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Statistical Supplement | October 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004r 2005 2005
Jan - Aug Febr Marr Aprr Mayr Juner July Augp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,104,232 3,862,043 2,871,351 330,398 390,204 396,240 366,128 364,953 331,349r 363,787
2 Foreign sales 3,069,495 3,833,567 2,831,724 329,000 388,874 391,849 365,621 360,596 321,300r 359,947
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 34,737 28,476 39,627 1,398 1,330 4,391 507 4,357 10,049r 3,840
 
4 Foreign countries 34,770 28,616 39,701 1,374 1,457 4,361 528 4,375 9,990 3,865
 
5 Europe 21,399 19,571 14,082 1,614 269 2,628 2,639 957 -651 -2,937
6 France 6,208 -876 4,114 -2,055 -1,500 -391 774 2,836 377 1,085
7 Germany -3,782 -2,360 -3,451 -506 688 26 -546 -766 -505 -1,955
8 Netherlands 46 1,697 -2,109 -13 -31 182 -526 143 -782 -610
9 Switzerland -2,120 -1,194 -22 -9 -1,082 -244 190 -584 1,622 -371
10 United Kingdom 684 15,208 4,088 2,854 728 1,611 1,579 -464 -3,022 -4,004
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -180 184 49 47 44 -112 4 116 33
12 Canada 11,659 1,292 12,536 308 -12 559 408 22 5,290 6,650
13 Latin America and Caribbean -929 631 7,723 -747 1,453 1,324 -4,447 991 6,089 -320
14 Middle East2 612 6,485 1,135 220 93 9 -71 736 -318 2
15 Other Asia 2,207 -320 4,321 88 -334 -86 2,057 2,035 -711 226
16 Japan -2,224 2,832 -1,110 378 -785 -350 655 -132 -633 -598
17 Africa 258 -41 135 22 58 -7 -1 -44 34 2
18 Other countries -436 998 -231 -131 -70 -66 -57 -322 257 242
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -74 24 -127 30 -21 -18 59r -25
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,420,212r 2,380,796 1,554,207 194,134 204,596 178,764 179,166 227,475 187,904 205,254
21 Foreign sales 1,998,669r 1,844,908 1,175,374 148,530 174,603 154,155 137,579 152,784 125,212r 149,303
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 421,543r 535,888 378,833 45,604 29,993 24,609 41,587 74,691 62,692r 55,951
 
23 Foreign countries 421,187r 533,409 377,473 45,290 29,776 24,437 41,478 74,343 62,806r 55,626
 
24 Europe 211,710r 256,263 184,237 25,892 22,456 9,644 15,821 41,515 23,330r 32,576
25 France 4,790 7,369 8,150 1,005 1,594 2,638 -185 2,032 852 905
26 Germany 2,293 12,124 7,319 -232 358 135 3,504 1,350 184 898
27 Netherlands 2,289 1,929 2,526 298 204 144 440 546 439 217
28 Switzerland 7,263 6,972 581 -977 975 -46 886 994 -314 -641
29 United Kingdom 133,799r 160,243 124,140 20,054 15,479 5,646 3,621 29,027 15,218r 26,868
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 19,772 6,477 8,744 -251 1,149 545 2,028 2,897 152 1,531
31 Canada 4,071 12,095 8,586 1,046 1,286 575 -29 2,457 1,307r 704
32 Latin America and Caribbean 94,041 105,994 65,301 5,562 563 11,569 9,586 4,164 12,504 6,618
33 Middle East2 3,281 4,702 2,741 423 260 -15 390 1,124 328 176
34 Other Asia 106,370 151,845 112,312 11,744 5,263 2,579 14,999 24,077 24,141r 14,893
35 Japan 32,290 77,905 41,794 55 1,428 3,248 7,411 8,690 9,543r 5,373
36 Africa 1,663 512 166 55 -91 10 55 -9 53 60
37 Other countries 51 1,998 4,130 568 39 75 656 1,015 1,143 599
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 356 2,479 1,360 314 217 172 109 348 -114 325
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -88,587 -84,970 -76,476 -15,292 -14,751 -2,522 -4,770 -11,837 -8,681r -13,547
40 Foreign purchases 1,304,564 1,664,076 1,312,640 152,684 193,103 169,752 159,089 160,581 161,539r 181,759
41 Foreign sales 1,393,151 1,749,046 1,389,116 167,976 207,854 172,274 163,859 172,418 170,220 195,306
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 32,046r -67,872 -8,451 1,436 -5,899 -4,613 -9,999 -1,235 -5,095 17,017
43 Foreign purchases 1,457,282r 1,459,043 1,015,542 129,170 135,311 116,793 128,622 147,335 111,749 129,677
44 Foreign sales 1,425,236r 1,526,915 1,023,993 127,734 141,210 121,406 138,621 148,570 116,844 112,660
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -56,541r -152,842 -84,927 -13,856 -20,650 -7,135 -14,769 -13,072 -13,776r 3,470
 
46 Foreign countries -58,079r -141,025 -77,795 -13,919 -20,431 -6,662 -11,729 -12,984 -13,773r 3,520
 
47 Europe -2,170r -124,892 -49,586 -6,573 -14,000 -4,984 -9,452 -15,651 -5,406 11,117
48 Canada 6,263 -5,492 4,267 627 -81 78 -199 1,497 1,330 210
49 Latin America and Caribbean -1,762 9,184 -9,061 -2,643 -1,924 -1,357 732 707 -3,932 -1,720
50 Asia -59,150r -12,814 -15,251 -4,286 -3,377 850 231 1,390 -5,072r -6,009
51 Japan -39,527r -20,640 -12,272 -3,233 -2,808 1,550 185 1,318 -4,298 -5,255
52 Africa 227 1,591 -1,088 -113 -226 -39 -153 -209 -325 -138
53 Other countries -1,487 -8,602 -7,076 -931 -823 -1,210 -2,888 -718 -368 60
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -494 -11,817 -7,132 63 -219 -473 -3,040 -88 -3 -50

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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