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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: January 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013/r Jan.-Nov.2014/r May.2014/r Jun.2014 Jul.2014 Aug.2014 Sep.2014/r Oct.2014 Nov.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,697,031 8,030,701 730,004 688,676 655,730 621,470 660,192 928,933 763,051
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,740,273 8,051,723 720,224 686,065 659,227 623,615 655,757 956,174 757,280
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -43,242 -21,022 9,780 2,611 -3,497 -2,145 4,435 -27,241 5,771
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -43,032 -20,355 9,751 2,801 -3,432 -1,958 4,535 -27,143 5,768
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -5,225 -247 1,490 -1,527 2,032 3 -182 -270
 
6 Europe 72,584 3,421 11,486 3,520 -415 -3,566 -5,899 7,292 -8,279 7,148
7 Belgium -595 -424 -394 397 63 -376 250 244 -520 76
8 France 15,716 93 12,056 -1,526 -2,881 1,279 3,207 2,537 -3,886 4,965
9 Germany 3,343 978 374 -214 919 -2,519 -1,103 3,660 -2,056 845
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 3,945 353 209 -36 794 641 583 445
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 1,713 552 -494 -273 -765 -499 -112 107
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 3,577 535 548 917 -238 426 937 716
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -5,527 -483 -57 -754 -852 -1,192 56 -1,408
14 United Kingdom 34,194 -298 -10,719 3,069 1,079 -985 -7,222 -298 -2,552 533
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 645 -346 -64 153 -10 591 110 -102
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 6,607 1,236 1,604 781 560 -1,529 2,487 -194
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 4,038 1,103 -329 217 859 317 2,281 -121
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,973 -20,001 8,780 2,720 5,148 1,744 -6,931 -13,546 4,091
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 216 31 1,907 -521 -43 43 -425 -631
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -25,648 -5,510 -3,224 -6,047 472 6,214 -8,905 -3,969
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 -1,746 -1,591 -266 -65 213 197 467 -1,245
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,967 -5,511 -561 -1,137 -1,406 -731 8,922 -9,091 -1,140
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -9,094 -2,180 -534 -2,208 -947 -2,661 805 -495
24 Africa 409 1,058 7 -202 -34 74 122 -20 130 -72
25 Other countries 943 -544 2,940 793 572 482 227 -851 -886 -484
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -667 29 -190 -65 -187 -100 -98 3
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 1,027,305 84,248 93,690 96,370 91,744 114,849 101,641 122,588
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,306,328 953,932 77,692 90,298 88,891 81,454 93,886 97,791 89,298
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 71,462 73,373 6,556 3,392 7,479 10,290 20,963 3,850 33,290
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 72,390 74,565 6,615 3,527 7,815 10,408 21,030 4,041 33,440
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 35,390 3,732 5,008 295 -970 9,289 1,614 14,559
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,390 29,664 4,096 1,911 3,447 4,716 7,544 1,739 10,808
33 Belgium -134 -200 -191 8 5 -44 -5 -52 -17 -20
34 France -504 -2,078 5,929 610 400 571 27 635 1,025 619
35 Germany 519 1,590 3,224 99 258 223 771 611 287 264
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,177 -9,037 -10 -981 410 -52 -1,931 -1,019 -862
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -2,417 -86 68 -116 493 -168 -284 -1,465
38 Netherlands -196 -299 625 14 -180 162 0 243 388 268
39 Switzerland 560 -2,097 -2,408 94 -56 -186 -16 -47 -619 -55
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 34,536 3,503 2,385 2,468 3,566 8,082 1,962 12,064
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 405 55 -3 38 -40 236 7 120
42 Canada 5,230 -2,935 2,993 265 -675 -45 891 566 -77 1,258
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,377 -7,925 149 -429 -372 -975 267 -481 -369
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,553 -1,473 -637 1,140 3,292 1,723 -714 -1,127 1,696
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -332 404 90 296 -100 -106 -459 297
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 52,248 2,501 1,563 1,257 4,229 13,447 4,297 19,730
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 29,801 2,079 508 306 -341 7,459 -781 11,964
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,578 -87 -345 651 -428 344 -514 -67
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 -432 -552 -553 -40 461 435 1,039 1,711
50 Africa 627 115 117 -4 -3 -13 -54 -11 162 11
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -727 -159 -70 -47 -22 37 -13 9
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -1,192 -59 -135 -336 -118 -67 -191 -150
