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Statistical Supplement | December 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2005
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2005 2005
Jan - Oct Apr May June July Aug Sept Octp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,104,232 3,862,043 3,704,777 396,240 366,128 365,045 331,399 363,887 411,497r 421,687
2 Foreign sales 3,069,495 3,833,567 3,630,005 391,849 365,621 360,669 321,383 360,054 386,935 411,083
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 34,737 28,476 74,772 4,391 507 4,376 10,016 3,833 24,562r 10,604
 
4 Foreign countries 34,770 28,616 74,825 4,361 528 4,394 9,957 3,858 24,553r 10,592
 
5 Europe 21,399 19,571 31,657 2,628 2,639 956 -658 -2,946 15,356r 2,236
6 France 6,208 -876 4,499 -391 774 2,836 377 1,086 651 -267
7 Germany -3,782 -2,360 -3,556 26 -546 -766 -505 -1,955 54 -159
8 Netherlands 46 1,697 -1,133 182 -526 143 -782 -613 950 29
9 Switzerland -2,120 -1,194 170 -244 190 -584 1,622 -371 33 159
10 United Kingdom 684 15,208 16,609 1,611 1,579 -466 -3,027 -4,009 11,819r 714
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -180 308 44 -112 4 116 33 42 82
12 Canada 11,659 1,292 21,756 559 408 20 5,289 6,650 5,355 3,868
13 Latin America and Caribbean -929 631 13,411 1,324 -4,447 1,013 6,066 -317 2,356 3,330
14 Middle East2 612 6,485 1,256 9 -71 736 -317 2 5 115
15 Other Asia 2,207 -320 6,914 -86 2,057 2,037 -714 226 1,605 989
16 Japan -2,224 2,832 -389 -350 655 -132 -634 -597 127 594
17 Africa 258 -41 140 -7 -1 -44 34 2 28 -23
18 Other countries -436 998 -309 -66 -57 -324 257 241 -152 77
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -53 30 -21 -18 59 -25 9 12
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,420,212 2,380,796 1,984,888 178,764 179,166 227,483 187,905 205,307 214,263r 216,356
21 Foreign sales 1,998,669 1,844,908 1,465,264 154,155 137,579 152,790 125,412 149,415 142,482 147,090
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 421,543 535,888 519,624 24,609 41,587 74,693 62,493 55,892 71,781r 69,266
 
23 Foreign countries 421,187 533,409 517,388 24,437 41,478 74,345 62,607 55,567 70,966r 69,205
 
24 Europe 211,710 256,263 257,882 9,644 15,821 41,526 23,130 32,606 42,228r 31,576
25 France 4,790 7,369 12,225 2,638 -185 2,038 852 905 3,835 234
26 Germany 2,293 12,124 11,046 135 3,504 1,356 184 898 1,568 2,153
27 Netherlands 2,289 1,929 3,559 144 440 552 439 217 839 188
28 Switzerland 7,263 6,972 2,383 -46 886 986 -314 -641 1,150 660
29 United Kingdom 133,799 160,243 170,193 5,646 3,621 29,010 15,218 26,898 28,637r 17,403
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 19,772 6,477 12,643 545 2,028 2,897 152 1,531 1,863 2,036
31 Canada 4,071 12,095 12,758 575 -29 2,457 1,307 704 1,593 2,579
32 Latin America and Caribbean 94,041 105,994 82,839 11,569 9,586 4,164 12,505 6,620 8,208 9,327
33 Middle East2 3,281 4,702 3,115 -15 390 1,124 328 176 987 -613
34 Other Asia 106,370 151,845 155,374 2,579 14,999 24,068 24,141 14,802 17,427 25,735
35 Japan 32,290 77,905 67,116 3,248 7,411 8,690 9,543 5,282 10,196 15,217
36 Africa 1,663 512 430 10 55 -9 53 60 221 43
37 Other countries 51 1,998 4,990 75 656 1,015 1,143 599 302 558
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 356 2,479 2,236 172 109 348 -114 325 815 61
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -88,587 -84,970 -91,834 -2,522 -4,770 -11,839 -8,651r -16,030r -7,033r -5,870
40 Foreign purchases 1,304,564 1,664,076 1,730,537 169,752 159,089 160,588 161,587r 181,841r 190,698r 227,062
41 Foreign sales 1,393,151 1,749,046 1,822,371 172,274 163,859 172,427 170,238r 197,871r 197,731r 232,932
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 32,046 -67,872 -15,412 -4,613 -9,999 -1,236 -5,093 17,099 -9,409r 2,365
43 Foreign purchases 1,457,282 1,459,043 1,297,064 116,793 128,622 147,335 111,751 129,836 128,495 152,866
44 Foreign sales 1,425,236 1,526,915 1,312,476 121,406 138,621 148,571 116,844 112,737 137,904r 150,501
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -56,541 -152,842 -107,246 -7,135 -14,769 -13,075 -13,744r 1,069r -16,442r -3,505
 
46 Foreign countries -56,047 -141,025 -100,136 -6,662 -11,729 -12,987 -13,741r 1,119r -16,357r -3,612
 
47 Europe -138 -124,892 -47,951 -4,984 -9,452 -15,651 -5,382r 11,128r -2,694r 4,294
48 Canada 6,263 -5,492 906 78 -199 1,497 1,330 277 -2,652r -776
49 Latin America and Caribbean -1,762 9,184 -18,590 -1,357 732 705 -3,925 -1,698 -4,216r -5,340
50 Asia -59,150 -12,814 -24,611 850 231 1,389 -5,071 -8,510 -5,320 -1,539
51 Japan -39,527 -20,640 -22,016 1,550 185 1,318 -4,298 -5,255 -5,794 -3,950
52 Africa 227 1,591 -1,119 -39 -153 -209 -325 -138 23 -54
53 Other countries -1,487 -8,602 -8,771 -1,210 -2,888 -718 -368 60 -1,498 -197
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -494 -11,817 -7,110 -473 -3,040 -88 -3 -50 -85 107

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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