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Statistical Supplement | March 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2004
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2001 2002 2003 2003
Jan - Nov May Juner Julyr Augr Septr Octr Novp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,051,332 3,209,760 2,826,477 273,269r 311,962 267,042 252,368 262,936 308,307 262,481
2 Foreign sales 2,934,942 3,159,571 2,802,227 266,670 301,653 274,899 240,816 269,161 309,551 253,702
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 116,390 50,189 24,250 6,599r 10,309 -7,857 11,552 -6,225 -1,244 8,779
 
4 Foreign countries 116,187 50,253 24,301 6,603r 10,326 -7,867 11,547 -6,229 -1,232 8,772
 
5 Europe 88,099 32,909 18,305 1,526 8,129 -5,502 9,416 -4,226 2,576 5,062
6 France 5,914 2,127 4,579 642 -882 1,555 2,107 -1,440 2,095 -143
7 Germany 8,415 -129 -738 -260 4,452 -830 -832 -2,248 -78 84
8 Netherlands 10,919 4,307 245 262 921 -31 -222 -553 224 -207
9 Switzerland 3,456 2,787 -2,170 -901 -562 238 136 -409 456 510
10 United Kingdom 38,493 15,172 -1,796 -1,181 1,928 -7,864 4,761 -29 -3,395 4,288
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -698 -255 42 -30 -65 -35 118 91 -10 -12
12 Canada 10,984 8,207 9,093 -435 2,385 -4,440 2,195 123 -883 5,345
13 Latin America and Caribbean -5,154 -15,419 -3,980 4,581r -1,197 869 625 -941 -1,114 -1,151
14 Middle East2 1,789 -1,309 -276 29 -69 -150 -110 252 -96 19
15 Other Asia 20,726 22,676 1,835 612 770 800 -608 -1,506 -1,838 -862
16 Japan 6,788 12,336 -1,905 -677 -597 228 -1,067 -423 331 -116
17 Africa -366 -72 106 -37 101 -35 17 -6 -2 0
18 Other countries 109 3,261 -782 327 207 591 12 75 125 359
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 203 -64 -51 -4 -17 10 5 4 -12 7
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 1,942,690 2,548,719r 3,141,119 381,917r 351,966 323,933 296,786 256,904 253,153 229,162
21 Foreign sales 1,556,745 2,171,264r 2,744,845 322,460r 322,078 285,686 271,013 240,392 222,807 188,876
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 385,945 377,455r 396,274 59,457r 29,888 38,247 25,773 16,512 30,346 40,286
 
23 Foreign countries 385,379 377,192r 396,461 59,693r 30,383 37,983 25,789 17,025 29,804 40,051
 
24 Europe 195,412 167,168 191,422 21,452 4,897 16,969 7,410 19,551 11,106 20,108
25 France 5,028 3,762 4,228 112 -77 306 -437 1,241 1,347 326
26 Germany 12,362 5,125 992 143 -726 263 244 -696 28 565
27 Netherlands 1,538 -421 677 317 74 1,133 -48 -834 130 -201
28 Switzerland 5,721 8,621 7,555 366 346 802 907 247 370 266
29 United Kingdom 152,772 109,913 120,461 13,911 4,991 10,988 2,135 12,638 7,119 14,176
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 2,000 11,173 19,378 3,320 9 884 1,251 -284 -698 714
31 Canada 4,595 -1,040 5,563 1,428 -230 344 797 624 2,162 823
32 Latin America and Caribbean 77,019 83,002r 92,549 25,933r 12,441 16,860 12,704 -6,812 6,939 12,287
33 Middle East2 2,337 2,263 3,523 -277 169 510 289 1,525 415 248
34 Other Asia 106,400 121,440 100,016 10,929 12,310 3,440 3,393 2,396 9,038 6,065
35 Japan 33,687 48,578 30,790 3,885 4,712 -1,268 -2,843 1,033 5,234 1,716
36 Africa 760 860 2,386 110 241 143 302 202 41 288
37 Other countries -1,144 3,499r 1,002 118 555 -283 894 -461 103 232
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 566 263 -187 -236 -495 264 -16 -513 542 235
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -50,113 -1,493r -57,302 -10,803r -5,170 -4,703 -13,557 -8,901 -8,183 8,784
40 Foreign purchases 1,397,664 1,267,794r 1,259,037 99,849r 117,084 129,562 112,478 134,241 157,620 138,749
41 Foreign sales 1,447,777 1,269,287r 1,316,339 110,652r 122,254 134,265 126,035 143,142 165,803 129,965
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 30,502 28,492r 25,726 13,989r 11,693 3,124 1,038 -2,694 -5,131 -3,692
43 Foreign purchases 1,160,102 1,372,239r 1,966,639 230,498r 210,049 207,886 159,290 211,329 211,550 182,732
44 Foreign sales 1,129,600 1,343,747r 1,940,913 216,509r 198,356 204,762 158,252 214,023 216,681 186,424
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -19,611 26,999r -31,576 3,186r 6,523 -1,579 -12,519 -11,595 -13,314 5,092
 
46 Foreign countries -19,024 27,029r -31,429 3,207r 6,501 -1,543 -12,499 -11,557 -13,360 5,203
 
47 Europe -12,108 14,562r 11,112 1,500r 3,516 -4,381 -6,084 -1,808 5,590 8,935
48 Canada 2,943 4,857r 4,972 2,108r 646 3,319 719 -1,842 -3,249 -330
49 Latin America and Caribbean 4,315 4,578r -10,305 1,318r 4,513 -4,642 3,966 221 1,611 603
50 Asia -11,869 2,632r -37,001 -652r -1,451 3,310 -10,841 -8,412 -17,083 -4,284
51 Japan -20,116 -10,060 -27,349 1,509 -4,009 -2,776 -4,922 -2,582 -8,908 -6,756
52 Africa -558 -380r 114 5 139 153 -72 -47 -73 82
53 Other countries -1,747 780 -321 -1,072r -862 698 -187 331 -156 197
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -587 -30 -147 -21 22 -36 -20 -38 46 -111

1. Before January 2001, data included in United Kingdom.   Return to table

2. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

3. Includes state and local government securities and securities of U.S. government agencies and corporations. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investments abroad.   Return to table

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