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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: October 2013

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2011 2012/r Jan.-Aug.2013/r Feb.2013 Mar.2013 Apr.2013/r May.2013 Jun.2013/r Jul.2013/r Aug.2013/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,720,283 7,408,587 5,093,861 622,418 612,550 680,339 690,700 628,607 614,179 574,449
2 Foreign sales 7,695,208 7,299,796 5,132,836 624,940 605,304 669,329 698,939 655,739 622,680 591,329
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 25,075 108,791 -38,975 -2,522 7,246 11,010 -8,239 -27,132 -8,501 -16,880
 
4 Foreign countries 24,725 107,815 -38,844 -2,552 7,332 11,020 -8,232 -27,106 -8,498 -16,882
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 4,452 10,346 2,765 -301 3,173 794 1,564 -1,360 733 -3,087
 
6 Europe -32,400 72,584 9,722 6,196 7,977 6,268 -2,626 -19,349 6,521 -7,828
7 Belgium -3,973 -595 -636 -22 253 -209 -448 -547 244 47
8 France -26,557 15,716 -5,642 -3,242 4,769 -470 1,079 -10,557 -65 -886
9 Germany 2,118 3,343 6,149 -27 1,806 84 780 474 2,225 -1,511
10 Ireland 79 7,312 3,225 1,181 400 778 79 369 -249 120
11 Luxembourg -1,570 -1,236 1,989 395 304 96 752 -454 657 287
12 Netherlands -2,155 -3,748 -385 -91 -613 -1,254 -584 93 -220 1,479
13 Switzerland -4,271 11,644 -1,245 1,467 -862 -584 -1,195 -684 784 -1,529
14 United Kingdom 3,037 34,194 2,095 5,897 1,043 5,423 -2,906 -7,829 4,115 -5,559
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 863 -160 -1,297 8 -591 -172 -136 -16 -277 -267
16 Canada 14,065 14,685 -5,986 -35 -779 461 -1,829 -1,212 -3,015 -147
17 Latin America 1,472 7,239 736 -261 800 -937 494 -697 1,424 -882
18 Caribbean 31,789 14,272 -21,113 -6,801 464 5,854 -1,315 -525 -13,189 -981
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,286 4,769 4,183 488 1 102 463 903 392 -203
20 Other Asia 2,245 -7,086 -23,122 -1,861 -1,373 -1,255 -3,435 -3,892 553 -5,978
21 China, Mainland 360 -1,505 2,182 787 894 552 -341 578 -33 -146
22 Hong Kong 6,460 92 -1,352 1,821 1,058 -486 -1,786 -1,085 299 -1,049
23 Japan 3,400 -8,066 -22,307 -3,367 -6,896 -1,526 -1,698 -2,234 -69 -1,296
24 Africa 862 409 176 31 86 62 318 -12 -100 -191
25 Other countries 406 943 -3,440 -309 156 465 -302 -2,322 -1,084 -672
 
26 International and regional organizations2 350 976 -131 30 -86 -10 -7 -26 -3 2
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,132,565 1,519,708 957,958 110,052 112,522 121,322 112,458 136,332 134,194 117,073
28 Foreign sales 1,051,661 1,386,751 897,258 108,476 103,865 98,500 122,775 141,810 112,018 100,256
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 80,904 132,957 60,700 1,576 8,657 22,822 -10,317 -5,478 22,176 16,817
 
30 Foreign countries 81,870 131,650 61,221 1,470 8,817 22,967 -10,078 -5,426 22,319 16,832
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 23,321 -1,253 72,926 3,743 16,675 16,029 -1,057 3,892 20,090 8,144
 
32 Europe -15,628 24,376 37,078 9,975 1,491 3,095 -2,974 8,449 5,513 8,192
33 Belgium -329 -134 135 6 1 56 103 -48 -4 -12
34 France 8,284 -504 -2,904 259 -439 472 -828 -508 -1,597 599
35 Germany 205 519 1,197 10 146 261 38 215 -120 204
36 Ireland -4,656 -3,652 -921 -29 -219 -114 715 -80 1,031 -731
37 Luxembourg -15,723 23,834 12,824 7,927 392 83 -718 2,142 941 -395
38 Netherlands 460 -196 -264 -77 58 -30 -47 -353 0 199
39 Switzerland 292 560 -1,271 -250 -70 -372 -369 -18 -218 79
40 United Kingdom -3,012 4,555 27,447 1,642 1,628 2,754 -2,004 7,057 5,474 8,264
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 190 -423 399 220 -76 45 106 26 2 73
42 Canada 3,543 5,230 -8,918 191 -855 -891 -1,480 -3,814 -528 -1,050
43 Latin America 13,942 4,553 -5,607 -1,046 -1,917 629 -503 -1,504 -519 -2,585
44 Caribbean 13,326 37,469 -2,986 -1,239 3,051 2,622 -2,099 -3,258 -212 822
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,699 2,965 36 290 839 -168 -554 -43 -644 129
46 Other Asia 64,824 55,000 41,411 -6,765 6,231 17,651 -2,655 -5,383 18,745 11,360
47 China, Mainland 17,790 7,180 59,126 -1,830 5,719 16,987 -1,167 4,269 20,216 10,964
48 Hong Kong 1,008 -2,413 -2,614 -665 198 -576 232 -387 -217 -1,019
49 Japan 36,463 22,060 -34,345 -8,509 -3,689 -553 -4,612 -7,990 -3,644 -1,058
50 Africa 162 627 133 52 -22 68 -2 59 -45 49
51 Other countries 2 1,430 74 12 -1 -39 189 68 9 -85
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -966 1,307 -521 106 -160 -145 -239 -52 -143 -15
 
