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Statistical Supplement | January 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2004 2005 2006 2006
Jan - Nov May June July Aug Sept Oct Novp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 3,862,043 4,731,749r 5,585,006 601,019r 549,140r 470,454r 516,010r 484,382r 567,367r 546,135
2 Foreign sales 3,833,567 4,649,799r 5,448,185 589,683r 549,154r 456,918r 508,129r 474,806r 544,156r 544,371
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 28,476 81,950r 136,821 11,336r -14r 13,536r 7,881r 9,576r 23,211r 1,764
 
4 Foreign countries 28,616 81,993r 136,780 11,334r -14r 13,534r 7,878r 9,573r 23,212r 1,764
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 2,239 954 6,263 1,168 1,178 1,625 207 -682 -407 -2,098
 
6 Europe 19,571 39,592r 103,654 7,318r 474r 7,136r 9,501r 10,126r 15,367r 1,489
7 Belgium -348 5,757 1,893 1,920 190 -67 375 167 -399 -781
8 France -876 7,675 19,043 -1,621 -870 206 2,239 893 6,128 1,168
9 Germany -2,360 -3,278 -4,046 -921r -4,303 -87 -819 -299 1,267 -25
10 Ireland 2,153 1,660 -201 1,214 32 345 -182 25 -560 -287
11 Luxembourg 4,534 7,924 11,390 1,955 237 415 252 93 426 1,379
12 Netherlands 1,697 -2,326 -4,748 -766 13 17 169 267 -2,005 -926
13 Switzerland -1,194 1,334 970 -517 -347 138 513 -222 -379 -1,152
14 United Kingdom 15,208 19,775r 76,978 5,763r 4,978r 6,113r 6,481r 9,893r 11,306r 2,043
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man -180 350 1,040 67 1,195 136 -149 -148 -88 74
16 Canada 1,292 16,549 11,591 762 2,754 1,955 14 355 915 897
17 Latin America -98 -103 1,823 793 -140 -133 -208 68 200 -40
18 Caribbean 729 15,414 14,407 483 -5,164 3,563 -2,013 1,564 8,691 2,427
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 6,485 1,789 7,732 120 771 1,078 491 -300 418 -500
20 Other Asia -320 8,399 -3,111 1,979 1,323 -315 48 -2,285 -1,993 -2,683
21 China, Mainland -307 -528 21 -1 -22 12 -50 -52 403 -76
22 Hong Kong -778 1,050 -17 41 305 482 26 -252 -55 -380
23 Japan 2,832 72 9 583 447 -310 434 -790 -741 -218
24 Africa -41 281 116 71 -5 -4 1 -87 -111 31
25 Other countries 998 72 568 -192 -27 254 44 132 -275 143
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -140 -43 41 2 0 2 3 3 -1 0
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,209,381 1,097,458r 1,281,264 135,381r 114,212r 113,287 115,575 114,314 115,699 131,361
28 Foreign sales 982,980 878,202r 1,025,596 100,389r 91,682r 94,782 84,144 88,725 100,503 116,642
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 226,401 219,256r 255,668 34,992r 22,530r 18,505 31,431 25,589 15,196 14,719
 
30 Foreign countries 225,522 218,983r 255,389 34,921r 22,384r 18,596 31,565 25,585 15,141 14,744
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 20,750 31,629r 73,200 8,521 5,209 11,844 9,764 7,872 5,260 3,905
 
