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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: February 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2012 2013 Jan.-Dec.2014/r Jun.2014 Jul.2014 Aug.2014 Sep.2014 Oct.2014 Nov.2014/r Dec.2014/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,408,587 7,697,031 8,940,411 688,676 655,730 621,470 660,192 928,933 763,051 909,710
2 Foreign sales 7,299,796 7,740,273 8,952,074 686,065 659,227 623,615 655,757 956,174 757,280 900,351
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 108,791 -43,242 -11,663 2,611 -3,497 -2,145 4,435 -27,241 5,771 9,359
 
4 Foreign countries 107,815 -43,032 -11,051 2,801 -3,432 -1,958 4,535 -27,143 5,768 9,304
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 10,346 -4,116 -5,449 1,490 -1,527 2,032 3 -182 -270 -224
 
6 Europe 72,584 3,421 7,257 -415 -3,566 -5,899 7,292 -8,279 7,148 -4,229
7 Belgium -595 -424 -545 63 -376 250 244 -520 76 -151
8 France 15,716 93 16,645 -2,881 1,279 3,207 2,537 -3,886 4,965 4,589
9 Germany 3,343 978 -2,049 919 -2,519 -1,103 3,660 -2,056 845 -2,423
10 Ireland 7,312 4,010 4,706 209 -36 794 641 583 445 761
11 Luxembourg -1,236 3,769 1,850 -494 -273 -765 -499 -112 107 137
12 Netherlands -3,748 615 3,739 548 917 -238 426 937 716 162
13 Switzerland 11,644 -439 -6,124 -57 -754 -852 -1,192 56 -1,408 -597
14 United Kingdom 34,194 -298 -19,092 1,079 -985 -7,222 -298 -2,552 533 -8,373
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -160 -1,780 575 -64 153 -10 591 110 -102 -70
16 Canada 14,685 -3,167 12,137 1,604 781 560 -1,529 2,487 -194 5,530
17 Latin America 7,239 4,778 3,383 -329 217 859 317 2,281 -121 -655
18 Caribbean 14,272 -18,973 -8,175 2,720 5,148 1,744 -6,931 -13,546 4,091 11,826
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,769 319 -318 1,907 -521 -43 43 -425 -637 -528
20 Other Asia -7,086 -29,924 -27,416 -3,224 -6,047 472 6,214 -8,905 -3,963 -1,774
21 China, Mainland -1,505 2,818 -1,671 -266 -65 213 197 467 -1,245 75
22 Hong Kong 92 -3,967 -6,575 -1,137 -1,406 -731 8,922 -9,091 -1,140 -1,064
23 Japan -8,066 -26,376 -9,039 -534 -2,208 -947 -2,661 805 -495 55
24 Africa 409 1,058 223 -34 74 122 -20 130 -72 216
25 Other countries 943 -544 1,858 572 482 227 -851 -886 -484 -1,082
 
26 International and regional organizations2 976 -210 -612 -190 -65 -187 -100 -98 3 55
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,519,708 1,377,790 1,114,259 93,690 96,370 91,744 114,849 101,641 122,588 86,954
28 Foreign sales 1,386,751 1,306,328 1,040,853 90,298 88,891 81,454 93,886 97,791 89,298 86,921
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 132,957 71,462 73,406 3,392 7,479 10,290 20,963 3,850 33,290 33
 
30 Foreign countries 131,650 72,390 74,595 3,527 7,815 10,408 21,030 4,041 33,440 30
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions -1,253 75,171 30,630 5,008 295 -970 9,289 1,614 14,559 -4,760
 
32 Europe 24,376 45,390 31,629 1,911 3,447 4,716 7,544 1,739 10,808 1,965
33 Belgium -134 -200 -194 5 -44 -5 -52 -17 -20 -3
34 France -504 -2,078 6,875 400 571 27 635 1,025 619 946
35 Germany 519 1,590 3,377 258 223 771 611 287 264 153
36 Ireland -3,652 -5,177 -9,415 -981 410 -52 -1,931 -1,019 -862 -378
37 Luxembourg 23,834 10,759 -3,369 68 -116 493 -168 -284 -1,465 -952
38 Netherlands -196 -299 678 -180 162 0 243 388 268 53
39 Switzerland 560 -2,097 -2,323 -56 -186 -16 -47 -619 -55 85
40 United Kingdom 4,555 42,431 36,581 2,385 2,468 3,566 8,082 1,962 12,064 2,045
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -423 288 295 -3 38 -40 236 7 120 -110
42 Canada 5,230 -2,935 3,652 -675 -45 891 566 -77 1,258 659
43 Latin America 4,553 -12,377 -9,947 -429 -372 -975 267 -481 -369 -2,022
44 Caribbean 37,469 -9,553 -725 1,140 3,292 1,723 -714 -1,127 1,696 748
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 2,965 -898 -267 90 296 -100 -106 -459 297 65
46 Other Asia 55,000 52,506 50,795 1,563 1,257 4,229 13,447 4,297 19,730 -1,453
47 China, Mainland 7,180 73,349 25,238 508 306 -341 7,459 -781 11,964 -4,563
48 Hong Kong -2,413 -3,992 -2,958 -345 651 -428 344 -514 -67 -380
49 Japan 22,060 -39,876 211 -553 -40 461 435 1,039 1,711 643
50 Africa 627 115 166 -3 -13 -54 -11 162 11 49
51 Other countries 1,430 142 -708 -70 -47 -22 37 -13 9 19
 
