108 17 391 -191 -209 140 -52
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 2,343 -207 213 316 934 894 196 319
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -566 389 -519 127 18 57 -1,061 420
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 2,617 1,116 633 1,485 -56 205 1,328 1,140
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 13,221 7,361 6,786 7,772 4,177 5,661 2,499 884
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 579 105 26 309 168 148 62 201
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 5,499 -189 455 934 3,760 -643 1,168 1,214
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 2,182 447 410 44 50 1,107 933 92
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 30,208 3,660 5,923 -3,236 11,216 1,800 7,938 9,254
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 2,485 716 1,210 200 1,157 -231 434 1,125
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 -4,378 -3,095 -428 869 75 -3,019 -187 -1,247
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 -547 -153 -663 -6 -57 -178 324 -636
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 2,184 320 1,490 1,046 14 -179 1,087 1,262
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 -2,775 -892 318 354 224 -842 -633 -1,524
24 Africa -689 -320 131 -19 -112 5 -19 -30 132 48
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 616 250 -714 356 1,052 -1,023 -96 683
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 305 -1 0 -29 271 -39 29 44
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 346,423 116,139 106,644 97,125 96,479 77,070 86,287 86,587
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 319,638 114,470 92,642 87,071 85,204 78,557 76,794 79,083
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 26,785 1,669 14,002 10,054 11,275 -1,487 9,493 7,504
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 27,322 1,745 14,071 9,947 11,499 -1,193 9,206 7,810
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,256 19,878 -5,317 3,968 -445 9,870 5,767 2,566 1,675
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 -2,231 -12,563 2,311 5,314 -1,596 -4,335 6,528 -2,828
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -96 -76 -74 19 -39 1 -31 -27
34 France 12,963 16,377 -303 2,177 2,396 -111 -639 14 66 256
35 Germany -838 3,565 -571 106 255 337 39 -264 -310 -36
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -2,165 -866 500 -150 -692 192 -1,090 -575
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -2,770 -4,120 -1,786 1,821 -1,158 -951 -570 -91
38 Netherlands -739 -153 -142 -66 155 -348 86 2 -64 -166
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 751 -59 -728 -592 413 -36 353 21
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 1,712 -9,905 468 3,903 288 -3,444 7,617 -2,749
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 48 86 -124 -114 -3 -7 80 -22
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 2,051 1,330 710 943 883 1,270 -125 23
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 2,528 -313 626 -1,080 1,142 815 962 -391
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 -4,534 -955 421 2,131 -1,267 -3,170 -3,741 3,644
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 -444 -359 -146 608 -235 -170 163 -202
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 29,986 14,506 10,163 2,062 12,411 4,523 5,700 7,352
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 11,230 -3,789 -785 -1,930 3,718 1,923 3,579 2,010
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 899 -4 405 1,340 1,090 706 -1,351 454
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 7,877 13,687 8,420 79 1,747 2,660 2,816 654
50 Africa -2,540 -830 46 -66 241 -8 21 -5 -2 32
51 Other countries 132 -688 -80 165 -255 -23 140 -121 -279 180
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -537 -76 -69 107 -224 -294 287 -306
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 384,165 98,599 90,309 79,908 97,409 92,925 109,396 84,435
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,415 386,082 91,416 85,897 77,004 96,716 95,467 105,631 88,268
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,169 -1,917 7,183 4,412 2,904 693 -2,542 3,765 -3,833
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,414 -822 7,142 4,674 3,121 1,219 -2,338 3,958 -3,661
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 788 -1,947 -214 944 -656 -538 -922 529 -1,016
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,075 -18,636 -555 -1,312 -6,736 -2,428 -2,191 -5,336 -8,681
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -7,272 -1,135 -442 -1,999 -2,688 -1,815 -1,768 -1,001
60 France -3,897 -6,429 -2,395 -75 -548 -1,642 135 -109 321 -2,742
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -461 -277 -137 -392 -39 116 -452 -86
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 -217 280 552 -973 -344 57 -386 456
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 2,416 713 448 -609 181 1,079 769 387
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -946 -104 -301 -259 -323 -282 -432 91
65 Switzerland -1,540 -277 1,046 158 242 -1,224 138 367 286 255
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -7,752 -7 -1,072 892 1,031 -711 -3,235 -4,837
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -1,029 -291 129 -267 -280 -25 -151 -573
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -336 1,786 799 580 -12 -953 847 -218
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 1,481 41 407 -386 813 -572 870 370
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 8,479 1,729 2,504 9,146 2,346 1,449 4,449 235
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -531 -793 -109 -39 75 -264 -90 -252
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 9,272 4,824 2,532 1,283 361 1,194 2,111 5,606
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 264 -41 102 43 25 158 103 -22
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -1,782 511 204 617 237 -847 -1,397 225
75 Japan -1,598 842 5,147 1,996 -54 -707 -589 1,386 1,961 2,389
76 Africa 419 242 126 25 17 -29 -4 79 4 47
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 -677 85 -164 -698 68 -1,080 1,103 -768
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,755 -1,095 41 -262 -217 -526 -204 -193 -172
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -58,685 -9,964 -8,630 -8,483 -18,662 -13,215 -13,872 -12,936
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 1,389,883 356,515 337,400 319,975 315,933 342,538 403,257 328,155
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 1,448,568 366,479 346,030 328,458 334,595 355,753 417,129 341,091
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -67,382 -10,782 -10,594 605 -2,978 -358 7,730 -16,850 -1,304
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 1,276,027 255,159 264,879 230,791 279,141 295,420 385,341 316,125
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,717,532 1,286,809 265,753 264,274 233,769 279,499 287,690 402,191 317,429
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -127,997 -69,467 -20,558 -8,025 -11,461 -19,020 -5,485 -30,722 -14,240
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -148,029 -78,877 -20,708 -8,616 -12,120 -18,879 -10,150 -34,775 -15,073
87 Europe -64,502 3,095 -52,817 3,205 1,848 8,715 -6,731 -13,879 -25,000 -7,207
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -31,207 -26,537 10,273 418 3,058 -8,432 -7,001 -9,047 -2,057
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -26,213 -4,673 1,203 5,019 3,319 -9,648 -15,529 -4,355
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -10,101 -8,810 -2,229 1,619 -5,073 3,320 629 -8,977
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -4,330 -7,366 -2,364 1,059 2,771 -1,873 -7,465 2,237
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 10,817 8,076 -5,406 -5,542 -1,385 1,563 9,988 651
93 Asia -2,689 -42,258 -19,603 -13,393 -4,428 -13,828 -7,764 2,143 -10,369 -3,613
94 Japan 1,871 -19,463 -11,109 -2,749 -2,651 -7,360 -2,862 -1,941 -4,783 -1,523
95 Africa 3,389 519 381 -36 5 106 -5 132 13 241
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -3,224 -2,384 3,958 -4,249 -692 -1,556 -2,571 1,595
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 9,410 150 591 659 -141 4,665 4,053 833
  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. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia.   Return to table
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Last update: June 24, 2011