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Statistical Supplement | March 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005r 2006 2005 2006
Jan - Jan Julyr Augr Septr Oct Novr Decr Janp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,463,308 416,583 329,202 361,815 409,958 418,946r 380,650 385,407 416,583
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,383,396 395,367 321,399 360,083 386,982 410,976r 375,862 375,889 395,367
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,912 21,216 7,803 1,732 22,976 7,970r 4,788 9,518 21,216
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,955 21,208 7,744 1,757 22,967 7,958r 4,800 9,496 21,208
 
5 Europe 19,571 39,301 13,409 -616 -2,919 15,357 2,280r 4,044 4,121 13,409
6 France -876 7,282 5,289 377 1,086 651 -313 4,577 -1,747 5,289
7 Germany -2,360 -3,770 -630 -505 -1,955 54 -119 74 -327 -630
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,194 813 -782 -613 950 71 127 -1,231 813
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,185 909 1,622 -371 33 188 903 85 909
10 United Kingdom 15,208 20,282 4,628 -2,985 -3,981 11,822 657 -2,068 6,349 4,628
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 375 -32 116 33 42 82 59 8 -32
12 Canada 1,292 16,449 726 3,034 4,523 3,768 1,044 1,739 1,754 726
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 14,344 3,513 6,066 -318 2,356 3,370 -673 1,566 3,513
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,327 1,025 -317 2 5 113 169 -98 1,025
15 Other Asia -320 8,301 2,196 -714 226 1,605 1,096r -284 1,557 2,196
16 Japan 2,832 218 1,546 -634 -597 127 658 12 531 1,546
17 Africa -41 117 32 34 2 28 -30 3 -19 32
18 Other countries 998 116 307 257 241 -152 85 -198 615 307
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 8 59 -25 9 12 -12 22 8
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,398,001 206,145 189,997 205,303 214,851 217,823 201,386 203,751 206,145
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,800,796 153,722 129,877 153,957 150,280 146,005r 155,836 156,986 153,722
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 597,205 52,423 60,120 51,346 64,571 71,818r 45,550 46,765 52,423
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 594,081 52,056 60,242 51,028 63,765 71,759r 45,408 45,990 52,056
 
24 Europe 256,263 301,070 21,113 21,444 29,344 36,812 33,298r 28,487 24,599 21,113
25 France 7,369 15,008 -1,705 744 857 3,751 255 2,113 1,384 -1,705
26 Germany 12,124 12,493 2,044 162 865 1,388 2,173 1,183 784 2,044
27 Netherlands 1,929 3,946 7 433 203 793 205 165 33 7
28 Switzerland 6,972 3,414 348 -365 -646 1,104 864r 842 135 348
29 United Kingdom 160,243 208,328 11,946 15,659 24,765 25,771 18,465r 20,082 19,394 11,946
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 13,498 1,098 -37 1,010 1,681 2,244 1,366 352 1,098
31 Canada 12,095 15,025 257 1,252 213 1,387 2,628r 2,075 1,015 257
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 80,306 10,263 11,967 6,371 7,686 9,523r -3,515 2,859 10,263
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,819 687 314 176 977 -576r -454 157 687
34 Other Asia 151,858 188,418 19,759 24,088 14,272 16,394 26,232r 18,633 16,798 19,759
35 Japan 77,905 85,154 7,079 10,184 5,261 10,169 15,269 11,681 5,902 7,079
36 Africa 512 300 -91 47 60 220 25 -23 -27 -91
37 Other countries 1,998 6,143 68 1,130 592 289 629 205 589 68
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,124 367 -122 318 806 59r 142 775 367
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -126,929 -12,751 -8,755 -16,378 -6,566 -5,983r -17,237 -16,725 -12,751
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,186,986 239,487 162,039 182,782 191,205 227,055 229,787 222,339 239,487
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,313,915 252,238 170,794 199,160 197,771 233,038r 247,024 239,064 252,238
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -30,317 729 -7,157 16,862 -11,080 2,788 884 -4,047 729
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,515,076 137,554 111,959 129,874 128,208 147,259 107,627 116,522 137,554
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,545,393 136,825 119,116 113,012 139,288 144,471 106,743 120,569 136,825
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -157,246 -12,022 -15,912 484 -17,646 -3,195r -16,353 -20,772 -12,022
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -149,906 -12,414 -15,909 534 -17,561 -3,276r -16,056 -20,851 -12,414
 
47 Europe -124,892 -62,548 -600 -5,427 10,761 -2,989 4,272r -1,762 -11,177 -600
48 Canada -5,492 -3,627 -3,325 1,375 287 -2,652 -683 -1,604 -809 -3,325
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -21,596 14 -4,997 -1,740 -4,716 -5,052 -286 166 14
50 Asia -12,814 -46,746 -7,715 -6,147 -8,696 -5,701 -1,530 -11,172 -6,680 -7,715
51 Japan -20,640 -34,739 -3,192 -4,301 -5,254 -5,794 -3,938 -8,677 -4,107 -3,192
52 Africa 1,591 -1,896 -275 -328 -138 23 -41 -837 50 -275
53 Other countries -8,602 -13,493 -513 -385 60 -1,526 -242 -395 -2,401 -513
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -7,340 392 -3 -50 -85 81 -297 79 392

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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