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Statistical Supplement | January 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2003 2004 2005 2005
Jan - Nov Mayr Juner Julyr Aug Sept Octr Novp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,104,232 3,862,043 4,077,212 366,192 365,052 329,205 361,820r 409,963r 418,685 380,204
2 Foreign sales 3,069,495 3,833,567 4,006,846 365,671 360,658 321,401 360,084r 386,981r 410,691 375,511
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 34,737 28,476 70,366 521 4,394 7,804 1,736r 22,982r 7,994 4,693
 
4 Foreign countries 34,770 28,616 70,431 542 4,412 7,745 1,761r 22,973r 7,982 4,705
 
5 Europe 21,399 19,571 35,126 2,640 964 -615 -2,917r 15,361r 2,316 3,907
6 France 6,208 -876 9,036 776 2,836 377 1,086 651 -304 4,574
7 Germany -3,782 -2,360 -3,441 -546 -766 -505 -1,955 54 -121 77
8 Netherlands 46 1,697 -964 -526 143 -782 -613 950 71 127
9 Switzerland -2,120 -1,194 1,113 190 -584 1,622 -371 33 201 901
10 United Kingdom 684 15,208 13,841 1,578 -458 -2,984 -3,980r 11,824r 672 -2,209
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 91 -180 367 -112 4 116 33 42 82 59
12 Canada 11,659 1,292 14,685 426 30 3,034 4,524r 3,770r 1,020 1,749
13 Latin America and Caribbean -929 631 12,826 -4,452 1,013 6,066 -317 2,356 3,383 -633
14 Middle East2 612 6,485 1,423 -71 736 -317 2 5 113 169
15 Other Asia 2,207 -320 6,735 2,057 2,037 -714 226 1,605 1,095 -291
16 Japan -2,224 2,832 -313 655 -132 -634 -597 127 658 12
17 Africa 258 -41 136 -1 -44 34 2 28 -30 3
18 Other countries -436 998 -500 -57 -324 257 241 -152 85 -199
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -33 -140 -65 -21 -18 59 -25 9 12 -12
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,420,212 2,380,796 2,188,900 179,892 227,250 190,011 205,307 214,704r 215,424 198,552
21 Foreign sales 1,998,669 1,844,895r 1,619,946 137,542 152,723 125,378 149,415 142,332r 146,056 154,598
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 421,543 535,901r 568,954 42,350 74,527 64,633 55,892 72,372r 69,368 43,954
 
23 Foreign countries 421,187 533,422r 566,568 42,241 74,179 64,747 55,567 71,557r 69,307 43,804
 
24 Europe 211,710 256,263 287,690 16,022 41,192 24,226 32,606 42,701r 31,589 26,775
25 France 4,790 7,369 14,006 -349 2,038 864 905 3,835 256 2,113
26 Germany 2,293 12,124 12,144 3,409 1,356 196 898 1,568 2,173 1,213
27 Netherlands 2,289 1,929 4,022 415 552 439 217 839 204 165
28 Switzerland 7,263 6,972 3,318 849 985 -314 -642r 1,150 664 857
29 United Kingdom 133,799 160,243 192,624 4,337 28,650 16,215 26,899r 29,084r 17,358 18,010
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 19,772 6,477 14,011 2,028 2,897 152 1,531 1,863 2,036 1,368
31 Canada 4,071 12,095 16,372 626 2,578 1,675 704 1,711r 2,579 2,105
32 Latin America and Caribbean 94,041 105,994 79,208 9,586 4,164 12,505 6,620 8,208 9,262 -3,492
33 Middle East2 3,281 4,702 2,687 390 1,124 328 176 987 -597 -444
34 Other Asia 106,370 151,858r 174,622 14,936 24,115 24,817 14,802 17,427 25,806 18,709
35 Japan 32,290 77,905 79,508 7,393 8,737 10,219 5,282 10,196 15,269 11,690
36 Africa 1,663 512 387 55 -9 53 60 221 43 -43
37 Other countries 51 1,998 5,602 626 1,015 1,143 599 302 625 194
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 356 2,479 2,386 109 348 -114 325 815 61 150
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -88,587 -84,970 -115,655 -4,471 -11,884 -8,326 -16,185r -7,036r -5,936 -23,799
40 Foreign purchases 1,304,564 1,664,076 1,969,029 160,010 161,197 162,039 182,782r 191,281r 227,660 233,485
41 Foreign sales 1,393,151 1,749,046 2,084,684 164,481 173,081 170,365 198,967r 198,317r 233,596 257,284
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) 32,046 -67,872 -12,506 -9,827 -1,529 -5,512 16,862r -9,684r 2,788 2,247
43 Foreign purchases 1,457,282 1,459,043 1,399,386 128,633 147,371 111,960 129,874r 128,208r 147,259 108,458
44 Foreign sales 1,425,236 1,526,915 1,411,892 138,460 148,900 117,472 113,012r 137,892r 144,471 106,211
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -56,541 -152,842 -128,161 -14,298 -13,413 -13,838 677r -16,720r -3,148 -21,552
 
46 Foreign countries -56,047 -141,025 -120,742 -11,258 -13,325 -13,835 727r -16,635r -3,229 -21,255
 
47 Europe -138 -124,892 -48,274 -9,275 -15,702 -5,385 10,766r -2,948r 4,267 -1,716
48 Canada 6,263 -5,492 -145 134 1,509 1,375 287r -2,652 -683 -1,412
49 Latin America and Caribbean -1,762 9,184 -18,492 704 407 -4,041 -1,740r -4,212r -5,052 186
50 Asia -59,150 -12,814 -42,584 220 1,388 -5,074 -8,508r -5,320 -1,478 -17,088
51 Japan -39,527 -20,640 -30,600 185 1,318 -4,301 -5,254r -5,794 -3,938 -8,673
52 Africa 227 1,591 -1,937 -153 -209 -325 -138 23 -41 -831
53 Other countries -1,487 -8,602 -9,310 -2,888 -718 -385 60 -1,526r -242 -394
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -494 -11,817 -7,419 -3,040 -88 -3 -50 -85 81 -297

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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