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Statistical Supplement | March 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004r 2005 2004 2005
Jan - Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Decr Janp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,117,710 4,050,586 336,829 359,103 284,280 281,547 331,905r 366,825r 360,605 336,829
2 Foreign sales 3,079,829 4,024,970 320,344 349,323 285,446 284,423 328,935r 352,865r 353,260 320,344
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 37,881 25,616 16,485 9,780 -1,166 -2,876 2,970r 13,960r 7,345 16,485
 
4 Foreign countries 37,914 25,754 16,481 9,778 -1,159 -2,756 2,943r 14,045r 7,349 16,481
 
5 Europe 24,350 19,855 11,278 5,699 -2,911 -2,307 4,579r 10,555r 3,301 11,278
6 France 6,216 -828 2,316 2,064 75 -1,411 1,151 2,467 -6,070 2,316
7 Germany -991 -2,379 113 -183 -166 -195 232 340 -38 113
8 Netherlands 70 2,228 -266 -193 -413 231 163 1,535 -603 -266
9 Switzerland -2,194 -1,188 472 -220 -238 -764 -666 -978 659 472
10 United Kingdom 851 15,163 6,239 3,368 -1,646 39 3,894r 5,789r 8,102 6,239
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 96 -185 6 -97 -66 -26 132 -1 -612 6
12 Canada 11,697 -427 -684 2,394 1,627 -104 -324r -234r -849 -684
13 Latin America and Caribbean -531 -1,017 4,414 301 -263 -834 -596r 2,143r 4,154 4,414
14 Middle East2 504 6,473 464 40 107 -186 -45 1,793 594 464
15 Other Asia 2,131 -100 1,031 1,443 316 546 -935r -281r 521 1,031
16 Japan -2,230 2,837 334 887 817 248 776 965 -41 334
17 Africa 258 -34 71 10 11 114 1 7 -3 71
18 Other countries -495 1,004 -93 -109 -46 15 263 62r -369 -93
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -138 4 2 -7 -120 27 -85 -4 4
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,942,805 2,370,998 178,642 219,419 174,923 187,722 172,517r 198,990 191,686 178,642
21 Foreign sales 2,508,736 1,837,712 133,335 172,013 132,954 135,793 131,649 145,619 124,229 133,335
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 434,069 533,286 45,307 47,406 41,969 51,929 40,868r 53,371 67,457 45,307
 
23 Foreign countries 434,324 530,899 45,334 47,327 41,849 51,609 40,962r 53,856 66,342 45,334
 
24 Europe 210,319 246,532 14,732 23,129 21,888 34,315 18,648r 23,315 35,935 14,732
25 France 4,735 7,180 -805 794 795 1,181 156 1,122 1,548 -805
26 Germany 2,441 11,615 2,303 1,852 1,604 3,929 -1,289 820 118 2,303
27 Netherlands 2,645 1,959 237 -166 155 182 210 138 169 237
28 Switzerland 7,628 7,071 -296 971 212 586 320r -31 959 -296
29 United Kingdom 132,315 151,280 8,524 15,105 16,617 22,393 12,583 16,002 25,167 8,524
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 20,145 6,477 693 -562 -2,337 1,230 370 658 745 693
31 Canada 4,564 12,334 956 269 1,201 1,041 799 575 1,958 956
32 Latin America and Caribbean 104,784 114,660 14,772 12,642 8,825 8,503 6,424r 8,683 13,939 14,772
33 Middle East2 3,747 4,701 55 466 143 134 30 630 -72 55
34 Other Asia 107,431 149,219 14,751 10,361 9,509 7,682 14,708 20,811 14,919 14,751
35 Japan 32,482 74,882 6,163 5,816 2,198 142 7,850 11,103 10,599 6,163
36 Africa 2,354 1,449 33 153 0 -128 86 -199 75 33
37 Other countries 1,125 2,004 35 307 283 62 267 41 -412 35
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -255 2,387 -27 79 120 320 -94 -485 1,115 -27
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -82,367 -88,509 -6,595 -10,021 190 -3,738 -10,150r -7,746r -15,470 -6,595
40 Foreign purchases 1,332,490 1,710,413 132,483 132,127 129,974 116,948 131,757r 151,362r 141,825 132,483
41 Foreign sales 1,414,857 1,798,922 139,078 142,148 129,784 120,686 141,907r 159,108r 157,295 139,078
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 20,061 -3,099 5,533 -1,843 -3,153 -826 -5,061 -2,869 -6,960 5,533
43 Foreign purchases 1,558,558 1,466,291 116,189 107,608 111,207 125,472 119,956 118,354 118,079 116,189
44 Foreign sales 1,538,497 1,469,390 110,656 109,451 114,360 126,298 125,017 121,223 125,039 110,656
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -62,306 -91,608 -1,062 -11,864 -2,963 -4,564 -15,211r -10,615r -22,430 -1,062
 
46 Foreign countries -61,770 -90,753 -932 -11,767 -2,965 -4,555 -15,120r -10,633r -22,169 -932
 
47 Europe -7,727 -87,678 -3,975 -8,706 -10,219 -2,423 -16,281r -8,996r -10,949 -3,975
48 Canada 6,302 -1,252 820 -1,264 1,063 -919 -1,409r -1,565r -796 820
49 Latin America and Caribbean -7,516 15,398 1,084 1,428 3,027 4,059 3,376r 2,587r -4,119 1,084
50 Asia -51,520 -15,348 1,230 -3,244 2,687 -3,794 -479r -3,701r -5,754 1,230
51 Japan -34,021 -25,479 269 -3,410 1,443 -4,157 -2,099 -1,655 -2,597 269
52 Africa 226 1,585 115 91 293 42 288 272 -55 115
53 Other countries -1,535 -3,458 -206 -72 184 -1,520 -615 770 -496 -206
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -536 -855 -130 -97 2 -9 -91 18 -261 -130

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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