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Statistical Supplement | September 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, September 2006
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005 2006 2006
Jan - July Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Julyp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,729,778 3,501,491 455,198 436,362 513,677 456,731r 609,929 551,041 478,553
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,650,166 3,428,857 433,974 419,842 494,543 450,138 607,228 555,012 468,120
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 79,612 72,634 21,224 16,520 19,134 6,593r 2,701 -3,971 10,433
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 79,655 72,598 21,220 16,514 19,115 6,590r 2,699 -3,971 10,431
 
5 Europe 19,571 37,270 45,567 13,390 12,415 14,958 5,570r -1,316 -3,483 4,033
6 France -876 6,877 8,292 5,277 1,125 247 3,936 -1,621 -850 178
7 Germany -2,360 -3,278 -3,866 -629 1,464 1,319 -707 -912 -4,274 -127
8 Netherlands 1,697 -2,315 -2,258 811 -835 -472 -1,024 -766 18 10
9 Switzerland -1,194 1,351 2,213 920 1,493 570 -44 -517 -347 138
10 United Kingdom 15,208 18,109 25,669 4,586 8,397 12,456 -920 -2,880 1,021 3,009
11 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 -180 350 1,353 21 -93 70 -43 67 1,195 136
12 Canada 1,292 16,558 9,406 755 536 3,179 -535 762 2,754 1,955
13 Latin America and Caribbean 631 15,280 5,467 3,501 3,468 452 -1,355 1,275 -5,304 3,430
14 Middle East2 6,485 1,791 7,618 1,034 318 973 3,324 120 771 1,078
15 Other Asia -320 8,378 3,759 2,206 -432 -363 -639 1,979 1,323 -315
16 Japan 2,832 72 1,324 1,547 -43 -783 -117 583 447 -310
17 Africa -41 309 249 32 70 -16 101 71 -5 -4
18 Other countries 998 69 532 302 139 -68 124 -192 -27 254
 
19 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -140 -43 36 4 6 19 3 2 0 2
 
Bonds3  
20 Foreign purchases 2,380,796 2,375,544 1,627,686 207,955 233,389 246,151 223,992r 269,797 241,638r 204,764
21 Foreign sales 1,844,895 1,783,651 1,215,673 153,546 168,066 178,404 171,947 196,516 179,942r 167,252
 
22 Net purchases, or sales (-) 535,901 591,893 412,013 54,409 65,323 67,747 52,045r 73,281 61,696r 37,512
 
23 Foreign countries 533,422 588,768 410,778 54,012 65,019 67,442 51,968r 73,103 61,562r 37,672
 
24 Europe 256,263 297,218 199,729 21,238 30,938 41,319 28,223r 36,286 36,123r 5,602
25 France 7,369 13,612 4,517 -1,814 1,453 1,541 884 405 388r 1,660
26 Germany 12,124 12,426 6,980 2,027 1,178 1,505 1,038 819 1,070 -657
27 Netherlands 1,929 4,026 857 4 -126 323 333 222 88 13
28 Switzerland 6,972 1,771 3,089 184 693 608 46 -563 1,390 731
29 United Kingdom 160,243 209,694 142,918 14,040 22,739 32,964 19,903r 24,732 24,981 3,559
30 Channel Islands and Isle of Man1 6,477 16,624 5,281 1,396 502 395 714 1,428 1,188 -342
31 Canada 12,095 14,763 10,904 357 1,655 3,509 108 1,694 3,045 536
32 Latin America and Caribbean 105,994 80,460 62,186 10,381 9,977 6,312 5,903 11,526 4,020 14,067
33 Middle East2 4,702 2,832 8,088 667 717 708 1,394 1,737 1,307 1,558
34 Other Asia 151,858 186,231 122,754 21,107 20,896 13,049 14,341 21,668 16,048 15,645
35 Japan 77,905 84,818 34,783 7,070 4,968 1,291 4,000 9,027 3,329 5,098
36 Africa 512 291 -40 -91 -126 90 62 -73 91 7
37 Other countries 1,998 6,973 7,157 353 962 2,455 1,937 265 928 257
 
38 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations 2,479 3,125 1,235 397 304 305 77 178 134 -160
  Foreign securities
39 Stocks, net purchases, or sales (-) -84,970 -127,485 -49,485 -10,414 -11,861 -11,995 -8,098 -4,926 717 -2,908
40 Foreign purchases 1,664,076 2,222,011 1,986,765 239,623 267,433 289,496 268,954 369,441 305,885 245,933
41 Foreign sales 1,749,046 2,349,496 2,036,250 250,037 279,294 301,491 277,052 374,367 305,168 248,841
42 Bonds, net purchases, or sales (-) -67,872 -45,137 -60,595 -2,621 -158 -7,125 -6,019 -15,644 -10,341 -18,687
43 Foreign purchases 1,459,043 1,459,374 1,003,001 139,650 141,136 165,590 129,758 168,141 139,731 118,995
44 Foreign sales 1,526,915 1,504,511 1,063,596 142,271 141,294 172,715 135,777 183,785 150,072 137,682
 
45 Net purchases, or sales (-), of stocks and bonds -152,842 -172,622 -110,080 -13,035 -12,019 -19,120 -14,117 -20,570 -9,624 -21,595
 
46 Foreign countries -141,025 -165,634 -109,808 -12,938 -11,802 -19,558 -14,200 -20,511 -9,575 -21,224
 
47 Europe -124,892 -82,095 -91,703 -845 -5,562 -11,766 -5,875 -22,590 -20,808 -24,257
48 Canada -5,492 -4,818 -10,573 -3,219 -1,498 -2,448 -3,131 -853 2,051 -1,475
49 Latin America and Caribbean 9,184 -18,371 256 -1,372 176 -566 1,697 -1,937 2,049 209
50 Asia -12,814 -44,970 -3,637 -6,711 -4,511 -3,965 -3,803 4,770 7,650 2,933
51 Japan -20,640 -32,827 6,831 -1,892 -164 -369 434 4,515 3,178 1,129
52 Africa 1,591 -1,672 -1,760 -277 -270 -504 -1,312 128 155 320
53 Other countries -8,602 -13,708 -2,391 -514 -137 -309 -1,776 -29 -672 1,046
 
54 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations -11,817 -6,988 -272 -97 -217 438 83 -59 -49 -371

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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