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Statistical Supplement | February 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2007

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities--Continued
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2006 2006
Jan - Dec June Julyr Aug Sept Oct Novr Decp
  Foreign securities
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -127,296 -106,347 -106,347 2,172r -3,216 6,457r -9,241r -8,356r -19,778 -18,940
 
80 Foreign purchases 2,240,104 3,699,449 3,699,449 323,827r 262,693 287,599r 281,210r 346,249r 342,699 326,212
81 Foreign sales 2,367,400 3,805,796 3,805,796 321,655r 265,909 281,142r 290,451r 354,605r 362,477 345,152
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -45,095 -139,675 -139,675 -10,091r -18,537 -9,364r -13,558r -6,691r -17,583 -28,458
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,459,882 1,868,994 1,868,994 143,862r 123,918 139,924r 145,881r 162,901r 190,822 195,057
84 Foreign sales 1,504,977 2,008,669 2,008,669 153,953r 142,455 149,288r 159,439r 169,592r 208,405 223,515
 
85 Net purchases, or sales (-) of stocks and bonds4 -172,391 -246,022 -246,022 -7,919r -21,753 -2,907r -22,799r -15,047r -37,361 -47,398
 
86 Foreign countries -165,403 -250,469 -250,469 -7,886r -21,382 -5,657r -24,840r -15,094r -37,442 -47,141
87 Europe -81,669 -217,150 -217,150 -21,118 -24,670 -10,511 -20,304 -18,519 -33,019 -36,772
88 Euro Area5 -15,952 -47,792 -47,792 -8,795 -9,075 698 -3,414 -4,052 -6,363 -8,145
89 United Kingdom -46,382 -158,028 -158,028 -10,968 -17,103 -8,439 -17,127 -9,041 -25,667 -26,691
90 Canada -4,559 -18,776 -18,776 1,724 -1,542 -3,303 -839 -1,297 691 -2,543
91 Latin America -23,487 -12,564 -12,564 320 555 1,005 43 -2,153 -2,787 -2,189
92 Caribbean 5,474 25,223 25,223 3,953r -8 2,017r -80r 9,176r 3,539 1,073
93 Asia -45,551 -17,474 -17,474 7,785 2,877 4,986 -2,103 -1,312 -2,657 -6,571
94 Japan -32,842 2,233 2,233 3,284 1,091 1,542 -863 -665 1,816 -5,495
95 Africa -1,668 -1,771 -1,771 135 362 -28 96 248 -92 -349
96 Other countries -13,943 -7,957 -7,957 -685 1,044 177 -1,653 -1,237 -3,117 210
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 -6,988 4,447 4,447 -33 -371 2,750 2,041 47 81 -257

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

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.

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

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

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