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Statistical Supplement | May 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007
Jan - Mar Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Marp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,904,113 2,103,571 562,165 643,028 610,621 573,252 624,681 631,672 847,218
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,753,857 2,052,467 547,511 615,986 603,563 584,852 601,903 618,159 832,405
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,256 51,104 14,654 27,042 7,058 -11,600 22,778 13,513 14,813
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,212 51,113 14,651 27,043 7,058 -11,604 22,788 13,516 14,809
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 5,766 1,048 -682 -407 -2,098 -499 -571 329 1,290
 
6 Europe 39,592 96,946 25,120 11,305 15,417 3,395 -10,077 13,819 3,360 7,941
7 Belgium 5,757 1,622 -622 167 -399 -781 -272 151 -372 -401
8 France 7,675 21,738 2,492 893 6,128 2,889 974 3,577 -748 -337
9 Germany -3,278 -8,164 4,347 865 1,267 -7 -5,300 -892 3,843 1,396
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,775 806 25 -560 -287 -1,574 38 925 -157
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,611 -82 93 426 1,367 233 -382 509 -209
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,428 116 267 -2,005 -927 -679 1,401 -2,115 830
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,194 -1,030 -222 -379 -1,156 228 579 -836 -773
14 United Kingdom 19,775 75,858 19,691 9,908 11,356 2,222 -1,598 8,045 2,904 8,742
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 96 404 -148 -88 74 -944 229 61 114
16 Canada 16,549 11,821 61 355 915 838 290 -141 -320 522
17 Latin America -103 2,151 420 68 200 -55 343 72 2 346
18 Caribbean 15,414 35,039 22,924 5,463 12,472 5,938 -1,157 10,387 9,642 2,895
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,965 470 -300 418 -487 218 648 -58 -120
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,486 636 -2,285 -1,993 -2,742 -1,316 -2,495 635 2,496
21 China, Mainland -528 465 -152 -52 403 -76 444 -92 -26 -34
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -465 1,399 -252 -55 -432 -396 205 -353 1,547
23 Japan 72 -668 -85 -790 -741 -218 -677 -1,249 919 245
24 Africa 281 89 -85 -87 -111 26 -22 10 -86 -9
25 Other countries 72 687 1,567 132 -275 145 117 488 341 738
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -9 3 -1 0 4 -10 -3 4
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,572,182 441,000 123,864 127,613 140,619 154,126 143,450 141,785 155,765
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,282,602 387,677 98,413 111,642 124,893 126,320 107,677 139,764 140,236
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 289,580 53,323 25,451 15,971 15,726 27,806 35,773 2,021 15,529
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 289,344 53,223 25,448 15,916 15,751 27,843 35,790 2,057 15,376
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,632 32,558 7,872 5,260 3,955 15,506 15,751 4,180 12,627
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,746 15,576 8,701 6,618 4,577 10,336 12,074 -1,266 4,768
33 Belgium -398 -193 125 3 -45 -70 -75 -30 5 150
34 France 500 -261 1,228 759 8 -66 857 706 902 -379
35 Germany 5,938 4,471 -268 436 190 805 270 252 -304 -216
36 Ireland 3,591 4,168 -490 819 -585 57 675 -195 -141 -154
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 138 1,018 -149 -299 187 -2,156 1,513 782
38 Netherlands 1,259 -648 -1,155 -39 -368 13 155 -361 -144 -650
39 Switzerland -1,971 -185 -469 20 214 -171 131 -78 -213 -178
40 United Kingdom 40,819 53,311 9,698 4,706 3,487 3,765 6,770 10,384 -2,956 2,270
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,528 2,529 13 501 694 293 31 312 2,186
42 Canada 12,476 9,507 1,555 919 697 498 1,812 521 379 655
43 Latin America 15,473 14,181 2,817 810 -87 1,920 5,289 2,150 1,152 -485
44 Caribbean 17,304 39,750 -2,428 3,844 1,820 4,461 2,527 3,377 -6,516 711
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,037 3,917 575 11 -488 1,140 2,189 1,011 717
46 Other Asia 115,851 129,141 31,554 10,578 6,783 4,854 6,771 15,389 7,186 8,979
47 China, Mainland 22,986 37,461 18,820 2,545 1,156 610 383 11,400 2,284 5,136
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,659 7,671 1,422 2,363 1,132 3,599 2,823 3,164 1,684
49 Japan 59,140 45,062 -698 5,004 3,857 2,534 -578 -1,088 1,094 -704
50 Africa -103 -118 66 4 25 -23 -36 10 36 20
51 Other countries 608 1,100 166 17 49 -48 4 80 75 11
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 236 100 3 55 -25 -37 -17 -36 153
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,666,037 493,901 157,346 149,055 173,943 166,971 155,259 157,421 181,221
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,165,329 363,038 99,050 108,405 111,595 131,666 112,220 112,027 138,791
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 500,708 130,863 58,296 40,650 62,348 35,305 43,039 45,394 42,430
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 499,632 130,720 58,322 40,640 62,144 35,706 42,956 45,334 42,430
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,556 10,621 1,830 2,006 3,220 2,864 2,383 5,525 2,713
 
58 Europe 241,709 305,763 84,682 44,616 25,122 41,261 12,780 30,729 26,490 27,463
59 Belgium 3,625 -653 -3,023 173 -138 -32 -374 -1,519 -784 -720
60 France 13,156 21,563 5,308 3,029 3,423 2,636 3,038 3,723 1,503 82
61 Germany 6,488 -11,985 626 836 -2,948 764 -14,901 285 195 146
62 Ireland 12,184 14,010 3,585 3,118 1,430 2,589 24 1,989 1,265 331
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,564 632 1,713 -519 548 -33 -746 923 455
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,216 -162 64 1,135 61 585 -217 -245 300
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,755 682 635 1,139 2,477 376 491 773 -582
66 United Kingdom 168,881 242,349 682 30,387 19,825 31,664 20,797 27,729 21,182 26,094
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,388 939 3,108 883 -670 1,612 650 443 -154
68 Canada 2,279 8,052 4,574 776 -159 1,317 1,301 376 3,123 1,075
69 Latin America 7,203 10,035 929 1,024 977 762 680 704 98 127
70 Caribbean 40,488 91,370 16,370 7,577 8,711 9,433 12,282 3,593 5,025 7,752
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,674 746 -486 -56 414 -89 221 23 502
72 Other Asia 69,910 72,404 20,521 3,982 5,681 8,899 8,778 7,487 7,589 5,445
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,251 9,677 1,869 1,367 3,334 3,639 3,401 3,938 2,338
74 Hong Kong 11,012 14,810 3,504 669 1,776 1,402 1,615 1,234 217 2,053
75 Japan 25,617 12,671 2,631 268 1,468 2,377 2,318 1,564 751 316
76 Africa 394 -178 -5 63 31 49 -435 -86 52 29
77 Other countries 6,365 7,512 2,903 770 333 9 409 -68 2,934 37
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,076 143 -26 10 204 -401 83 60 0

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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