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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: February 2012

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2009 2010 Jan.-Dec.2011/r Jun.2011/r Jul.2011/r Aug.2011/r Sep.2011/r Oct.2011/r Nov.2011/r Dec.2011/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 6,653,957 6,747,218 7,720,251 665,514 606,495 901,462 635,626 634,396 575,808 531,589
2 Foreign sales 6,501,223 6,637,477 7,695,094 661,721 607,573 907,982 655,024 631,644 582,870 542,557
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 152,734 109,741 25,157 3,793 -1,078 -6,520 -19,398 2,752 -7,062 -10,968
 
4 Foreign countries 152,731 109,787 24,803 3,766 -1,098 -6,487 -19,417 2,696 -6,932 -11,072
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,679 -2,518 4,452 844 -618 -14 -32 919 -1,987 1,320
 
6 Europe 68,422 54,053 -32,402 -666 -3,991 -14,230 -16,517 -340 -3,363 -13,602
7 Belgium 2,466 -494 -3,973 -248 -521 -702 -739 -300 -603 -199
8 France 168 19,640 -26,557 -293 -954 -10,944 -2,222 2,360 -2,029 -6,373
9 Germany 756 -443 2,123 695 644 -1,612 -565 -198 -503 2,574
10 Ireland 1,610 976 80 286 50 -62 -221 39 -37 309
11 Luxembourg 1,875 131 -1,570 -208 -748 -905 -976 -255 -378 -713
12 Netherlands 3,284 -5,654 -2,173 -1,187 -55 -583 1,570 -37 -928 -513
13 Switzerland 8,664 7,553 -4,269 -374 -1,089 -852 -1,758 -127 -314 -1,194
14 United Kingdom 33,700 27,839 3,038 1,406 -1,278 2,628 -11,114 -955 2,669 -7,190
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1,144 1,625 869 22 86 290 -183 -104 -114 210
16 Canada -1,647 6,469 14,091 3,894 -26 841 -367 -1,130 77 1,576
17 Latin America 5,479 5,181 1,472 -134 -675 1,039 -1,501 -173 437 -571
18 Caribbean 35,516 24,195 31,798 -4,714 4,279 462 -1,485 2,521 574 251
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 3,534 4,570 6,295 762 -23 720 -61 1,036 358 231
20 Other Asia 39,269 13,556 2,278 3,878 -700 4,482 578 701 -5,237 1,672
21 China, Mainland 4,040 2,798 360 -208 -965 293 649 -506 283 1,152
22 Hong Kong 6,334 9,760 6,460 1,680 -32 701 211 444 565 -118
23 Japan 13,753 4,587 3,400 1,369 942 2,587 1,067 1,192 -1,502 277
24 Africa -689 -320 862 65 -155 6 -83 365 225 326
25 Other countries 2,847 2,083 409 681 193 193 19 -284 -3 -955
 
26 International and regional organizations2 3 -46 354 27 20 -33 19 56 -130 104
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,043,178 1,108,653 1,132,565 82,590 92,031 98,874 121,204 101,249 108,975 104,558
28 Foreign sales 1,054,669 1,000,634 1,051,661 82,825 84,250 91,181 114,765 96,539 102,807 77,343
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) -11,491 108,019 80,904 -235 7,781 7,693 6,439 4,710 6,168 27,215
 
30 Foreign countries -9,868 109,270 81,870 -209 7,717 7,759 6,545 4,829 6,229 27,246
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -42,906 -38,157 23,321 -2,383 1,354 -877 -1,791 658 -5,283 10,818
 
32 Europe 23,782 17,060 -15,628 -4,164 -3,401 15 -1,051 -1,573 1,039 5,312
33 Belgium 2,379 2,256 -329 -2 -34 -25 -10 -26 -46 -9
34 France 12,963 16,377 8,284 294 894 1,349 1,991 -39 1,285 1,746
35 Germany -838 3,565 205 129 138 3 70 -10 78 179
36 Ireland -4,487 -3,956 -4,656 -1,045 -430 -169 -490 -366 273 110
37 Luxembourg 6,679 -15,303 -15,723 -1,392 -256 -212 -5,752 -460 -2,636 -1,607
38 Netherlands -739 -153 460 777 10 135 6 -312 29 -6
39 Switzerland -4,580 -3,300 292 -358 -41 142 26 59 -159 -147
40 United Kingdom 20,291 17,836 -3,012 -2,963 -4,243 -1,396 2,585 1,074 4,638 5,434
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 9 590 190 5 -26 70 28 196 14 -93
42 Canada 2,214 7,778 3,543 1,233 -1,021 481 430 -700 -27 991
43 Latin America -10,914 4,635 13,942 938 3,522 1,431 -1,272 2,859 1,665 1,506
44 Caribbean -20,420 13,811 13,326 6,551 6,624 2,523 1,769 -3,147 -2,085 5,318
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,483 -2,060 1,699 332 8 -35 172 439 372 818
46 Other Asia -3,605 69,564 64,824 -5,030 2,136 3,261 6,588 6,991 5,158 13,008
47 China, Mainland -24,671 -29,282 17,790 -2,685 -3,090 508 3,332 -125 -2,154 9,485
48 Hong Kong 10,242 6,505 1,008 -310 1,172 -818 -805 49 383 308
49 Japan -13,462 71,289 36,463 -1,263 2,160 5,281 7,801 5,738 6,133 1,698
50 Africa -2,540 -830 162 -14 29 -16 -8 9 -16 8
51 Other countries 132 -688 2 -55 -180 99 -83 -49 123 285
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,623 -1,251 -966 -26 64 -66 -106 -119 -61 -31
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 1,189,391 971,246 996,099 113,603 77,458 84,324 63,763 60,752 72,086 54,531
54 Foreign sales 1,230,165 984,400 1,041,275 126,081 75,580 83,523 68,699 71,329 67,251 75,246
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -40,774 -13,154 -45,176 -12,478 1,878 801 -4,936 -10,577 4,835 -20,715
 
