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Statistical Supplement | November 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2004
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2002 2003 2004 2004
Jan - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,209,760 3,120,076 3,078,538 377,293 366,898 348,884 333,732 359,335 322,844 328,048
2 Foreign sales 3,159,571 3,082,308 3,080,688 390,774 368,820 356,563 331,977 349,560 324,928 331,878
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 50,189 37,768 -2,150 -13,481 -1,922 -7,679 1,755 9,775 -2,084 -3,830
 
4 Foreign countries 50,253 37,801 -2,074 -13,407 -1,954 -7,639 1,710 9,773 -2,077 -3,710
 
5 Europe 32,909 24,275 424 -7,601 -5,959 -2,577 3,249 5,710 -2,934 -2,278
6 France 2,127 6,213 1,608 -2,159 2,951 -1,925 198 2,064 75 -1,429
7 Germany -129 -969 -3,605 -932 -2,030 1,018 -222 -181 -165 -195
8 Netherlands 4,307 66 1,146 382 22 58 268 -193 -413 245
9 Switzerland 2,787 -2,139 -223 75 244 -383 -627 -213 -237 -764
10 United Kingdom 15,172 675 -2,935 -4,381 -7,449 -431 1,776 3,367 -1,658 55
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -255 97 297 -38 109 68 269 -97 -67 -24
12 Canada 8,207 11,703 3,336 -1,861 -1,706 -697 -901 2,394 1,626 2,253
13 Latin America and Caribbean -15,419 -494 -8,183 -3,466 -510 -4,726 -312 310 -1,150 -1,503
14 Middle East2 -1,309 503 4,133 249 2,826 144 -28 40 108 -186
15 Other Asia 22,676 2,019 420 -876 3,128 55 -214 1,443 317 556
16 Japan 12,336 -2,328 1,124 -1,284 1,985 142 312 887 817 248
17 Africa -72 272 -39 -28 12 27 -25 10 11 114
18 Other countries 3,261 -477 -2,165 176 255 135 -59 -134 -55 -2,666
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -64 -33 -76 -74 32 -40 45 2 -7 -120
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,548,719 3,190,123 2,330,637 351,069 325,477 231,639 219,837r 238,533r 229,152 238,616
21 Foreign sales 2,171,264 2,758,932 1,938,234 316,452 277,120 190,863 176,912r 191,547r 181,449 193,061
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 377,455 431,191 392,403 34,617 48,357 40,776 42,925r 46,986r 47,703 45,555
 
23 Foreign countries 377,192 431,476 390,629 34,043 48,298 40,795 42,369r 46,877r 47,583 45,235
 
24 Europe 167,168 210,612 173,604 12,483 19,418 16,536 20,986 21,818 21,731 34,613
25 France 3,762 4,752 4,513 889 -746 -188 570 754 795 1,185
26 Germany 5,125 2,658 12,467 2,251 565 1,341 645 2,012 1,604 3,929
27 Netherlands -421 1,178 33 -1,099 440 341 276 -178 158 182
28 Switzerland 8,621 7,699 6,916 1,708 569 596 1,882 925 214 586
29 United Kingdom 109,913 132,822 100,921 3,877 14,943 8,260 6,564 14,986 16,598 22,712
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 11,173 19,900 4,881 2,777 -1,173 881 1,817 -549 -2,337 1,230
31 Canada -1,040 5,463 9,152 3,206 1,095 1,398 -341r 268r 1,201 1,060
32 Latin America and Caribbean 83,002 97,355 85,933 4,388 7,508 10,804 6,699r 13,492 14,590 1,812
33 Middle East2 2,263 3,736 9,361 821 2,332 2,805 1,635 469 143 134
34 Other Asia 121,440 110,802 109,056 13,110 17,297 8,404 13,421 10,350 9,555 7,682
35 Japan 48,578 34,452 49,361 3,601 9,275 5,241 10,727 5,852 2,198 142
36 Africa 860 2,356 1,453 -2 976 160 -19 148 80 -128
37 Other countries 3,499 1,152 2,070 37 -328 688 -12 332 283 62
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 263 -285 1,774 574 59 -19 556 109 120 320
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -1,493 -71,005 -48,503 -2,865 -12,748 -6,814 -5,199 -8,856 1,297 2,079
40 Foreign purchases 1,267,794 1,376,134 1,372,623 195,740 170,971 153,680 152,032 139,153 136,430 131,616
41 Foreign sales 1,269,287 1,447,139 1,421,126 198,605 183,719 160,494 157,231 148,009 135,133 129,537
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 28,492 22,338 5,349 -1,472 2,422 15,313 -7,049r -7,312 -1,683r 321
43 Foreign purchases 1,372,239 1,661,640 1,327,710 185,962 130,158 140,675 139,616r 147,828 119,229 122,196
44 Foreign sales 1,343,747 1,639,302 1,322,361 187,434 127,736 125,362 146,665r 155,140 120,912r 121,875
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds 26,999 -48,667 -43,154 -4,337 -10,326 8,499 -12,248r -16,168 -386r 2,400
 
46 Foreign countries 27,029 -48,106 -40,743 -2,305 -10,285 8,506 -12,220r -16,071 -388r 2,409
 
47 Europe 14,562 3,078 -59,085 -1,367 -11,633 -3,034 -12,663r -9,154 -8,862 -1,147
48 Canada 4,857 8,286 5,923 726 -858 30 1,036r -1,226 1,092r 4,318
49 Latin America and Caribbean 4,578 -7,798 18,574 -565 2,720 4,922 -908 -3,631 4,137r 4,478
50 Asia 2,632 -50,233 -3,417 -1,213 828 6,473 628 -2,312 2,820 -3,750
51 Japan -10,060 -32,134 -16,628 -3,022 1,313 3,756 -2,469 -2,745 1,402 -4,403
52 Africa -380 217 990 221 154 162 70 73 265 43
53 Other countries 780 -1,656 -3,728 -107 -1,496 -47 -383 179 160 -1,533
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -30 -561 -2,411 -2,032 -41 -7 -28 -97 2 -9

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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