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Statistical Supplement | November 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 2007
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006 2007 2007
Jan - Sept Mar Apr May June July Aug Septp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,882,746 7,579,916 880,537 690,355 861,753 881,343 927,052 1,278,775r 799,605
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,732,131 7,454,718 871,052 662,895 819,709 852,503 905,830 1,319,500r 797,066
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,615 125,198 9,485 27,460 42,044 28,840 21,222 -40,725r 2,539
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,571 125,241 9,481 27,459 42,049 28,838 21,257 -40,731r 2,540
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 6,039 1,769 415 -653 -673 1,655 2,815 -1,612 84
 
6 Europe 39,592 97,612 57,155 9,220 12,850 23,440 11,013 6,104 -14,852r -7,510
7 Belgium 5,757 1,662 -726 -368 -363 -183 302 185 -294 130
8 France 7,675 21,727 12,138 -325 2,620 2,499 3,271 -408 -4,187 5,839
9 Germany -3,278 -8,045 -4,617 1,452 439 1,215 -5,224 515 -3,312 -2,719
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,802 237 -160 -513 38 -267 45 213 -100
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,592 -2,844 -222 -16 -468 -511 259 -870 -1,148
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,301 8,890 1,742 -1,700 11,011 -1,219 2,973 -230 -2,372
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,116 -2,928 -897 -390 40 -751 -939 878 -532
14 United Kingdom 19,775 76,188 45,511 9,111 12,523 9,898 14,761 2,684 -9,463r -5,313
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 136 1,068 73 235 221 266 35 -75 -22
16 Canada 16,549 11,909 2,760 -724 -91 643 684 975 221 1,792
17 Latin America -103 3,340 685 452 -299 65 189 519 -30 -276
18 Caribbean 15,414 33,724 45,817 -1,395 14,758 13,483 12,528 4,594 -24,493 7,606
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,964 2,500 -82 -718 539 36 1,676 573 -96
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,788 12,064 1,325 220 2,818 3,570 6,885 -1,722 902
21 China, Mainland -528 471 2,557 -23 3 -118 2,942 -50 -26 -57
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -584 21,808 1,531 1,677 4,135 4,808 5,791 2,787 1,248
23 Japan 72 -646 -5,239 7 -602 -497 -2,636 -1,166 -64 111
24 Africa 281 89 -170 -27 -20 20 -44 53 -15 -43
25 Other countries 72 721 4,430 712 759 1,041 862 451 -413 165
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -43 4 1 -5 2 -35 6 -1
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,633,299 1,469,433 159,064 159,266 165,332 171,020 164,857 166,107r 182,090
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,339,231 1,281,547 143,916 123,145 138,288 131,426 156,191 157,752r 170,608
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 294,068 187,886 15,148 36,121 27,044 39,594 8,666 8,355r 11,482
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 293,706 187,771 15,028 36,155 27,080 39,476 8,690 8,352r 11,448
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,622 98,922 16,108 13,691 12,793 15,993 7,468 4,063 9,194
 
32 Europe 55,564 88,339 62,315 4,375 11,283 5,739 15,935 7,083 -1,587r 5,948
33 Belgium -398 -274 -686 149 -67 -26 9 -42 -697 -30
34 France 500 -261 2,939 -385 908 -75 34 -88 -272 1,208
35 Germany 5,938 4,921 1,050 -82 196 50 274 552 161r -44
36 Ireland 3,591 4,197 52 -280 -143 148 227 -128 293 287
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 -3,455 943 187 -870 -86 -691 -1,969 -280
38 Netherlands 1,259 -1,465 225 -681 70 127 606 300 131 167
39 Switzerland -1,971 -160 -1,144 -181 132 -717 2 169 -316 55
40 United Kingdom 40,819 51,343 47,202 1,655 6,975 3,943 11,276 5,015 3,719 4,339
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,637 4,438 2,192 197 1,481 -319 635 -132 38
42 Canada 12,476 9,303 3,547 571 1,031 -483 667 349 169 411
43 Latin America 15,473 13,971 8,172 -554 736 1,229 2,019 2,929 -989 -497
44 Caribbean 17,304 46,487 -14,030 -32 2,555 -1,964 25 -3,501 -2,517 -5,860
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,075 9,261 1,975 861 1,149 1,845 -191 173 101
46 Other Asia 115,851 127,080 118,221 8,709 19,787 21,321 18,872 1,917 13,153 11,410
47 China, Mainland 22,986 35,459 61,508 5,756 8,946 9,851 9,741 2,519 2,700 8,026
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,967 24,473 1,725 3,383 2,918 2,208 3,163 2,344 2,684
49 Japan 59,140 45,254 7,631 -2,826 3,549 3,225 5,037 -4,858 3,692 -220
50 Africa -103 -198 41 15 -6 -11 -9 55 -20 -30
51 Other countries 608 1,649 244 -31 -92 100 122 49 -30 -35
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 362 115 120 -34 -36 118 -24 3 34
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,684,657 1,481,612 188,513 142,698 215,879 183,722 137,269 155,190r 134,280
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,170,659 1,180,058 143,143 109,071 137,571 155,186 132,794 156,124r 119,179
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 513,998 301,554 45,370 33,627 78,308 28,536 4,475 -934r 15,101
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 512,973 300,285 45,382 33,700 77,989 28,399 4,085 -1,343r 15,149
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,500 29,996 2,873 2,911 3,964 3,701 1,030 2,985 4,631
 
58 Europe 241,709 318,437 180,936 27,156 21,390 55,871 21,437 -1,606 -3,160r -5,411
59 Belgium 3,625 -2,097 -6,434 -682 -408 -294 -1,555 -411 -159 -641
60 France 13,156 22,121 4,537 93 38 84 -1,409 -56 24 543
61 Germany 6,488 -11,754 4,075 153 520 1,399 -234 513 1,126r 100
62 Ireland 12,184 14,396 6,308 352 1,717 431 210 935 266 -939
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,346 -11,373 884 -904 993 -67 -2,546 -7,960 -1,934
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,220 -349 275 -161 -95 105 -102 49 23
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,735 1,614 -329 -134 399 1,224 -180 -156 -450
66 United Kingdom 168,881 255,764 1,614 25,254 18,713 48,213 18,954 3,392 6,251r 7,075
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,337 -4,634 -104 1,792 3,682 3,294 -2,016 -3,301 -9,034
68 Canada 2,279 7,966 11,681 1,832 815 1,787 646 1,595 649 962
69 Latin America 7,203 10,016 3,995 158 357 607 399 783 548 208
70 Caribbean 40,488 90,739 23,568 9,712 5,238 9,580 -6,831 670 -4,891 1,669
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,666 2,185 512 330 109 346 -290 651r 286
72 Other Asia 69,910 73,744 72,308 5,901 5,512 8,253 11,510 3,413 4,538 17,365
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,247 28,273 2,700 3,445 3,550 4,776 1,927 1,558 2,697
74 Hong Kong 11,012 16,149 9,200 2,051 661 961 1,326 351 1,053 1,309
75 Japan 25,617 12,660 20,804 424 -3 1,637 4,623 1,047 136 10,579
76 Africa 394 -186 -218 29 -8 -73 -6 -117 -28 18
77 Other countries 6,365 7,591 5,830 82 66 1,855 898 -363 350 52
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,025 1,269 -12 -73 319 137 390 409 -48

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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