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Statistical Supplement | May 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005
Jan - Mar Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,107,102 3,966,052 1,076,218 280,405 331,794 366,837 362,886 338,673 341,344 396,201
2 Foreign sales 3,071,529 3,938,246 1,050,638 283,690 328,867 352,845 355,239 322,262r 333,898 394,478
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 35,573 27,806 25,580 -3,285 2,927 13,992 7,647 16,411r 7,446 1,723
 
4 Foreign countries 35,606 27,946 25,679 -3,165 2,900 14,077 7,651 16,407r 7,422 1,850
 
5 Europe 21,996 20,257 17,915 -2,535 4,536 10,587 3,603 11,196 5,522 1,197
6 France 6,224 -871 326 -1,411 1,151 2,467 -6,070 2,316 -994 -996
7 Germany -3,349 -2,355 270 -195 232 374 -38 113 -499 656
8 Netherlands 59 2,233 248 231 163 1,535 -603 -266 156 358
9 Switzerland -2,194 -1,178 -627 -764 -666 -978 659 472 -12 -1,087
10 United Kingdom 889 15,341 12,327 42 3,851 5,787 8,404 6,164 5,462 701
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -177 51 -26 132 -1 -612 6 49 -4
12 Canada 11,628 1,359 -571 -96 -324 -234 -849 -685r 320 -206
13 Latin America and Caribbean -371 -804 6,493 -877 -596 2,143 4,154 4,423 969 1,101
14 Middle East2 485 6,474 775 -186 -45 1,793 594 464 220 91
15 Other Asia 2,123 -297 1,214 402 -935 -281 521 1,031 500 -317
16 Japan -2,232 2,837 -68 248 776 965 -41 334 382 -784
17 Africa 257 -44 148 112 1 7 -3 71 22 55
18 Other countries -512 1,001 -295 15 263 62 -369 -93 -131 -71
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -99 -120 27 -85 -4 4 24 -127
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,950,232 2,368,623r 579,648 187,644 172,571 198,935 192,086r 177,981 196,449 205,218
21 Foreign sales 2,523,762 1,844,375r 456,442 135,842 131,717 145,642 124,622r 133,383r 148,346 174,713
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 426,470 524,248r 123,206 51,802 40,854 53,293 67,464r 44,598r 48,103 30,505
 
23 Foreign countries 426,725 521,858r 122,699 51,482 40,948 53,778 66,346r 44,609r 47,802 30,288
 
24 Europe 210,463 246,550r 65,398 34,188 18,634 23,237 35,944r 14,207r 27,938 23,253
25 France 4,859 7,274 2,976 1,181 156 1,122 1,548 -806r 2,168 1,614
26 Germany 2,275 11,500 5,147 3,929 -1,289 820 118 2,303 1,489 1,355
27 Netherlands 2,675 1,929 737 182 210 138 169 237 298 202
28 Switzerland 7,525 6,973 -453 574 320 -31 959 -296 -977 820
29 United Kingdom 132,476 151,502r 42,749 22,278 12,569 15,924 25,179r 8,369 18,576 15,804
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 20,138 6,477 1,109 1,230 370 658 745 693 -251 667
31 Canada 4,325 12,095 3,264 1,041 799 575 1,958 935 1,045 1,284
32 Latin America and Caribbean 97,135 106,990r 20,244 8,503 6,424 8,683 13,937r 14,608r 5,356 280
33 Middle East2 3,774 4,702 738 134 30 630 -72 55 423 260
34 Other Asia 108,230 149,010r 31,610 7,682 14,708 20,811 14,916r 14,736r 11,611 5,263
35 Japan 32,786 74,983 7,546 142 7,850 11,103 10,599 6,163 -72 1,455
36 Africa 1,646 512 -3 -128 86 -199 75 33 55 -91
37 Other countries 1,152 1,999 1,448 62 267 41 -412 35 1,374 39
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -255 2,390r 507 320 -94 -485 1,118r -11r 301 217
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,754 -83,406r -34,803 -4,483 -10,148 -7,745 -14,097r -5,032r -15,341 -14,430
40 Foreign purchases 1,333,772 1,663,824r 482,213 113,318 131,759 151,367 143,459r 134,252r 152,465 195,496
41 Foreign sales 1,418,526 1,747,230r 517,016 117,801 141,907 159,112 157,556r 139,284r 167,806 209,926
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 18,864 -25,479r 7,040 -22,116 -2,026 2,013 -6,414r 5,635r 1,380 25
43 Foreign purchases 1,560,060 1,455,934r 386,873 114,836 121,501 120,811 118,719r 116,423r 128,753 141,697
44 Foreign sales 1,541,196 1,481,413r 379,833 136,952 123,527 118,798 125,133r 110,788r 127,373 141,672
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -65,890 -108,885r -27,763 -26,599 -12,174 -5,732 -20,511r 603r -13,961 -14,405
 
46 Foreign countries -65,354 -108,030r -27,602 -26,590 -12,083 -5,750 -20,250r 733r -14,024 -14,311
 
47 Europe -10,306 -113,896r -19,331 -21,966 -14,264 -5,121 -9,034r -2,294r -6,726 -10,311
48 Canada 6,345 -1,136 1,804 -927 -1,411 -1,435 -796 805r 636 363
49 Latin America and Caribbean -8,457 14,977r -3,168 4,102 3,376 2,587 -4,115r 1,165 -2,600 -1,733
50 Asia -51,650 -6,112 -4,970 -6,323 543 -2,823 -5,754 1,148r -4,235 -1,883
51 Japan -34,240 -20,641 -4,123 -5,643 -1,077 -777 -2,597 269 -3,199 -1,193
52 Africa 252 1,593 88 44 288 272 -55 115 -107 80
53 Other countries -1,538 -3,456 -2,025 -1,520 -615 770 -496 -206 -992 -827
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -536 -855 -161 -9 -91 18 -261 -130 63 -94

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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