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Securities Holdings and Transactions

Current Release About Release Dates

Release Date: March 2017

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Foreign Transactions in Securities (3.24) 
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2015 2016/r Jan.-Jan.2017 Jul.2016/r Aug.2016/r Sep.2016/r Oct.2016 Nov.2016 Dec.2016/r Jan.2017/p
 
  STOCKS  
1 Foreign purchases 11,060,212 11,301,018 881,662 870,693 931,248 917,219 927,428 1,106,214 974,057 881,662
2 Foreign sales 11,175,141 11,311,675 866,538 844,634 928,514 920,429 906,893 1,112,003 984,098 866,538
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) -114,929 -10,657 15,124 26,059 2,734 -3,210 20,535 -5,789 -10,041 15,124
 
4 Foreign countries -114,729 -10,140 15,090 26,051 2,717 -3,209 20,519 -5,799 -10,022 15,090
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions -16,218 5,432 -1,491 4,814 -472 -408 884 68 -507 -1,491
 
6 Europe -35,130 7,255 21,627 15,451 5,019 -12,026 15,410 -3,110 -4,475 21,627
7 Belgium -1,083 -656 12 66 -175 7 6 126 -39 12
8 France -12,117 -1,497 9,067 -148 1,236 -4,620 9,134 -713 -4,722 9,067
9 Germany -3,226 -2,778 -369 -149 -685 207 365 351 -1,289 -369
10 Ireland -4,787 -7,192 -396 -1,008 -720 -119 -825 32 -1,043 -396
11 Luxembourg 578 -7,123 -435 -283 -607 -332 -166 -1,702 -581 -435
12 Netherlands -3,001 3,217 -274 2,019 96 189 341 -291 -803 -274
13 Switzerland 463 5,277 2,412 222 -817 -293 -746 91 -1,129 2,412
14 United Kingdom -15,518 13,456 9,795 14,845 7,100 -6,995 6,197 55 4,431 9,795
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -2,088 -13 -229 -175 -152 8 371 53 109 -229
16 Canada -12,227 -3,268 550 4,610 -515 -32 370 -1,358 -1,732 550
17 Latin America -1,085 -7,633 542 -1,920 345 -597 511 -17 131 542
18 Caribbean -33,011 3,481 -3,050 1,944 278 9,810 3,877 -84 224 -3,050
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -19,368 -4,970 -1,274 489 289 -2,355 -1,012 -482 1,103 -1,274
20 Other Asia -13,957 -5,864 -3,637 5,057 -3,019 876 469 -337 -3,773 -3,637
21 China, Mainland -4,537 -4,060 -137 -627 -18 41 52 -99 -127 -137
22 Hong Kong -16,159 -12,259 -41 875 -4,658 -1,130 -744 -41 -2,252 -41
23 Japan 9,472 8,762 682 1,759 628 1,295 562 311 -439 682
24 Africa -428 271 40 -1 -37 38 227 75 -64 40
25 Other countries 477 588 292 421 357 1,077 667 -486 -1,436 292
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -200 -517 34 8 17 -1 16 10 -19 34
 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY BONDS  
27 Foreign purchases 1,393,968 2,017,934 175,928 174,538 172,194 206,560 168,188 152,973 162,083 175,928
28 Foreign sales 1,237,245 1,730,617 163,464 140,098 146,190 179,114 141,892 136,730 148,439 163,464
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 156,723 287,317 12,464 34,440 26,004 27,446 26,296 16,243 13,644 12,464
 
30 Foreign countries 158,194 287,777 12,580 34,440 26,084 27,514 26,382 16,033 13,914 12,580
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 33,481 49,533 -1,178 6,892 3,679 8,244 6,665 2,996 1,159 -1,178
 
32 Europe 45,678 64,581 3,150 3,854 5,547 3,922 4,434 -1,950 3,843 3,150
33 Belgium -49 -73 -1 31 -5 -7 0 -8 -22 -1
34 France 5,723 10,573 238 246 564 -44 1,472 603 768 238
35 Germany 1,595 354 1,833 -325 -641 -581 -3 -728 2,429 1,833
36 Ireland -3,039 3,439 615 648 327 380 645 -884 -186 615
37 Luxembourg 3,962 13,243 771 1,251 1,072 483 1,683 310 966 771
38 Netherlands 2,092 2,298 199 71 796 735 -365 313 382 199
39 Switzerland -1,122 -3,651 -1,089 -79 -168 -552 -1,046 -1,040 -996 -1,089
40 United Kingdom 36,954 37,599 620 2,256 3,770 2,931 1,818 -476 574 620
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -172 280 -33 26 52 52 -103 -22 -1 -33
42 Canada 9,088 14,154 1,421 257 1,102 3,690 880 1,979 1,977 1,421
43 Latin America 4,101 7,925 -2,011 736 628 322 386 -24 510 -2,011
44 Caribbean 5,759 26,440 3,889 4,801 1,259 1,906 4,383 3,871 2,274 3,889
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -295 -687 -43 -31 110 -119 13 -245 288 -43
46 Other Asia 93,659 173,639 6,091 24,627 17,248 17,504 16,189 12,343 4,935 6,091
47 China, Mainland 19,002 26,841 122 6,436 110 2,070 2,920 3,355 -202 122
48 Hong Kong -1,788 -195 211 -22 385 637 -1,026 202 134 211
49 Japan 31,452 95,390 702 13,854 11,582 9,390 9,468 4,766 655 702
50 Africa 4 190 -41 9 27 -13 1 30 -6 -41
51 Other countries 200 1,535 124 187 163 302 96 29 93 124
 
