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Statistical Supplement | March 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007
Jan - Jan July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Janp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,903,944r 609,833 539,824 583,110 562,165 643,028r 610,621r 573,252 609,833
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,754,063r 589,341 525,413 575,131 547,526 616,000r 603,658r 584,852 589,341
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 149,881r 20,492 14,411 7,979 14,639 27,028r 6,963 -11,600 20,492
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 149,837r 20,502 14,409 7,977 14,636 27,029r 6,963 -11,604 20,502
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 5,766 -571 1,624 207 -682 -407 -2,098 -499 -571
 
6 Europe 39,592 96,588r 11,610 7,136 9,501 11,290 15,403r 3,300 -10,077 11,610
7 Belgium 5,757 1,622 144 -67 375 167 -399 -781 -272 144
8 France 7,675 21,738 3,543 206 2,239 893 6,128 2,889 974 3,543
9 Germany -3,278 -8,164 -903 -87 -819 865 1,267 -7 -5,300 -903
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,775 38 345 -182 25 -560 -287 -1,574 38
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,611 -384 415 252 93 426 1,367 233 -384
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,428 1,397 17 169 267 -2,005 -927 -679 1,397
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,194 589 138 513 -222 -379 -1,156 228 589
14 United Kingdom 19,775 75,500r 5,705 6,113 6,481 9,893 11,342r 2,127 -1,598 5,705
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 96 229 136 -149 -148 -88 74 -944 229
16 Canada 16,549 11,822 -123 1,955 14 355 915 838 290 -123
17 Latin America -103 2,151 72 -133 -208 68 200 -55 343 72
18 Caribbean 15,414 35,021 10,341 4,436 -1,914 5,463 12,472 5,938 -1,157 10,341
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,965 651 1,080 491 -300 418 -487 218 651
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,486 -2,545 -315 48 -2,285 -1,993 -2,742 -1,316 -2,545
21 China, Mainland -528 465 -92 12 -50 -52 403 -76 444 -92
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -465 155 482 26 -252 -55 -432 -396 155
23 Japan 72 -668 -1,249 -310 434 -790 -741 -218 -677 -1,249
24 Africa 281 89 8 -4 1 -87 -111 26 -22 8
25 Other countries 72 687 488 254 44 132 -275 145 117 488
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -10 2 2 3 -1 0 4 -10
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,572,185r 143,449 123,739 127,242 123,864 127,613r 140,619 154,126 143,449
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,281,415 107,512 104,202 93,765 98,660 111,493 124,852 126,089 107,512
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 290,770r 35,937 19,537 33,477 25,204 16,120r 15,767 28,037 35,937
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 290,529r 35,954 19,628 33,611 25,201 16,065r 15,792 28,074 35,954
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 88,770 15,751 11,853 9,777 7,872 5,260 3,955 15,506 15,751
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,812r 12,086 -2,863 10,288 8,554 6,621r 4,578 10,340 12,086
33 Belgium -398 -193 -30 -44 -19 3 -45 -70 -75 -30
34 France 500 -261 706 128 344 759 8 -66 857 706
35 Germany 5,938 4,471 252 -286 84 436 190 805 270 252
36 Ireland 3,591 4,175 -183 455 481 819 -583 58 679 -183
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,045 -2,156 655 323 1,018 -149 -299 187 -2,156
38 Netherlands 1,259 -648 -361 -62 52 -39 -368 13 155 -361
39 Switzerland -1,971 -181 -78 40 21 21 215 -171 131 -78
40 United Kingdom 40,819 53,562r 10,384 -3,044 5,251 4,708 3,487r 3,765 6,770 10,384
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,530 31 -59 284 13 501 694 293 31
42 Canada 12,476 11,684 521 1,135 400 919 698 498 1,812 521
43 Latin America 15,473 14,181 2,150 3,465 -267 810 -87 1,920 5,289 2,150
44 Caribbean 17,304 40,343 3,529 5,402 7,766 3,743 1,964 4,501 2,754 3,529
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 6,788 2,189 925 1,443 575 11 -488 1,140 2,189
46 Other Asia 115,851 127,739 15,389 11,232 14,062 10,579 6,784 4,854 6,771 15,389
47 China, Mainland 22,986 35,605 11,400 4,133 4,948 2,545 1,156 610 383 11,400
48 Hong Kong 16,289 32,109 2,823 2,207 3,699 1,422 2,363 1,132 3,599 2,823
49 Japan 59,140 45,062 -1,088 4,273 3,214 5,004 3,857 2,534 -578 -1,088
50 Africa -103 -118 10 -25 -19 4 25 -23 -36 10
51 Other countries 608 1,100 80 357 -62 17 49 -48 4 80
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 241 -17 -91 -134 3 55 -25 -37 -17
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,668,598r 155,297 96,550 131,907 157,606 149,072 176,748r 167,469 155,297
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,165,826r 112,088 76,005 92,142 98,648 108,285 111,351r 131,680r 112,088
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 502,772r 43,209 20,545 39,765 58,958 40,787 65,397r 35,789r 43,209
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 501,696r 43,126 20,620 39,327 58,984 40,777 65,193r 36,190r 43,126
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,523 2,383 1,007 2,752 1,830 2,006 3,640 2,864 2,383
 
58 Europe 241,709 305,483r 30,788 8,517 18,930 45,249 25,083 43,229r 12,907r 30,788
59 Belgium 3,625 -635 -1,519 -344 -1,458 162 -138 -32 -349 -1,519
60 France 13,156 21,626 3,723 1,535 2,910 3,029 3,423 2,636 3,060 3,723
61 Germany 6,488 -11,919 285 -354 31 836 -2,948 708 -14,867 285
62 Ireland 12,184 13,934 1,991 788 423 3,000 1,434 2,630 25 1,991
63 Luxembourg 4,610 4,491r -722 -141 -386 1,968 -519 605 -12r -722
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,379 -217 76 145 69 1,135 61 608 -217
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,965 489 1,220 1,015 635 1,139 2,585 377 489
66 United Kingdom 168,881 240,658r 489 6,028 14,345 30,891 19,782 33,472r 20,747 27,764
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,397 650 -283 -81 3,107 883 -660 1,612 650
68 Canada 2,279 8,182 377 -604 440 775 -158 1,317 1,304 377
69 Latin America 7,203 10,035 704 440 1,578 1,024 977 762 680 704
70 Caribbean 40,488 92,798 3,698 7,192 10,868 7,607 8,876 9,998 12,464 3,698
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 5,282 221 633 946 -486 -56 827 70 221
72 Other Asia 69,910 72,477 7,492 4,520 6,473 3,982 5,691 8,920 8,791 7,492
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,251 3,401 1,529 2,319 1,869 1,367 3,334 3,639 3,401
74 Hong Kong 11,012 14,802 1,234 1,411 1,006 669 1,776 1,403 1,615 1,234
75 Japan 25,617 12,713 1,570 933 2,055 268 1,468 2,377 2,318 1,570
76 Africa 394 -150 -86 22 116 63 31 56 -435 -86
77 Other countries 6,365 7,589 -68 -100 -24 770 333 84 409 -68
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,076 83 -75 438 -26 10 204 -401 83

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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