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Statistical Supplement | August 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005
Jan - June Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Mayr Junep
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,104,232 3,966,975 2,118,291 363,267 327,975 331,122 376,568r 384,212r 352,208 346,206
2 Foreign sales 3,069,495 3,939,087 2,095,290 355,409 314,684 328,213 374,895r 379,304r 352,095 346,099
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 34,737 27,888 23,001 7,858 13,291 2,909 1,673r 4,908r 113 107
 
4 Foreign countries 34,770 28,028 23,107 7,862 13,287 2,885 1,800r 4,878r 134 123
 
5 Europe 21,399 20,230 16,808 3,606 9,124 2,900 595r 3,159r 2,057 -1,027
6 France 6,208 -874 2,259 -6,072 2,316 -994 -1,106 147 236 1,660
7 Germany -3,782 -2,367 -987 -38 118 -499 689r 29r -549 -775
8 Netherlands 46 2,231 -319 -605 -266 157 -31r 182r -526 165
9 Switzerland -2,120 -1,179 -1,400 659 472 -12 -1,087 -244 183 -712
10 United Kingdom 684 15,331 10,500 8,403 4,812 2,851 716r 1,613r 1,582 -1,074
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -180 -80 -613 6 50 39 43 -110 -108
12 Canada 11,659 1,357 493 -851 -685 320 -12r 560r 407 -97
13 Latin America and Caribbean -929 -687 1,878 4,354 3,375 -537 1,453r 1,318r -4,221 490
14 Middle East2 612 6,481 1,447 598 464 220 93r 9r -71 732
15 Other Asia 2,207 -323 2,989 527 1,031 91 -317 -95r 2,020 259
16 Japan -2,224 2,836 225 -42 334 382 -784 -341 644 -10
17 Africa 258 -41 97 -4 71 22 58r -7 -1 -46
18 Other countries -436 1,011 -605 -368 -93 -131 -70r -66r -57 -188
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -106 -4 4 24 -127 30 -21 -16
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,421,579 2,385,669 1,164,396 192,423 177,998 196,466 204,378r 179,607r 180,288 225,659
21 Foreign sales 1,999,960 1,848,932 902,697 124,693 133,383 148,345 174,458r 154,737r 137,214 154,560
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 421,619 536,737 261,699 67,730 44,615 48,121 29,920r 24,870r 43,074 71,099
 
23 Foreign countries 421,263 534,253 260,588 66,612 44,626 47,820 29,703r 24,698r 42,965 70,776
 
24 Europe 211,786 256,258 131,965 36,244 14,340 27,719 22,746r 10,171 17,574 39,415
25 France 4,790 7,369 6,249 1,548 -806 1,000 1,588 2,633 -189 2,023
26 Germany 2,293 12,124 9,911 118 2,303 1,437 1,331 -654 4,154 1,340
27 Netherlands 2,289 1,929 1,794 169 237 298 201 144 438 476
28 Switzerland 7,263 6,972 726 960 -296 -977 412 -46 886 747
29 United Kingdom 133,875 160,243 81,214 25,486 8,502 20,218 15,366 6,968 4,665 25,495
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 19,772 6,477 7,132 745 693 -251 1,149r 545 2,028 2,968
31 Canada 4,071 12,095 6,786 1,958 935 1,045 1,284 574 -31 2,979
32 Latin America and Caribbean 94,041 106,843 42,783 13,918 14,608 5,367 224r 11,304r 9,346 1,934
33 Middle East2 3,281 4,702 2,017 -72 55 423 260 -15 390 904
34 Other Asia 106,370 151,845 73,724 14,901 14,620 11,837 5,241 2,579 14,917 24,530
35 Japan 32,290 77,905 27,424 10,597 6,046 151 1,428 3,248 7,411 9,140
36 Africa 1,663 512 48 75 33 55 -91 10 55 -14
37 Other countries 51 1,998 3,265 -412 35 1,374 39 75 714 1,028
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 356 2,484 1,111 1,118 -11 301 217 172 109 323
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -88,587 -83,591 -50,904 -14,088 -5,032 -15,343 -14,484 -1,680 -4,729 -9,636
40 Foreign purchases 1,304,564 1,663,966 970,495 143,565 134,252 152,462 193,370 169,942 159,220 161,249
41 Foreign sales 1,393,151 1,747,557 1,021,399 157,653 139,284 167,805 207,854 171,622 163,949 170,885
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 19,152 -29,001 -9,698 -6,650 5,551 1,436 -3,630 -4,613 -10,202 1,760
43 Foreign purchases 1,460,357 1,456,617 772,393 118,719 116,885 129,170 135,311 116,792 128,622 145,613
44 Foreign sales 1,441,205 1,485,618 782,091 125,369 111,334 127,734 138,941 121,405 138,824 143,853
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -69,435 -112,592 -60,602 -20,738 519 -13,907 -18,114 -6,293 -14,931 -7,876
 
46 Foreign countries -68,941 -111,737 -56,801 -20,477 649 -13,970 -18,020 -5,820 -11,891 -7,749
 
47 Europe -15,264 -114,237 -47,254 -9,563 -2,294 -6,708 -12,647 -4,941 -9,411 -11,253
48 Canada 6,263 -1,321 2,955 -834 805 636 363 78 -364 1,437
49 Latin America and Caribbean -1,762 14,418 -633 -3,785 1,076 -2,631 -1,616 -558 697 2,399
50 Asia -56,918 -7,592 -4,833 -5,740 1,145 -4,235 -3,377 850 228 556
51 Japan -37,295 -20,640 -2,599 -2,596 269 -3,199 -2,808 1,550 185 1,404
52 Africa 227 1,591 -310 -57 115 -107 80 -39 -153 -206
53 Other countries -1,487 -4,596 -6,726 -498 -198 -925 -823 -1,210 -2,888 -682
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -494 -855 -3,801 -261 -130 63 -94 -473 -3,040 -127

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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