56 Foreign countries -39,662 -11,420 -42,615 -12,227 1,985 967 -4,769 -10,544 4,996 -20,273
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -2,325 797 -1,179 -694 -373 1,974 278 361 1,286 -1,385
 
58 Europe -52,434 -46,081 -71,097 -10,652 881 -5,012 -3,402 -9,801 -3,710 -15,813
59 Belgium -13,807 -16,201 -17,867 -2,121 -584 -1,713 -580 -934 -1,219 -2,206
60 France -3,897 -6,429 -9,133 -820 -1,332 -1,319 -883 -982 -186 -490
61 Germany -1,651 -2,997 -3,833 -431 -280 -766 -356 -290 3 -368
62 Ireland -12,067 -2,980 -1,612 221 384 -188 -111 -230 8 -1,257
63 Luxembourg -2,710 1,380 -1,388 -1,245 -686 -760 -978 -467 35 90
64 Netherlands -1,746 -1,688 -2,828 -270 -211 -171 302 -202 -282 -687
65 Switzerland -1,540 -283 325 -132 64 561 217 -1,050 -234 -467
66 United Kingdom -12,275 -10,921 -23,671 -5,713 4,625 1,595 -383 -4,940 -278 -8,690
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -325 -1,478 -2,737 -251 33 -209 -8 -267 -134 -201
68 Canada 6,776 1,578 -1,427 -78 -516 235 -1,154 -480 1,306 -289
69 Latin America 7,527 2,975 2,286 343 666 90 -89 267 435 -193
70 Caribbean 2,815 21,637 16,667 55 1,781 2,813 1,490 432 1,395 -731
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -4,041 -5,675 -737 -125 -218 93 -6 26 87 -162
72 Other Asia -1,195 15,488 15,173 -583 -635 2,204 -38 1,207 5,289 -2,331
73 China, Mainland -4,050 -354 3,065 340 721 1,787 454 -191 -98 -304
74 Hong Kong 2,867 -896 -822 135 215 57 145 424 362 -199
75 Japan -1,598 842 9,505 -1,096 -541 1,315 -197 1,386 4,170 -1,658
76 Africa 419 242 169 -7 170 -28 -57 15 17 -59
77 Other countries 471 -1,584 -3,649 -1,180 -144 572 -1,513 -2,210 177 -695
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -1,112 -1,734 -2,561 -251 -107 -166 -167 -33 -161 -442
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -59,360 -60,615 -71,218 1,613 -15,939 -3,163 1,997 -2,190 1,352 10,834
80 Foreign purchases 3,169,501 3,673,648 3,967,595 342,488 306,699 380,235 314,999 309,463 288,295 286,430
81 Foreign sales 3,228,861 3,734,263 4,038,813 340,875 322,638 383,398 313,002 311,653 286,943 275,596
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,474 -54,644 -52,688 7,648 -5,974 -7,923 -2,028 -1,918 1,969 28,105
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,951,939 3,650,150 3,530,447 355,659 283,980 250,806 260,216 264,710 299,820 255,764
84 Foreign sales 2,079,413 3,704,794 3,583,135 348,011 289,954 258,729 262,244 266,628 297,851 227,659
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -186,834 -115,259 -123,906 9,261 -21,913 -11,086 -31 -4,108 3,321 38,939
 
86 Foreign countries -183,453 -135,291 -158,147 5,957 -26,450 -11,041 540 -8,470 -3,481 37,085
87 Europe -64,502 15,847 -92,743 -7,176 -395 -4,736 -5,291 384 8,419 21,273
88 Euro Area5 -36,689 -18,455 -51,123 -3,538 9,373 -950 -5,547 1,821 -4,766 -4,604
89 United Kingdom -22,347 30,724 -50,700 -4,286 -7,146 -3,697 -68 -3,990 11,881 21,324
90 Canada -41,638 -52,516 -34,926 5,141 -12,302 -1,726 2,163 -3,739 -9,704 4,970
91 Latin America -32,614 -34,717 -23,082 61 -3,840 -6,071 1,520 -1,300 -436 -896
92 Caribbean 12,179 -1,400 -15,637 -3,210 -2,179 -8,688 -7,735 -1,589 34 3,010
93 Asia -2,689 -42,272 11,958 8,257 -4,081 10,293 8,320 -1,076 -231 4,956
94 Japan 1,871 -19,476 2,776 5,289 -2,522 6,720 3,579 -506 -2,085 2,610
95 Africa 3,389 519 -3,332 -489 -1,840 -123 -191 -542 -285 -352
96 Other countries -57,578 -20,752 -385 3,373 -1,813 10 1,754 -608 -1,278 4,124
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -3,381 20,032 34,241 3,304 4,537 -45 -571 4,362 6,802 1,854
  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: February 24, 2012