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Statistical Supplement | April 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005r 2006 2005 2006
Jan - Feb Augr Septr Octr Novr Decr Janr Febp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,467,936 812,962 362,919 410,817 420,182 381,685 386,338 416,565 396,397
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,388,783 775,294 361,227 387,794 412,227 376,793 376,745 395,377 379,917
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,153 37,668 1,692 23,023 7,955 4,892 9,593 21,188 16,480
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,196 37,655 1,717 23,014 7,943 4,904 9,571 21,181 16,474
 
5 Europe 19,571 38,861 25,798 -2,699 15,479 2,201 4,135 4,115 13,365 12,433
6 France -876 7,283 6,418 1,114 642 -312 4,591 -1,747 5,289 1,129
7 Germany -2,360 -3,329 837 -1,806 124 -145 146 -297 -630 1,467
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,271 -20 -568 1,009 10 126 -1,299 813 -833
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,294 2,401 -385 -14 178 914 72 912 1,489
10 United Kingdom 15,208 19,192 12,971 -3,978 11,775 637 -2,087 6,329 4,572 8,399
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 379 -115 33 42 82 59 8 -10 -105
12 Canada 1,292 15,930 1,268 4,125 3,786 1,084 1,768 1,804 739 529
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 14,205 6,943 -272 2,333 3,331 -679 1,546 3,520 3,423
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,656 1,337 49 7 113 169 -25 1,025 312
15 Other Asia -320 8,159 1,767 206 1,538 1,122 -278 1,544 2,198 -431
16 Japan 2,832 101 1,506 -615 75 656 15 531 1,546 -40
17 Africa -41 299 102 71 29 -11 3 -17 32 70
18 Other countries 998 86 440 237 -158 103 -214 604 302 138
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 13 -25 9 12 -12 22 7 6
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,392,884 442,485 204,954 214,012 217,823 201,386 203,801 209,759 232,726
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,793,165 325,085 153,272 149,427 146,049 155,897 157,043 153,455 171,630
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 599,719 117,400 51,682 64,585 71,774 45,489 46,758 56,304 61,096
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 596,597 116,699 51,364 63,781 71,715 45,347 45,983 55,907 60,792
 
24 Europe 256,263 303,347 50,817 29,501 36,794 33,297 28,485 24,641 23,194 27,623
25 France 7,369 15,071 -192 862 3,773 255 2,113 1,383 -1,705 1,513
26 Germany 12,124 12,503 3,231 865 1,406 2,172 1,183 783 2,045 1,186
27 Netherlands 1,929 4,176 -117 229 808 205 164 29 7 -124
28 Switzerland 6,972 4,792 1,003 -396 1,106 864 842 135 312 691
29 United Kingdom 160,243 208,283 32,741 24,540 25,701 18,465 20,082 19,444 12,763 19,978
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 13,494 1,221 1,009 1,680 2,244 1,366 351 1,126 95
31 Canada 12,095 14,955 2,028 225 1,386 2,627 2,066 1,015 371 1,657
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 82,028 20,195 6,466 7,694 9,487 -3,539 2,825 10,384 9,811
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,956 1,384 147 993 -576 -454 157 667 717
34 Other Asia 151,858 186,731 41,892 14,302 16,346 26,226 18,608 16,783 21,029 20,863
35 Japan 77,905 85,213 12,021 5,301 10,185 15,269 11,681 5,902 7,035 4,986
36 Africa 512 288 -217 55 220 25 -23 -27 -91 -126
37 Other countries 1,998 6,292 600 668 348 629 204 589 353 247
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,122 701 318 804 59 142 775 397 304
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -126,735 -22,756 -16,525 -6,579 -5,991 -17,241 -16,725 -10,371 -12,385
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,187,103 498,145 182,026 191,194 227,057 229,794 222,344 235,235 262,910
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,313,838 520,901 198,551 197,773 233,048 247,035 239,069 245,606 275,295
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -27,103 -2,516 16,616 -10,485 2,755 841 -4,075 -2,265 -251
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,453,571 279,927 123,068 121,735 147,259 107,627 116,522 139,155 140,772
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,480,674 282,443 106,452 132,220 144,504 106,786 120,597 141,420 141,023
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -153,838 -25,272 91 -17,064 -3,236 -16,400 -20,800 -12,636 -12,636
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -146,498 -24,958 141 -16,979 -3,317 -16,103 -20,879 -12,539 -12,419
 
47 Europe -124,892 -64,036 -6,958 10,833 -2,967 4,268 -1,765 -11,177 -470 -6,488
48 Canada -5,492 -4,820 -4,542 301 -2,621 -683 -1,601 -806 -3,219 -1,323
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -17,868 -1,181 -1,210 -4,449 -5,083 -328 140 -1,353 172
50 Asia -12,814 -44,452 -10,916 -9,413 -5,659 -1,536 -11,177 -6,685 -6,709 -4,207
51 Japan -20,640 -32,668 -2,044 -5,926 -5,798 -3,938 -8,677 -4,107 -1,891 -153
52 Africa 1,591 -1,627 -537 -118 36 -41 -837 50 -277 -260
53 Other countries -8,602 -13,695 -824 -252 -1,319 -242 -395 -2,401 -511 -313
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -7,340 -314 -50 -85 81 -297 79 -97 -217

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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