52 International and regional organzations2 -1,471 -460 -116 0 -80 -68 -86 210 -270 -116
 
  CORPORATE BONDS3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,184,213 1,207,210 99,127 100,406 102,450 93,211 99,620 97,861 91,355 99,127
54 Foreign sales 1,050,080 1,087,174 105,046 84,327 82,860 92,387 94,949 91,133 87,070 105,046
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 134,133 120,036 -5,919 16,079 19,590 824 4,671 6,728 4,285 -5,919
 
56 Foreign countries 133,912 120,341 -5,870 15,954 19,488 892 4,690 6,777 4,303 -5,870
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions -3,807 -5,283 -1,131 -1,087 1,187 -985 -1,087 -1,051 -1,107 -1,131
 
58 Europe 111,001 83,347 -1,909 15,224 8,965 -300 2,513 2,599 -85 -1,909
59 Belgium -15,203 -20,623 -1,030 -1,789 -1,238 -1,802 -2,216 -1,952 -484 -1,030
60 France -1,669 -2,533 123 328 423 -100 -236 -1,374 -886 123
61 Germany 7,754 5,929 -132 542 775 -113 408 213 120 -132
62 Ireland 1,264 -15,801 255 -1,623 -959 -1,156 -911 -1,145 -3,335 255
63 Luxembourg -1,362 -1,094 383 -526 1,034 -742 562 -561 162 383
64 Netherlands -3,695 211 -442 56 247 -235 -471 -26 56 -442
65 Switzerland -3,275 4,703 511 315 771 114 760 -317 -824 511
66 United Kingdom 127,398 110,837 -1,701 17,583 7,186 3,614 5,378 7,504 6,014 -1,701
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -727 -274 -86 -33 -33 -29 -16 62 41 -86
68 Canada -13,544 -19,531 -9,959 -1,075 -1,835 -1,994 -402 -1,183 -1,151 -9,959
69 Latin America 4,503 3,175 202 252 207 32 24 111 71 202
70 Caribbean 24,424 27,202 4,640 803 5,322 2,723 962 3,718 2,022 4,640
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 -7,476 -1,298 -16 -17 130 203 -83 -603 21 -16
72 Other Asia 13,739 28,683 1,471 810 6,133 507 1,821 3,100 3,768 1,471
73 China, Mainland -357 814 229 230 1,694 4 174 192 -118 229
74 Hong Kong 3,199 5,412 736 366 553 380 664 404 547 736
75 Japan -333 11,327 -450 897 1,152 -390 770 1,233 1,603 -450
76 Africa 463 15 27 26 -19 -14 -55 -2 -7 27
77 Other countries 802 -1,252 -326 -69 585 -265 -90 -963 -336 -326
 
78 International and regional organizations2 221 -305 -49 125 102 -68 -19 -49 -18 -49
 
  FOREIGN SECURITIES  
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -114,188 -71,638 -8,699 -687 -2,202 -2,028 -5,184 403 -18,182 -8,699
80 Foreign purchases 4,790,769 4,347,555 314,863 338,528 353,403 343,866 335,623 382,619 346,060 314,863
81 Foreign sales 4,904,957 4,419,193 323,562 339,215 355,605 345,894 340,807 382,216 364,242 323,562
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 276,062 258,752 328 32,012 20,186 22,416 20,554 17,056 19,236 328
 
83 Foreign purchases 5,935,835 5,749,025 595,410 478,437 433,865 557,029 520,173 544,642 484,513 595,410
84 Foreign sales 5,659,773 5,490,273 595,082 446,425 413,679 534,613 499,619 527,586 465,277 595,082
 
85 Net purchases or sales (-), of stocks and bonds4 161,874 187,114 -8,371 31,325 17,984 20,388 15,370 17,459 1,054 -8,371
 
86 Foreign countries 136,760 161,427 -5,364 33,242 15,339 14,132 14,877 14,362 -1,333 -5,364
87 Europe -15,668 12,591 -18,187 12,662 6,152 -4,242 6,671 -9,206 -3,044 -18,187
88 Euro Area5 -94,781 -86,219 -19,431 -1,255 -4,189 -19,880 2,523 -9,347 -4,712 -19,431
89 United Kingdom 63,114 89,280 1,261 11,781 11,413 20,382 1,941 -2,451 1,963 1,261
90 Canada 74,074 35,585 8,782 11,937 222 6,466 2,115 578 -5,002 8,782
91 Latin America -6,577 -5,198 -3,971 -5,526 5,469 1,554 -2,396 1,134 -405 -3,971
92 Caribbean 29,567 46,803 7,618 7,367 4,317 7,088 11,945 4,183 2,223 7,618
93 Asia 40,466 78,768 -185 6,301 197 6,053 -1,973 10,394 5,090 -185
94 Japan 23,716 44,645 -414 5,645 2,523 2,918 513 2,804 2,508 -414
95 Africa -2,313 -10,003 -1,378 -112 -452 -2,072 -2,024 -399 -606 -1,378
96 Other countries 17,211 2,881 1,957 613 -566 -715 539 7,678 411 1,957
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 25,114 25,687 -3,007 -1,917 2,645 6,256 493 3,097 2,387 -3,007
  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 31, 2017