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Statistical Supplement | November 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2005 2005
Jan - Sept Mar Apr May Juner Julyr Augr Septp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,104,232 3,862,043 3,283,079 390,204 396,240 366,128 365,045 331,399 363,887 411,486
2 Foreign sales 3,069,495 3,833,567 3,218,922 388,874 391,849 365,621 360,669 321,383 360,054 386,935
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 34,737 28,476 64,157 1,330 4,391 507 4,376 10,016 3,833 24,551
 
4 Foreign countries 34,770 28,616 64,222 1,457 4,361 528 4,394 9,957 3,858 24,542
 
5 Europe 21,399 19,571 29,410 269 2,628 2,639 956 -658 -2,946 15,345
6 France 6,208 -876 4,766 -1,500 -391 774 2,836 377 1,086 651
7 Germany -3,782 -2,360 -3,397 688 26 -546 -766 -505 -1,955 54
8 Netherlands 46 1,697 -1,162 -31 182 -526 143 -782 -613 950
9 Switzerland -2,120 -1,194 11 -1,082 -244 190 -584 1,622 -371 33
10 United Kingdom 684 15,208 15,884 728 1,611 1,579 -466 -3,027 -4,009 11,808
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -180 226 47 44 -112 4 116 33 42
12 Canada 11,659 1,292 17,888 -12 559 408 20 5,289 6,650 5,355
13 Latin America and Caribbean -929 631 10,081 1,453 1,324 -4,447 1,013 6,066 -317 2,356
14 Middle East2 612 6,485 1,141 93 9 -71 736 -317 2 5
15 Other Asia 2,207 -320 5,925 -334 -86 2,057 2,037 -714 226 1,605
16 Japan -2,224 2,832 -983 -785 -350 655 -132 -634 -597 127
17 Africa 258 -41 163 58 -7 -1 -44 34 2 28
18 Other countries -436 998 -386 -70 -66 -57 -324 257 241 -152
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -65 -127 30 -21 -18 59 -25 9
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,420,212 2,380,796 1,768,527 204,596 178,764 179,166 227,483 187,905 205,307 214,258
21 Foreign sales 1,998,669 1,844,908 1,318,174 174,603 154,155 137,579 152,790 125,412 149,415 142,482
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 421,543 535,888 450,353 29,993 24,609 41,587 74,693 62,493 55,892 71,776
 
23 Foreign countries 421,187 533,409 448,178 29,776 24,437 41,478 74,345 62,607 55,567 70,961
 
24 Europe 211,710 256,263 226,301 22,456 9,644 15,821 41,526 23,130 32,606 42,223
25 France 4,790 7,369 11,991 1,594 2,638 -185 2,038 852 905 3,835
26 Germany 2,293 12,124 8,893 358 135 3,504 1,356 184 898 1,568
27 Netherlands 2,289 1,929 3,371 204 144 440 552 439 217 839
28 Switzerland 7,263 6,972 1,723 975 -46 886 986 -314 -641 1,150
29 United Kingdom 133,799 160,243 152,785 15,479 5,646 3,621 29,010 15,218 26,898 28,632
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 19,772 6,477 10,607 1,149 545 2,028 2,897 152 1,531 1,863
31 Canada 4,071 12,095 10,179 1,286 575 -29 2,457 1,307 704 1,593
32 Latin America and Caribbean 94,041 105,994 73,512 563 11,569 9,586 4,164 12,505 6,620 8,208
33 Middle East2 3,281 4,702 3,728 260 -15 390 1,124 328 176 987
34 Other Asia 106,370 151,845 129,639 5,263 2,579 14,999 24,068 24,141 14,802 17,427
35 Japan 32,290 77,905 51,899 1,428 3,248 7,411 8,690 9,543 5,282 10,196
36 Africa 1,663 512 387 -91 10 55 -9 53 60 221
37 Other countries 51 1,998 4,432 39 75 656 1,015 1,143 599 302
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 356 2,479 2,175 217 172 109 348 -114 325 815
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -88,587 -84,970 -85,997 -14,751 -2,522 -4,770 -11,839 -8,674 -16,025 -7,048
40 Foreign purchases 1,304,564 1,664,076 1,503,131 193,103 169,752 159,089 160,588 161,550 181,834 190,398
41 Foreign sales 1,393,151 1,749,046 1,589,128 207,854 172,274 163,859 172,427 170,224 197,859 197,446
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 32,046 -67,872 -17,507 -5,899 -4,613 -9,999 -1,236 -5,093 17,099 -9,139
43 Foreign purchases 1,457,282 1,459,043 1,144,198 135,311 116,793 128,622 147,335 111,751 129,836 128,495
44 Foreign sales 1,425,236 1,526,915 1,161,705 141,210 121,406 138,621 148,571 116,844 112,737 137,634
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -56,541 -152,842 -103,504 -20,650 -7,135 -14,769 -13,075 -13,767 1,074 -16,187
 
46 Foreign countries -56,047r -141,025 -96,287 -20,431 -6,662 -11,729 -12,987 -13,764 1,124 -16,102
 
47 Europe -138r -124,892 -52,250 -14,000 -4,984 -9,452 -15,651 -5,405 11,133 -2,681
48 Canada 6,263 -5,492 1,656 -81 78 -199 1,497 1,330 277 -2,678
49 Latin America and Caribbean -1,762 9,184 -12,982 -1,924 -1,357 732 705 -3,925 -1,698 -3,948
50 Asia -59,150 -12,814 -23,072 -3,377 850 231 1,389 -5,071 -8,510 -5,320
51 Japan -39,527 -20,640 -18,066 -2,808 1,550 185 1,318 -4,298 -5,255 -5,794
52 Africa 227 1,591 -1,065 -226 -39 -153 -209 -325 -138 23
53 Other countries -1,487 -8,602 -8,574 -823 -1,210 -2,888 -718 -368 60 -1,498
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -494 -11,817 -7,217 -219 -473 -3,040 -88 -3 -50 -85

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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