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Statistical Supplement | August 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006
Jan - June Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Junep
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,729,778 3,022,937 423,372 455,198 436,362 513,677 456,730 609,929 551,041
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,650,166 2,960,737 413,780 433,974 419,842 494,543 450,138 607,228 555,012
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,612 62,200 9,592 21,224 16,520 19,134 6,592 2,701 -3,971
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,655 62,166 9,568 21,220 16,514 19,115 6,589 2,699 -3,971
 
5 Europe 19,571 37,270 41,533 4,116 13,390 12,415 14,958 5,569 -1,316 -3,483
6 France -876 6,877 8,114 -1,752 5,277 1,125 247 3,936 -1,621 -850
7 Germany -2,360 -3,278 -3,739 -298 -629 1,464 1,319 -707 -912 -4,274
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,315 -2,268 -1,299 811 -835 -472 -1,024 -766 18
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,351 2,075 72 920 1,493 570 -44 -517 -347
10 United Kingdom 15,208 18,109 22,660 6,335 4,586 8,397 12,456 -920 -2,880 1,021
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 350 1,217 5 21 -93 70 -43 67 1,195
12 Canada 1,292 16,558 7,451 1,813 755 536 3,179 -535 762 2,754
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 15,280 2,037 1,491 3,501 3,468 452 -1,355 1,275 -5,304
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,791 6,540 11 1,034 318 973 3,324 120 771
15 Other Asia -320 8,378 4,074 1,550 2,206 -432 -363 -639 1,979 1,323
16 Japan 2,832 72 1,634 532 1,547 -43 -783 -117 583 447
17 Africa -41 309 253 -17 32 70 -16 101 71 -5
18 Other countries 998 69 278 604 302 139 -68 124 -192 -27
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 34 24 4 6 19 3 2 0
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,375,544 1,423,588 202,834 207,955 233,389 246,151r 223,053r 269,797r 243,243
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,783,651 1,050,027 155,417 153,546 168,066 178,404r 171,947r 196,516r 181,548
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 591,893 373,561 47,417 54,409 65,323 67,747r 51,106r 73,281r 61,695
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 588,768 372,166 46,639 54,012 65,019 67,442r 51,029r 73,103r 61,561
 
24 Europe 256,263 297,218 193,187 25,007 21,238 30,938 41,319r 27,284 36,286r 36,122
25 France 7,369 13,612 2,856 1,352 -1,814 1,453 1,541 884 405r 387
26 Germany 12,124 12,426 7,637 777 2,027 1,178 1,505 1,038 819r 1,070
27 Netherlands 1,929 4,026 844 23 4 -126 323 333 222r 88
28 Switzerland 6,972 1,771 2,358 -44 184 693 608 46 -563r 1,390
29 United Kingdom 160,243 209,694 138,420 19,628 14,040 22,739 32,964r 18,964 24,732r 24,981
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 16,624 5,623 758 1,396 502 395 714 1,428 1,188
31 Canada 12,095 14,763 10,368 1,002 357 1,655 3,509 108 1,694r 3,045
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 80,460 48,119 2,723 10,381 9,977 6,312 5,903 11,526r 4,020
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,832 6,530 145 667 717 708 1,394 1,737 1,307
34 Other Asia 151,858 186,231 107,109 16,762 21,107 20,896 13,049r 14,341r 21,668r 16,048
35 Japan 77,905 84,818 29,685 5,885 7,070 4,968 1,291 4,000 9,027r 3,329
36 Africa 512 291 -47 -27 -91 -126 90 62 -73 91
37 Other countries 1,998 6,973 6,900 1,027 353 962 2,455 1,937 265r 928
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,125 1,395 778 397 304 305 77 178 134
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -127,485 -46,577 -16,650 -10,414 -11,861 -11,995 -8,098 -4,926 717
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,222,011 1,740,832 226,596 239,623 267,433 289,496 268,954 369,441 305,885
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,349,496 1,787,409 243,246 250,037 279,294 301,491 277,052 374,367 305,168
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -45,137 -41,908 -5,730 -2,621 -158 -7,125 -6,019r -15,644r -10,341
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,459,374 884,006 116,972 139,650 141,136 165,590 129,758 168,141r 139,731
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,504,511 925,914 122,702 142,271 141,294 172,715 135,777r 183,785r 150,072
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -172,622 -88,485 -22,380 -13,035 -12,019 -19,120 -14,117r -20,570r -9,624
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -165,634 -88,584 -22,458 -12,938 -11,802 -19,558 -14,200r -20,511r -9,575
 
47 Europe -124,892 -82,095 -67,446 -12,776 -845 -5,562 -11,766 -5,875r -22,590r -20,808
48 Canada -5,492 -4,818 -9,098 -809 -3,219 -1,498 -2,448 -3,131 -853r 2,051
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -18,371 47 176 -1,372 176 -566 1,697 -1,937r 2,049
50 Asia -12,814 -44,970 -6,570 -6,698 -6,711 -4,511 -3,965 -3,803 4,770r 7,650
51 Japan -20,640 -32,827 5,702 -4,118 -1,892 -164 -369 434 4,515r 3,178
52 Africa 1,591 -1,672 -2,080 50 -277 -270 -504 -1,312 128 155
53 Other countries -8,602 -13,708 -3,437 -2,401 -514 -137 -309 -1,776 -29r -672
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -6,988 99 78 -97 -217 438 83 -59 -49

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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