52 International and regional organzations2 1,307 -928 -1,189 -135 -336 -118 -67 -191 -150 3
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 870,111 934,948 1,084,504 95,139 86,420 76,596 106,121 104,125 103,771 83,860
54 Foreign sales 894,184 924,604 1,058,717 98,747 93,509 83,901 85,421 96,230 78,788 76,882
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) -24,073 10,344 25,787 -3,608 -7,089 -7,305 20,700 7,895 24,983 6,978
 
56 Foreign countries -22,787 9,324 25,034 -3,643 -7,101 -7,587 20,560 7,945 24,776 6,922
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 6,951 16,171 7,350 -274 1,408 1,252 1,331 1,556 -544 1,249
 
58 Europe -45,962 -25,805 15,667 -1,227 -7,340 -10,882 13,649 8,678 18,541 6,180
59 Belgium -21,365 -19,791 -12,634 -735 -230 -453 -1,486 -424 -1,505 -381
60 France -5,594 -9,348 -32,078 -6,433 -6,029 -8,868 -1,420 50 360 95
61 Germany -3,220 337 -2,797 51 -142 -264 -156 -1,748 -74 -407
62 Ireland -4,605 -6,890 -9,228 -874 -1,064 -1,144 752 -546 -253 -1,123
63 Luxembourg -1,250 -4,387 -6,869 -109 -976 -548 -1,572 -574 215 -1,311
64 Netherlands 564 -612 -4,871 -906 275 -1,558 157 -424 -317 107
65 Switzerland 90 -7,318 -4,458 -927 -430 -211 -1,227 57 505 200
66 United Kingdom -10,761 19,089 77,190 8,129 1,063 1,174 16,807 10,534 19,332 6,196
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -841 -708 -993 96 -207 -344 61 -69 -29 30
68 Canada -789 -3,221 -5,491 -4,466 566 692 2,509 -784 1,249 -1,663
69 Latin America -1,855 -2,475 563 52 380 256 475 -132 -154 105
70 Caribbean 9,096 15,620 22,080 2,025 -375 1,039 5,303 113 5,185 2,845
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 446 -3,800 -4,752 -251 -631 -590 -340 -220 -451 184
72 Other Asia 17,485 27,114 -5,405 64 332 976 -2,863 181 731 -710
73 China, Mainland 5,736 9,675 532 257 619 -223 335 185 -169 -96
74 Hong Kong -638 2,793 2,265 442 75 96 74 245 165 75
75 Japan 2,669 333 -11,458 -191 -761 620 -3,733 -434 874 -1,360
76 Africa 584 -150 18 10 8 8 5 -20 -2 32
77 Other countries -1,792 2,041 2,354 150 -41 914 1,822 129 -323 -51
 
78 International and regional organizations2 -1,286 1,020 753 35 12 282 140 -50 207 56
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -41,082 -174,192 -106,774 12,846 -8,569 17,459 25,988 -13,970 -29,279 3,265
80 Foreign purchases 3,435,122 3,839,071 4,391,832 367,777 330,547 334,699 400,931 415,825 361,159 406,832
81 Foreign sales 3,476,204 4,013,263 4,498,606 354,931 339,116 317,240 374,943 429,795 390,438 403,567
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 19,877 -46,762 135,308 -13,204 -6,142 8,065 40,146 27,574 3,594 37,926
 
83 Foreign purchases 3,950,323 4,318,038 4,756,519 442,697 372,590 318,030 452,117 441,059 318,959 346,299
84 Foreign sales 3,930,446 4,364,800 4,621,211 455,901 378,732 309,965 411,971 413,485 315,365 308,373
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -21,205 -220,954 28,534 -358 -14,711 25,524 66,134 13,604 -25,685 41,191
 
86 Foreign countries -42,687 -250,475 -6,566 -6,414 -12,894 18,804 65,118 12,462 -25,627 38,369
87 Europe -76,893 -221,092 -86,464 -9,771 -12,691 19,321 43,702 -1,242 -12,564 14,317
88 Euro Area5 -52,727 -82,017 -59,163 -16,734 -3,871 -6,812 656 -1,367 -530 2,017
89 United Kingdom -44,325 -159,321 -59,646 5,434 -9,221 21,898 43,355 -3,246 -14,864 8,364
90 Canada -6,508 -26,107 33,945 7,274 -3,660 2,283 7,086 11,896 846 3,423
91 Latin America -25,286 -34,478 -38,368 -10,659 -5,558 -7,339 -1,319 1,209 -3,798 10,964
92 Caribbean 23,817 37,547 29,266 5,051 3,850 -2,979 6,926 -4,508 -1,948 10,853
93 Asia 27,697 -11,645 27,307 -907 1,318 4,660 10,415 2,871 -12,171 -1,776
94 Japan 1,157 -45,721 15,462 854 776 3,747 3,049 188 -2,353 1,281
95 Africa -1,258 -961 -2,233 319 -883 -90 -438 -184 -655 -186
96 Other countries 15,744 6,261 29,981 2,279 4,730 2,948 -1,254 2,420 4,663 774
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 21,482 29,521 35,100 6,056 -1,817 6,720 1,016 1,142 -58 2,822
  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: February 27, 2015