  CORPORATE BONDS  
53 Foreign purchases 996,101 870,111 617,155 78,118 77,085 73,421 108,593 72,843 64,166 62,923
54 Foreign sales 1,041,276 894,184 606,096 68,857 83,742 78,275 99,427 78,009 65,088 60,560
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -45,175 -24,073 11,059 9,261 -6,657 -4,854 9,166 -5,166 -922 2,363
 
56 Foreign countries -42,614 -22,787 10,685 9,094 -6,717 -4,995 9,079 -5,292 -743 2,374
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,179 6,951 11,621 1,006 1,868 -184 2,978 1,923 33 1,003
 
58 Europe -71,096 -45,962 -19,199 3,833 -6,210 -5,165 71 -11,404 -1,204 -2,168
59 Belgium -17,867 -21,365 -15,162 -997 -724 -1,898 -7,172 -1,000 -744 -1,088
60 France -9,133 -5,594 -4,448 400 382 550 -1,596 -3,054 -1,902 256
61 Germany -3,833 -3,220 864 430 -205 -88 114 -159 160 501
62 Ireland -1,612 -4,605 -4,801 -97 -729 -624 -1,040 -1,967 -410 -165
63 Luxembourg -1,388 -1,250 -4,238 -684 -508 -306 512 -1,418 526 -2,756
64 Netherlands -2,828 564 -460 -232 -65 -33 -375 268 273 107
65 Switzerland 325 90 -4,418 52 594 -304 -149 -3,051 -1,414 -612
66 United Kingdom -23,670 -10,761 10,262 5,292 -5,535 -2,464 8,743 -2,293 2,263 967
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,737 -841 -630 -31 -70 -194 -132 -171 -44 -17
68 Canada -1,427 -789 5,296 1,326 1,350 -397 1,365 1,339 -800 -164
69 Latin America 2,286 -1,855 -775 248 -382 -416 -159 185 -213 54
70 Caribbean 16,667 9,096 7,693 1,750 -420 420 2,884 3,327 -1,197 1,615
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -737 446 -1,900 80 -225 -954 -79 -323 -402 33
72 Other Asia 15,173 17,485 16,943 1,799 -25 1,592 3,007 2,532 2,814 2,036
73 China, Mainland 3,065 5,736 7,394 868 977 752 955 998 1,099 343
74 Hong Kong -822 -638 2,278 232 517 120 274 419 217 380
75 Japan 9,505 2,669 -1,903 -352 -2,157 452 -945 158 257 493
76 Africa 169 584 -87 -11 -43 -54 4 102 -22 -14
77 Other countries -3,649 -1,792 2,714 69 -762 -21 1,986 -1,050 281 982
 
78 International and regional organizations3 -2,561 -1,286 374 167 60 141 87 126 -179 -11
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -71,702 -41,082 -131,783 -19,003 -26,872 -17,215 -16,094 -3,513 -16,033 -13,159
80 Foreign purchases 3,968,484 3,435,122 2,543,707 295,500 316,465 332,118 353,064 323,026 319,498 287,990
81 Foreign sales 4,040,186 3,476,204 2,675,490 314,503 343,337 349,333 369,158 326,539 335,531 301,149
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -52,625 19,877 12,351 -6,109 -831 4,714 -10,745 15,060 368 12,710
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,530,814 3,950,323 2,882,315 328,595 367,061 389,453 381,783 355,473 358,183 327,977
84 Foreign sales 3,583,439 3,930,446 2,869,964 334,704 367,892 384,739 392,528 340,413 357,815 315,267
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -124,327 -21,205 -119,432 -25,112 -27,703 -12,501 -26,839 11,547 -15,665 -449
 
86 Foreign countries -158,568 -42,687 -138,470 -25,083 -34,610 -10,541 -31,894 8,370 -22,980 -1,031
87 Europe -93,041 -76,893 -100,392 -20,487 -21,009 -8,370 -37,670 7,592 -13,772 -5,638
88 Euro Area5 -51,257 -52,727 -37,622 -4,744 -1,991 -1,901 -9,775 5,165 -6,958 -6,760
89 United Kingdom -50,852 -44,325 -72,682 -21,071 -17,351 -14,359 -21,283 -66 -8,650 3,749
90 Canada -34,909 -6,508 -30,306 -1,999 -2,762 -3,516 -974 -2,412 -6,548 -3,265
91 Latin America -23,051 -25,286 -21,198 -1,688 -2,620 -3,269 75 -3,238 -4,584 -2,040
92 Caribbean -15,629 23,817 11,702 -77 -3,153 2,471 9,388 -4,246 2,983 2,520
93 Asia 11,852 27,697 -8,825 30 -4,399 -1,828 -2,323 7,552 -2,443 1,533
94 Japan 2,687 1,157 -35,367 -2,552 -7,362 -7,435 -4,717 -1,798 -7,752 -599
95 Africa -3,319 -1,258 195 90 -559 329 -7 -264 -153 1,185
96 Other countries -471 15,744 10,354 -952 -108 3,642 -383 3,386 1,537 4,674
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 34,241 21,482 19,038 -29 6,907 -1,960 5,055 3,177 7,315 582
  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: October 25, 2013