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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2015

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2013 2014/r Jan.-Jan.2015 Jul.2014 Aug.2014 Sep.2014 Oct.2014 Nov.2014 Dec.2014/r Jan.2015/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 7,697,031 8,923,971 832,390 655,730 621,470 660,192 928,933 763,051 893,270 832,390
2 Foreign sales 7,740,273 8,940,085 832,432 659,227 623,615 655,757 956,174 757,280 888,362 832,432
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -43,242 -16,114 -42 -3,497 -2,145 4,435 -27,241 5,771 4,908 -42
 
4 Foreign countries -43,032 -15,502 61 -3,432 -1,958 4,535 -27,143 5,768 4,853 61
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -4,116 -4,930 -1,674 -1,527 2,032 3 -182 -270 295 -1,674
 
6 Europe 3,421 8,583 4,611 -3,566 -5,899 7,292 -8,279 7,148 -2,903 4,611
7 Belgium -424 -546 15 -376 250 244 -520 76 -152 15
8 France 93 17,619 -3,949 1,279 3,207 2,537 -3,886 4,965 5,563 -3,949
9 Germany 978 -1,951 574 -2,519 -1,103 3,660 -2,056 845 -2,325 574
10 Ireland 4,010 4,742 -111 -36 794 641 583 445 797 -111
11 Luxembourg 3,769 2,033 1,111 -273 -765 -499 -112 107 320 1,111
12 Netherlands 615 3,828 500 917 -238 426 937 716 251 500
13 Switzerland -439 -6,193 860 -754 -852 -1,192 56 -1,408 -666 860
14 United Kingdom -298 -19,734 4,465 -985 -7,222 -298 -2,552 533 -9,015 4,465
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -1,780 574 -444 153 -10 591 110 -102 -71 -444
16 Canada -3,167 10,179 -6,064 781 560 -1,529 2,487 -194 3,572 -6,064
17 Latin America 4,778 3,550 1,254 217 859 317 2,281 -121 -488 1,254
18 Caribbean -18,973 -11,702 -293 5,148 1,744 -6,931 -13,546 4,091 8,299 -293
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 319 -326 -234 -521 -43 43 -425 -637 -536 -234
20 Other Asia -29,924 -27,401 284 -6,047 472 6,214 -8,905 -3,963 -1,759 284
21 China, Mainland 2,818 -1,674 -1,454 -65 213 197 467 -1,245 72 -1,454
22 Hong Kong -3,967 -6,591 679 -1,406 -731 8,922 -9,091 -1,140 -1,080 679
23 Japan -26,376 -9,223 612 -2,208 -947 -2,661 805 -495 -129 612
24 Africa 1,058 199 -278 74 122 -20 130 -72 192 -278
25 Other countries -544 1,416 781 482 227 -851 -886 -484 -1,524 781
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -210 -612 -103 -65 -187 -100 -98 3 55 -103
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,377,790 1,114,724 101,553 96,370 91,744 114,849 101,641 122,588 87,419 101,553
28 Foreign sales 1,306,328 1,040,120 92,445 88,891 81,454 93,886 97,791 89,298 86,188 92,445
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 71,462 74,604 9,108 7,479 10,290 20,963 3,850 33,290 1,231 9,108
 
30 Foreign countries 72,390 75,793 9,373 7,815 10,408 21,030 4,041 33,440 1,228 9,373
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 75,171 31,367 2,937 295 -970 9,289 1,614 14,559 -4,023 2,937
 
32 Europe 45,390 31,784 970 3,447 4,716 7,544 1,739 10,808 2,120 970
33 Belgium -200 -193 62 -44 -5 -52 -17 -20 -2 62
34 France -2,078 6,875 379 571 27 635 1,025 619 946 379
35 Germany 1,590 3,375 78 223 771 611 287 264 151 78
36 Ireland -5,177 -9,419 -594 410 -52 -1,931 -1,019 -862 -382 -594
37 Luxembourg 10,759 -3,371 121 -116 493 -168 -284 -1,465 -954 121
38 Netherlands -299 678 -39 162 0 243 388 268 53 -39
39 Switzerland -2,097 -2,271 39 -186 -16 -47 -619 -55 137 39
40 United Kingdom 42,431 36,681 1,213 2,468 3,566 8,082 1,962 12,064 2,145 1,213
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 288 306 -31 38 -40 236 7 120 -99 -31
42 Canada -2,935 3,624 1,132 -45 891 566 -77 1,258 631 1,132
43 Latin America -12,377 -9,947 1,068 -372 -975 267 -481 -369 -2,022 1,068
44 Caribbean -9,553 -693 732 3,292 1,723 -714 -1,127 1,696 780 732
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -898 -269 232 296 -100 -106 -459 297 63 232
46 Other Asia 52,506 51,892 5,251 1,257 4,229 13,447 4,297 19,730 -356 5,251
47 China, Mainland 73,349 26,156 557 306 -341 7,459 -781 11,964 -3,645 557
48 Hong Kong -3,992 -2,950 -329 651 -428 344 -514 -67 -372 -329
49 Japan -39,876 123 888 -40 461 435 1,039 1,711 555 888
50 Africa 115 107 11 -13 -54 -11 162 11 -10 11
51 Other countries 142 -705 -23 -47 -22 37 -13 9 22 -23
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -928 -1,189 -265 -336 -118 -67 -191 -150 3 -265
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 934,948 1,084,270 86,225 86,420 76,596 106,121 104,125 103,771 83,626 86,225
54 Foreign sales 924,604 1,058,960 80,014 93,509 83,901 85,421 96,230 78,788 77,125 80,014
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 10,344 25,310 6,211 -7,089 -7,305 20,700 7,895 24,983 6,501 6,211
 