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 934,948 1,000,644 97,225 95,139 86,420 76,596 106,121 104,125 103,771
54 Foreign sales 894,184 924,604 981,835 104,998 98,747 93,509 83,901 85,421 96,230 78,788
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 10,344 18,809 -7,773 -3,608 -7,089 -7,305 20,700 7,895 24,983
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 9,324 18,112 -7,765 -3,643 -7,101 -7,587 20,560 7,945 24,776
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 6,101 1,205 -274 1,408 1,252 1,331 1,556 -544
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,805 9,487 -12,423 -1,227 -7,340 -10,882 13,649 8,678 18,541
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -12,253 -1,603 -735 -230 -453 -1,486 -424 -1,505
60 France -5,594 -9,348 -32,173 -4,808 -6,433 -6,029 -8,868 -1,420 50 360
61 Germany -3,220 337 -2,390 -279 51 -142 -264 -156 -1,748 -74
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,890 -8,105 -1,143 -874 -1,064 -1,144 752 -546 -253
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,387 -5,558 -593 -109 -976 -548 -1,572 -574 215
64 Netherlands 564 -612 -4,978 -1,034 -906 275 -1,558 157 -424 -317
65 Switzerland 90 -7,318 -4,658 -576 -927 -430 -211 -1,227 57 505
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,089 70,994 -2,159 8,129 1,063 1,174 16,807 10,534 19,332
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -708 -1,023 -48 96 -207 -344 61 -69 -29
68 Canada -789 -3,221 -3,828 -1,824 -4,466 566 692 2,509 -784 1,249
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,475 458 6 52 380 256 475 -132 -154
70 Caribbean 9,096 15,620 19,235 4,760 2,025 -375 1,039 5,303 113 5,185
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -4,936 -17 -251 -631 -590 -340 -220 -451
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,114 -4,695 1,810 64 332 976 -2,863 181 731
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,675 628 224 257 619 -223 335 185 -169
74 Hong Kong -638 2,793 2,190 346 442 75 96 74 245 165
75 Japan 2,669 333 -10,098 806 -191 -761 620 -3,733 -434 874
76 Africa 584 -150 -14 16 10 8 8 5 -20 -2
77 Other countries -1,792 2,041 2,405 -93 150 -41 914 1,822 129 -323
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 697 -8 35 12 282 140 -50 207
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,192 -110,039 -16,184 12,846 -8,569 17,459 25,988 -13,970 -29,279
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,071 3,985,000 349,941 367,777 330,547 334,699 400,931 415,825 361,159
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,263 4,095,039 366,125 354,931 339,116 317,240 374,943 429,795 390,438
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,762 97,382 170 -13,204 -6,142 8,065 40,146 27,574 3,594
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,038 4,410,220 429,216 442,697 372,590 318,030 452,117 441,059 318,959
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,800 4,312,838 429,046 455,901 378,732 309,965 411,971 413,485 315,365
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,954 -12,657 -16,014 -358 -14,711 25,524 66,134 13,604 -25,685
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,475 -44,935 -25,667 -6,414 -12,894 18,804 65,118 12,462 -25,627
87 Europe -76,893 -221,092 -100,781 -24,569 -9,771 -12,691 19,321 43,702 -1,242 -12,564
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,017 -61,180 -7,173 -16,734 -3,871 -6,812 656 -1,367 -530
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -68,010 -19,829 5,434 -9,221 21,898 43,355 -3,246 -14,864
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 30,522 -3,550 7,274 -3,660 2,283 7,086 11,896 846
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,478 -49,332 -5,775 -10,659 -5,558 -7,339 -1,319 1,209 -3,798
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,547 18,413 9,195 5,051 3,850 -2,979 6,926 -4,508 -1,948
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 29,083 -3,040 -907 1,318 4,660 10,415 2,871 -12,171
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 14,181 547 854 776 3,747 3,049 188 -2,353
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -2,047 133 319 -883 -90 -438 -184 -655
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 29,207 1,939 2,279 4,730 2,948 -1,254 2,420 4,663
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 32,278 9,653 6,056 -1,817 6,720 1,016 1,142 -58
  1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table
  2. Principally the Bank for International Settlements, 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.   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, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. For data as of January 2009, also includes Slovakia. For data as of January 2011, also includes Estonia. For data as of January 2014, also includes Latvia.   Return to table
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Last update: January 30, 2015