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Statistical Supplement | June 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007
Jan - Apr Oct Nov Dec Jan Febr Marr Aprp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,904,113 2,838,847 643,028 610,621 573,252 624,681 634,127 885,128 694,911
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,753,857 2,767,491 615,986 603,563 584,852 601,903 621,739 876,357 667,492
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,256 71,356 27,042 7,058 -11,600 22,778 12,388 8,771 27,419
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,212 71,364 27,043 7,058 -11,604 22,788 12,391 8,767 27,418
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 5,766 -492 -407 -2,098 -499 -571 317 415 -653
 
6 Europe 39,592 96,946 38,832 15,417 3,395 -10,077 13,819 3,592 8,544 12,877
7 Belgium 5,757 1,622 -891 -399 -781 -272 151 -326 -356 -359
8 France 7,675 21,738 5,123 6,128 2,889 974 3,577 -743 -331 2,621
9 Germany -3,278 -8,164 4,821 1,267 -7 -5,300 -892 3,855 1,423 435
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,775 295 -560 -287 -1,574 38 937 -158 -522
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,611 -79 426 1,367 233 -382 563 -238 -22
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,428 -1,303 -2,005 -927 -679 1,401 -2,072 1,071 -1,704
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,194 -1,487 -379 -1,156 228 579 -842 -858 -366
14 United Kingdom 19,775 75,858 32,659 11,356 2,222 -1,598 8,045 2,965 9,151 12,498
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 96 615 -88 74 -944 229 79 77 230
16 Canada 16,549 11,821 -1,662 915 838 290 -141 -694 -735 -92
17 Latin America -103 2,151 196 200 -55 343 72 -18 443 -301
18 Caribbean 15,414 35,039 32,459 12,472 5,938 -1,157 10,387 8,764 -1,418 14,726
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,965 -236 418 -487 218 648 -64 -98 -722
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,486 -377 -1,993 -2,742 -1,316 -2,495 575 1,347 196
21 China, Mainland -528 465 -148 403 -76 444 -92 -27 -25 -4
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -465 3,054 -55 -432 -396 205 -361 1,532 1,678
23 Japan 72 -668 -974 -741 -218 -677 -1,249 871 5 -601
24 Africa 281 89 -128 -111 26 -22 10 -93 -26 -19
25 Other countries 72 687 2,280 -275 145 117 488 329 710 753
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -8 -1 0 4 -10 -3 4 1
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,572,182 603,756 127,613 140,619 154,126 143,450 142,463 158,579 159,264
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,282,602 514,293 111,642 124,893 126,320 107,677 140,030 143,441 123,145
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 289,580 89,463 15,971 15,726 27,806 35,773 2,433 15,138 36,119
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 289,344 89,430 15,916 15,751 27,843 35,790 2,469 15,018 36,153
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,632 50,095 5,260 3,955 15,506 15,751 4,545 16,108 13,691
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,746 26,459 6,618 4,577 10,336 12,074 -1,262 4,364 11,283
33 Belgium -398 -193 57 -45 -70 -75 -30 5 149 -67
34 France 500 -261 2,132 8 -66 857 706 904 -385 908
35 Germany 5,938 4,471 62 190 805 270 252 -304 -82 196
36 Ireland 3,591 4,168 -780 -585 57 675 -195 -163 -280 -143
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 497 -149 -299 187 -2,156 1,535 932 187
38 Netherlands 1,259 -648 -1,115 -368 13 155 -361 -143 -681 70
39 Switzerland -1,971 -185 -340 214 -171 131 -78 -213 -181 132
40 United Kingdom 40,819 53,311 16,000 3,487 3,765 6,770 10,384 -3,014 1,655 6,975
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,528 2,732 501 694 293 31 312 2,192 197
42 Canada 12,476 9,507 2,501 697 498 1,812 521 379 570 1,031
43 Latin America 15,473 14,181 3,484 -87 1,920 5,289 2,150 1,152 -554 736
44 Caribbean 17,304 39,750 -554 1,820 4,461 2,527 3,377 -6,464 -20 2,553
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,037 6,036 11 -488 1,140 2,189 1,011 1,975 861
46 Other Asia 115,851 129,141 51,419 6,783 4,854 6,771 15,389 7,542 8,701 19,787
47 China, Mainland 22,986 37,461 28,618 1,156 610 383 11,400 2,516 5,756 8,946
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,659 11,100 2,363 1,132 3,599 2,823 3,177 1,717 3,383
49 Japan 59,140 45,062 739 3,857 2,534 -578 -1,088 1,104 -2,826 3,549
50 Africa -103 -118 55 25 -23 -36 10 36 15 -6
51 Other countries 608 1,100 30 49 -48 4 80 75 -33 -92
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 236 33 55 -25 -37 -17 -36 120 -34
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,666,037 643,679 149,055 173,943 166,971 155,259 159,111 186,713 142,596
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,165,329 476,407 108,405 111,595 131,666 112,220 112,602 142,515 109,070
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 500,708 167,272 40,650 62,348 35,305 43,039 46,509 44,198 33,526
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 499,632 167,214 40,640 62,144 35,706 42,956 46,449 44,210 33,599
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,556 13,720 2,006 3,220 2,864 2,383 5,553 2,873 2,911
 
58 Europe 241,709 305,763 105,439 25,122 41,261 12,780 30,729 27,247 26,078 21,385
59 Belgium 3,625 -653 -3,429 -138 -32 -374 -1,519 -784 -718 -408
60 France 13,156 21,563 5,359 3,423 2,636 3,038 3,723 1,505 93 38
61 Germany 6,488 -11,985 1,145 -2,948 764 -14,901 285 187 153 520
62 Ireland 12,184 14,010 5,278 1,430 2,589 24 1,989 1,220 352 1,717
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,564 -279 -519 548 -33 -746 925 446 -904
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,216 -358 1,135 61 585 -217 -253 276 -164
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,755 491 1,139 2,477 376 491 749 -615 -134
66 United Kingdom 168,881 242,349 491 19,825 31,664 20,797 27,729 22,027 24,935 18,710
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,388 2,796 883 -670 1,612 650 458 -104 1,792
68 Canada 2,279 8,052 6,083 -159 1,317 1,301 376 3,152 1,740 815
69 Latin America 7,203 10,035 1,315 977 762 680 704 98 155 358
70 Caribbean 40,488 91,370 23,773 8,711 9,433 12,282 3,593 5,227 9,712 5,241
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,674 1,088 -56 414 -89 221 25 512 330
72 Other Asia 69,910 72,404 26,503 5,681 8,899 8,778 7,487 7,702 5,902 5,412
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,251 13,589 1,367 3,334 3,639 3,401 4,043 2,700 3,445
74 Hong Kong 11,012 14,810 4,166 1,776 1,402 1,615 1,234 220 2,051 661
75 Japan 25,617 12,671 2,758 1,468 2,377 2,318 1,564 773 424 -3
76 Africa 394 -178 -13 31 49 -435 -86 52 29 -8
77 Other countries 6,365 7,512 3,026 333 9 409 -68 2,946 82 66
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,076 58 10 204 -401 83 60 -12 -73

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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