56 Foreign countries 9,324 24,557 6,262 -7,101 -7,587 20,560 7,945 24,776 6,445 6,262
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 16,171 6,960 -929 1,408 1,252 1,331 1,556 -544 859 -929
 
58 Europe -25,805 15,320 7,855 -7,340 -10,882 13,649 8,678 18,541 5,833 7,855
59 Belgium -19,791 -12,634 -2,127 -230 -453 -1,486 -424 -1,505 -381 -2,127
60 France -9,348 -32,083 -940 -6,029 -8,868 -1,420 50 360 90 -940
61 Germany 337 -2,791 -374 -142 -264 -156 -1,748 -74 -401 -374
62 Ireland -6,890 -9,203 -529 -1,064 -1,144 752 -546 -253 -1,098 -529
63 Luxembourg -4,387 -6,874 -433 -976 -548 -1,572 -574 215 -1,316 -433
64 Netherlands -612 -4,877 -142 275 -1,558 157 -424 -317 101 -142
65 Switzerland -7,318 -4,457 23 -430 -211 -1,227 57 505 201 23
66 United Kingdom 19,089 77,168 12,477 1,063 1,174 16,807 10,534 19,332 6,174 12,477
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -708 -990 -103 -207 -344 61 -69 -29 33 -103
68 Canada -3,221 -5,621 -742 566 692 2,509 -784 1,249 -1,793 -742
69 Latin America -2,475 606 313 380 256 475 -132 -154 148 313
70 Caribbean 15,620 22,402 2,834 -375 1,039 5,303 113 5,185 3,167 2,834
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -3,800 -4,753 -935 -631 -590 -340 -220 -451 183 -935
72 Other Asia 27,114 -5,414 -2,540 332 976 -2,863 181 731 -719 -2,540
73 China, Mainland 9,675 532 158 619 -223 335 185 -169 -96 158
74 Hong Kong 2,793 2,265 55 75 96 74 245 165 75 55
75 Japan 333 -11,461 -832 -761 620 -3,733 -434 874 -1,363 -832
76 Africa -150 18 1 8 8 5 -20 -2 32 1
77 Other countries 2,041 1,999 -524 -41 914 1,822 129 -323 -406 -524
 
78 International and regional organizations2 1,020 753 -51 12 282 140 -50 207 56 -51
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -174,192 -105,733 -13,444 -8,569 17,459 25,988 -13,970 -29,279 4,306 -13,444
80 Foreign purchases 3,839,071 4,392,140 377,357 330,547 334,699 400,931 415,825 361,159 407,140 377,357
81 Foreign sales 4,013,263 4,497,873 390,801 339,116 317,240 374,943 429,795 390,438 402,834 390,801
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -46,762 135,232 26,079 -6,142 8,065 40,146 27,574 3,594 37,850 26,079
 
83 Foreign purchases 4,318,038 4,756,379 459,534 372,590 318,030 452,117 441,059 318,959 346,159 459,534
84 Foreign sales 4,364,800 4,621,147 433,455 378,732 309,965 411,971 413,485 315,365 308,309 433,455
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 -220,954 29,499 12,635 -14,711 25,524 66,134 13,604 -25,685 42,156 12,635
 
86 Foreign countries -250,475 -5,601 7,321 -12,894 18,804 65,118 12,462 -25,627 39,334 7,321
87 Europe -221,092 -86,405 10,349 -12,691 19,321 43,702 -1,242 -12,564 14,376 10,349
88 Euro Area5 -82,017 -59,139 4,031 -3,871 -6,812 656 -1,367 -530 2,041 4,031
89 United Kingdom -159,321 -59,731 5,611 -9,221 21,898 43,355 -3,246 -14,864 8,279 5,611
90 Canada -26,107 33,804 5,054 -3,660 2,283 7,086 11,896 846 3,282 5,054
91 Latin America -34,478 -38,228 -13,352 -5,558 -7,339 -1,319 1,209 -3,798 11,104 -13,352
92 Caribbean 37,547 29,541 1,592 3,850 -2,979 6,926 -4,508 -1,948 11,128 1,592
93 Asia -11,645 27,821 2,976 1,318 4,660 10,415 2,871 -12,171 -1,262 2,976
94 Japan -45,721 15,383 2,334 776 3,747 3,049 188 -2,353 1,202 2,334
95 Africa -961 -2,103 -1,135 -883 -90 -438 -184 -655 -56 -1,135
96 Other countries 6,261 29,969 1,837 4,730 2,948 -1,254 2,420 4,663 762 1,837
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 29,521 35,100 5,314 -1,817 6,720 1,016 1,142 -58 2,822 5,314
  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: March 27, 2015