32 Europe 84,230 55,564 78,622 9,603 11,081r -2,863 10,288 8,714 6,611 4,578
33 Belgium 5,649 -398 -118 28 -7 -44 -19 3 -45 -70
34 France -239 500 -1,118 -711 -404 128 344 759 8 -66
35 Germany -123 5,938 4,201 -245 370 -286 84 436 190 805
36 Ireland 4,224 3,591 3,496 502 1,465r 455 481 819 -583 58
37 Luxembourg 799 1,583 4,867 696 595 655 323 1,028 -149 -299
38 Netherlands -163 1,259 -803 92 -363 -62 52 -39 -368 13
39 Switzerland 3,008 -1,971 -312 -48 -90 40 21 21 215 -171
40 United Kingdom 53,183 40,819 46,782 5,345 7,406 -3,044 5,251 4,708 3,477 3,765
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 575 54 1,237 -42 -45 -59 284 13 501 694
42 Canada 5,980 12,476r 9,872 782r 1,895 1,135 400 919 698 498
43 Latin America 8,591 15,473 8,892 1,290 900r 3,465 -267 810 -87 1,920
44 Caribbean 29,593 17,304 30,373 6,024 -2,843 4,370 5,720 3,967 1,050 3,453
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 4,353 1,810 5,648 1,030 369 925 1,443 575 11 -488
46 Other Asia 92,077 115,851r 120,968 16,122r 10,779r 11,232 14,062 10,579 6,784 4,854
47 China, Mainland 16,387 22,986r 35,222 3,545 5,345 4,133 4,948 2,545 1,156 610
48 Hong Kong 11,289 16,289 28,510 2,685 2,395 2,207 3,699 1,422 2,363 1,132
49 Japan 44,442 59,140r 45,640 9,107r 3,095r 4,273 3,214 5,004 3,857 2,534
50 Africa 61 -103 -82 -11 31 -25 -19 4 25 -23
51 Other countries 637 608 1,096 81 172 357 -62 17 49 -48
 
52 International and regional organizations2 879 273 279 71 146 -91 -134 4 55 -25
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,171,415 1,277,006 1,400,745 134,568 127,324 90,218 122,925 150,262 139,419 166,594
54 Foreign sales 861,915 904,784 946,460 92,592 87,332r 71,128r 85,503 91,595 99,920 102,693
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 309,500 372,222 454,285 41,976 39,992r 19,090r 37,422 58,667 39,499 63,901
 
56 Foreign countries 307,900 369,370 452,810 41,869 40,004r 19,165r 36,985 58,693 39,489 63,697
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 11,464 19,141r 25,656 2,503r 1,575 1,004 2,748 1,835 2,006 3,640
 
58 Europe 172,033 241,709 292,716 29,994 26,271r 8,517r 18,930 45,419 25,083 43,199
59 Belgium 5,838 3,625 -286 1,970 -216r -344r -1,458 162 -138 -32
60 France 7,608 13,156 19,037 1,116 798 1,535 2,910 3,029 3,423 3,107
61 Germany 12,247 6,488 2,947 1,064 709 -354 31 836 -2,948 707
62 Ireland 10,222 12,184 14,027 12 1,619r 788 423 3,118 1,434 2,630
63 Luxembourg 5,787 4,610 4,506 1,694 689 -141 -386 1,972 -519 604
64 Netherlands 2,092 2,772 2,776 130 453 76 145 74 1,135 61
65 Switzerland 3,964 3,742 9,587 -515 1,480 1,220 1,015 635 1,139 2,584
66 United Kingdom 107,060 168,881 9,587 22,698 18,818r 6,028 14,345 30,933 19,782 32,974
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 5,902 16,570 8,786 1,470 1,233 -283 -81 3,108 883 -660
68 Canada 6,115 2,279 6,874 905 1,147 -604 440 776 -158 1,312
69 Latin America 19,858 7,203 9,355 669 1,030 440 1,578 1,024 977 762
70 Caribbean 47,952 40,488 67,805 3,543 4,937r 5,737 8,526 7,145 7,588 8,840
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 349 1,022 5,212 707 938 633 946 -486 -56 827
72 Other Asia 59,781 69,910 63,383 5,929 4,865r 4,520 6,473 3,982 5,691 8,617
73 China, Mainland 12,337 26,130 27,612 2,823 2,293 1,529 2,319 1,869 1,367 3,334
74 Hong Kong 5,714 11,012 13,187 1,366 1,140 1,411 1,006 669 1,776 1,403
75 Japan 33,463 25,617 10,092 303 -166 933 2,055 268 1,468 2,074
76 Africa 451 394 285 -62 60 22 116 63 31 56
77 Other countries 1,361 6,365 7,180 184 756 -100 -24 770 333 84
 
78 International and regional organizations3 1,600 2,852 1,475 107 -12 -75 437 -26 10 204

1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).   Return to table

2. Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as African, Asian, Caribbean, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern regional organizations. Beginning with data for June 2006, also includes the Bank for International Settlements.   Return to table

3. Includes state and local securities. Also includes issues of new debt securities sold abroad by U.S. corporations organized to finance direct investment abroad.   Return to table

4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.

5. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.

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