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Statistical Supplement | February 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005 2005 2005
Jan - Dec June July Aug Sept Octr Novr Decp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,469,257 4,469,257 365,052 329,205 361,820 409,963 418,950 380,635 391,349
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,390,115 4,390,115 360,658 321,401 360,084 386,981 410,981 375,861 382,629
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,142 79,142 4,394 7,804 1,736 22,982 7,969 4,774 8,720
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,185 79,185 4,412 7,745 1,761 22,973 7,957 4,786 8,698
 
5 Europe 19,571 38,880 38,880 964 -615 -2,917 15,361 2,281 4,040 3,656
6 France -876 7,283 7,283 2,836 377 1,086 651 -313 4,577 -1,747
7 Germany -2,360 -3,770 -3,770 -766 -505 -1,955 54 -119 74 -328
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,275 -2,275 143 -782 -613 950 71 127 -1,311
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,153 1,153 -584 1,622 -371 33 188 903 51
10 United Kingdom 15,208 19,953 19,953 -458 -2,984 -3,980 11,824 657 -2,076 5,994
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 375 375 4 116 33 42 82 59 8
12 Canada 1,292 16,342 16,342 30 3,034 4,524 3,770 1,044 1,739 1,643
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 14,331 14,331 1,013 6,066 -317 2,356 3,370 -673 1,558
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,325 1,325 736 -317 2 5 113 169 -98
15 Other Asia -320 8,284 8,284 2,037 -714 226 1,605 1,094 -293 1,552
16 Japan 2,832 218 218 -132 -634 -597 127 658 12 531
17 Africa -41 127 127 -44 34 2 28 -30 3 -9
18 Other countries 998 -104 -104 -324 257 241 -152 85 -199 396
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 -43 -18 59 -25 9 12 -12 22
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,398,034 2,398,034 227,250 190,011 205,307 214,854r 217,823 201,386 203,751
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,779,525 1,779,525 152,723 125,378 149,415 144,157r 146,803 155,013 156,592
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 618,509 618,509 74,527 64,633 55,892 70,697r 71,020 46,373 47,159
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 615,359 615,359 74,179 64,747 55,567 69,882r 70,959 46,223 46,395
 
24 Europe 256,263 314,257 314,257 41,192 24,226 32,606 41,026r 33,081 28,985 24,540
25 France 7,369 15,389 15,389 2,038 864 905 3,835 255 2,113 1,384
26 Germany 12,124 13,077 13,077 1,356 196 898 1,568 2,173 1,214 932
27 Netherlands 1,929 4,188 4,188 552 439 217 839 205 165 165
28 Switzerland 6,972 3,691 3,691 985 -314 -642 1,150 858 857 179
29 United Kingdom 160,243 213,816 213,816 28,650 16,215 26,899 27,409r 18,433 20,202 19,600
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 14,562 14,562 2,897 152 1,531 1,863 2,244 1,364 347
31 Canada 12,095 17,576 17,576 2,578 1,675 704 1,711 2,580 2,112 1,196
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 82,644 82,644 4,164 12,505 6,620 8,208 9,270 -3,483 3,419
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,675 2,675 1,124 328 176 987 -597 -444 -12
34 Other Asia 151,858 191,591 191,591 24,115 24,817 14,802 17,427 25,971 18,851 16,662
35 Japan 77,905 85,431 85,431 8,737 10,219 5,282 10,196 15,269 11,690 5,923
36 Africa 512 382 382 -9 53 60 221 25 -3 -27
37 Other countries 1,998 6,234 6,234 1,015 1,143 599 302 629 205 617
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,150 3,150 348 -114 325 815 61 150 764
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -121,585 -121,585 -11,884 -8,326 -16,185 -6,519r -5,988 -16,366 -13,828
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,186,871 2,186,871 161,197 162,039 182,782 191,205r 227,055 229,795 222,213
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,308,456 2,308,456 173,081 170,365 198,967 197,724r 233,043 246,161 236,041
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -16,234 -16,234 -1,529 -5,512 16,862 -9,684 2,788 2,247 -3,728
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,502,078 1,502,078 147,371 111,960 129,874 128,208 147,259 108,458 102,692
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,518,312 1,518,312 148,900 117,472 113,012 137,892 144,471 106,211 106,420
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -137,819 -137,819 -13,413 -13,838 677 -16,203r -3,200 -14,119 -17,556
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -130,437 -130,437 -13,325 -13,835 727 -16,118r -3,281 -13,822 -17,593
 
47 Europe -124,892 -59,463 -59,463 -15,702 -5,385 10,766 -2,948 4,267 -1,716 -11,189
48 Canada -5,492 -1,237 -1,237 1,509 1,375 287 -2,652 -683 -1,412 -1,092
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -16,876 -16,876 407 -4,041 -1,740 -4,212 -5,052 186 1,616
50 Asia -12,814 -40,341 -40,341 1,388 -5,074 -8,508 -4,803r -1,530 -9,655 -5,655
51 Japan -20,640 -34,601 -34,601 1,318 -4,301 -5,254 -5,794 -3,938 -8,673 -4,001
52 Africa 1,591 -1,886 -1,886 -209 -325 -138 23 -41 -831 51
53 Other countries -8,602 -10,634 -10,634 -718 -385 60 -1,526 -242 -394 -1,324
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -7,382 -7,382 -88 -3 -50 -85 81 -297 37

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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