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Statistical Supplement | May 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006
Jan - Mar Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,467,936 1,278,638 410,817 420,182 381,685 386,338 416,565 396,397 465,676
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,388,783 1,221,930 387,794 412,227 376,793 376,745 395,377 379,917 446,636
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,153 56,708 23,023 7,955 4,892 9,593 21,188 16,480 19,040
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,196 56,678 23,014 7,943 4,904 9,571 21,181 16,474 19,023
 
5 Europe 19,571 38,861 40,762 15,479 2,201 4,135 4,115 13,365 12,433 14,964
6 France -876 7,283 6,669 642 -312 4,591 -1,747 5,289 1,129 251
7 Germany -2,360 -3,329 2,156 124 -145 146 -297 -630 1,467 1,319
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,271 -492 1,009 10 126 -1,299 813 -833 -472
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,294 2,972 -14 178 914 72 912 1,489 571
10 United Kingdom 15,208 19,192 25,427 11,775 637 -2,087 6,329 4,572 8,399 12,456
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 379 -45 42 82 59 8 -10 -105 70
12 Canada 1,292 15,930 4,447 3,786 1,084 1,768 1,804 739 529 3,179
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 14,205 7,419 2,333 3,331 -679 1,546 3,520 3,423 476
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,656 2,183 7 113 169 -25 1,025 312 846
15 Other Asia -320 8,159 1,409 1,538 1,122 -278 1,544 2,198 -431 -358
16 Japan 2,832 101 722 75 656 15 531 1,546 -40 -784
17 Africa -41 299 86 29 -11 3 -17 32 70 -16
18 Other countries 998 86 372 -158 103 -214 604 302 138 -68
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 30 9 12 -12 22 7 6 17
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,389,867r 678,197 214,012 217,823 201,386 200,784r 205,823r 230,429r 241,945
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,789,965r 493,202 149,427 146,049 155,897 153,843r 152,077r 166,257r 174,868
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 599,902r 184,995 64,585 71,774 45,489 46,941r 53,746r 64,172r 67,077
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 596,780r 183,987 63,781 71,715 45,347 46,166r 53,349r 63,868r 66,770
 
24 Europe 256,263 303,530r 92,528 36,794 33,297 28,485 24,824r 20,636r 29,922r 41,970
25 France 7,369 15,071 1,321 3,773 255 2,113 1,383 -1,705 1,513 1,513
26 Germany 12,124 12,503 4,736 1,406 2,172 1,183 783 2,045 1,186 1,505
27 Netherlands 1,929 4,176 206 808 205 164 29 7 -124 323
28 Switzerland 6,972 4,792 2,497 1,106 864 842 135 506r 1,536r 455
29 United Kingdom 160,243 208,283 67,968 25,701 18,465 20,082 19,444 13,123r 21,023r 33,822
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 13,494 1,591 1,680 2,244 1,366 351 1,126 95 370
31 Canada 12,095 14,955 5,537 1,386 2,627 2,066 1,015 371 1,657 3,509
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 82,028 26,456 7,694 9,487 -3,539 2,825 10,384 9,811 6,261
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,956 2,092 993 -576 -454 157 667 717 708
34 Other Asia 151,858 186,731 54,766 16,346 26,226 18,608 16,783 21,029 20,925r 12,812
35 Japan 77,905 85,213 13,284 10,185 15,269 11,681 5,902 7,035 4,986 1,263
36 Africa 512 288 -127 220 25 -23 -27 -91 -126 90
37 Other countries 1,998 6,292 2,735 348 629 204 589 353 962r 1,420
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,122 1,008 804 59 142 775 397 304 307
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -126,735 -34,224 -6,579 -5,991 -17,241 -16,725 -10,371 -11,949r -11,904
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,187,103 780,489 191,194 227,057 229,794 222,344 235,235 262,094r 283,160
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,313,838 814,713 197,773 233,048 247,035 239,069 245,606 274,043r 295,064
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -28,603r -9,852 -10,485 2,755 841 -5,575r -2,265 -75r -7,512
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,453,571 445,050 121,735 147,259 107,627 116,522 139,155 140,772 165,123
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,482,174r 454,902 132,220 144,504 106,786 122,097r 141,420 140,847r 172,635
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -155,338r -44,076 -17,064 -3,236 -16,400 -22,300r -12,636 -12,024r -19,416
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -147,998r -44,200 -16,979 -3,317 -16,103 -22,379r -12,539 -11,807r -19,854
 
47 Europe -124,892 -65,536r -18,182 -2,967 4,268 -1,765 -12,677r -470 -5,524r -12,188
48 Canada -5,492 -4,820 -7,164 -2,621 -683 -1,601 -806 -3,219 -1,497r -2,448
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -17,868 -1,624 -4,449 -5,083 -328 140 -1,353 168r -439
50 Asia -12,814 -44,452 -15,225 -5,659 -1,536 -11,177 -6,685 -6,709 -4,547r -3,969
51 Japan -20,640 -32,668 -2,412 -5,798 -3,938 -8,677 -4,107 -1,891 -152r -369
52 Africa 1,591 -1,627 -1,051 36 -41 -837 50 -277 -270r -504
53 Other countries -8,602 -13,695 -954 -1,319 -242 -395 -2,401 -511 -137r -306
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -7,340 124 -85 81 -297 79 -97 -217 438

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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