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Statistical Supplement | January 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, January 2008
3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2005 2006r 2007 2007
Jan - Nov May June July Aug Sept Oct Novp
  U.S. corporate securities
 
Stocks  
1 Foreign purchases 4,731,749 6,868,571 9,691,497 861,753 896,129r 927,052 1,278,775 799,649 999,347 1,097,812
2 Foreign sales 4,649,799 6,718,156 9,529,583 819,709 866,165r 905,830 1,319,500 797,035 969,127 1,093,185
 
3 Net purchases, or sales (-) 81,950 150,415 161,914 42,044 29,964r 21,222 -40,725 2,614 30,220 4,627
 
4 Foreign countries 81,993 150,371 161,955 42,049 29,962r 21,257 -40,731 2,615 30,219 4,626
5 Of which: by foreign official institutions 954 5,766 2,605 -673 1,655 2,815 -1,612 84 354 482
 
6 Europe 39,592 97,066 75,642 23,440 12,153r 6,104 -14,852 -7,515 14,246 3,021
7 Belgium 5,757 1,625 -1,496 -183 302 185 -294 130 -16 -755
8 France 7,675 21,735 20,676 2,499 4,443r -408 -4,187 5,841 6,466 898
9 Germany -3,278 -8,040 782 1,215 -5,224 515 -3,312 -2,719 2,543 2,856
10 Ireland 1,660 -1,788 -126 38 -273r 45 213 -100 -426 69
11 Luxembourg 7,924 11,608 -5,477 -468 -512r 259 -870 -1,148 -972 -1,660
12 Netherlands -2,326 -5,363 8,011 11,011 -1,219 2,973 -230 -2,372 -1,081 118
13 Switzerland 1,334 1,180 -3,676 40 -751 -939 878 -532 41 -789
14 United Kingdom 19,775 75,764 53,122 9,898 14,755r 2,684 -9,463 -5,320 6,785 839
15 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 350 102 723 221 266 35 -75 -22 35 -380
16 Canada 16,549 11,818 8,106 643 682r 975 221 1,858 2,378 2,461
17 Latin America -103 2,166 638 65 185r 519 -30 -276 -380 337
18 Caribbean 15,414 35,068 44,190 13,483 12,528 4,594 -24,493 7,620 6,186 -7,823
19 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,789 7,974 5,133 539 36 1,676 573 -96 1,739 894
20 Other Asia 8,399 -4,490 22,461 2,818 3,560r 6,885 -1,722 902 5,138 5,269
21 China, Mainland -528 471 3,907 -118 2,942 -50 -26 -57 230 1,120
22 Hong Kong 1,050 -463 30,758 4,135 4,808 5,791 2,787 1,248 4,720 4,230
23 Japan 72 -669 -5,100 -497 -2,646r -1,166 -64 111 25 124
24 Africa 281 89 -92 20 -44 53 -15 -43 -31 109
25 Other countries 72 680 5,877 1,041 862 451 -413 165 943 358
 
26 International and regional organizations2 -43 44 -41 -5 2 -35 6 -1 1 1
 
U.S. Government Agency Bonds  
27 Foreign purchases 1,097,458 1,572,160 1,822,737 165,332 171,020 164,857 166,107 182,090 179,040 174,264
28 Foreign sales 878,202 1,285,696 1,593,335 138,288 131,426 156,190 157,752 170,608 164,162 147,627
 
29 Net purchases, or sales (-) 219,256 286,464 229,402 27,044 39,594 8,667 8,355 11,482 14,878 26,637
 
30 Foreign countries 218,983 286,228 229,018 27,080 39,476 8,691 8,352 11,448 14,943 26,303
31 Of which: by foreign official institutions 31,629 92,632 114,977 12,793 15,993 7,468 4,063 9,194 10,048 6,007
 
32 Europe 55,564 86,320 80,209 5,739 15,935 7,084 -1,587 5,948 10,224 7,669
33 Belgium -398 -274 -1,670 -26 9 -42 -697 -30 -916 -68
34 France 500 -261 4,311 -75 34 -88 -272 1,208 439 933
35 Germany 5,938 4,471 242 50 274 552 161 -44 -242 -566
36 Ireland 3,591 4,133 1,340 148 227 -128 293 287 371 918
37 Luxembourg 1,583 5,028 -8,810 -870 -86 -691 -1,969 -280 -2,448 -2,907
38 Netherlands 1,259 -655 128 127 606 300 131 167 -49 -48
39 Switzerland -1,971 -186 -1,613 -717 2 170 -316 55 -311 -159
40 United Kingdom 40,819 51,072 60,027 3,943 11,276 5,015 3,719 4,339 6,732 6,093
41 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 54 1,528 4,871 1,481 -319 635 -132 38 466 -33
42 Canada 12,476 9,507 2,724 -483 667 349 169 411 402 -1,225
43 Latin America 15,473 13,971 7,382 1,229 2,019 2,929 -989 -497 399 -1,189
44 Caribbean 17,304 39,741 1,169 -1,964 25 -3,501 -2,517 -5,860 -344 15,543
45 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,810 7,037 8,850 1,149 1,845 -191 173 101 184 -595
46 Other Asia 115,851 128,750 127,702 21,321 18,872 1,917 13,153 11,410 3,560 5,921
47 China, Mainland 22,986 37,401 71,183 9,851 9,741 2,519 2,700 8,026 3,048 6,627
48 Hong Kong 16,289 31,659 28,651 2,918 2,208 3,163 2,344 2,684 1,611 2,567
49 Japan 59,140 44,761 11,407 3,225 5,037 -4,858 3,692 -220 2,713 1,063
50 Africa -103 -198 59 -11 -9 55 -20 -30 -8 26
51 Other countries 608 1,100 923 100 122 49 -30 -35 526 153
 
52 International and regional organizations2 273 236 384 -36 118 -24 3 34 -65 334
 
Corporate Bonds3  
53 Foreign purchases 1,277,006 1,678,464 1,771,749 215,879 184,509r 137,269 155,190 134,280 166,376 121,309
54 Foreign sales 904,784 1,167,658 1,425,759 137,513r 154,529r 132,545 156,009 118,213 143,263 105,783
 
55 Net purchases, or sales (-) 372,222 510,806 345,990 78,366r 29,980r 4,724 -819 16,067 23,113 15,526
 
56 Foreign countries 369,370 509,783 344,712 78,047r 29,843r 4,334 -1,228 16,115 23,073 15,557
57 Of which: by foreign official institutions 19,141 28,556 42,348 3,972r 3,702r 1,030 2,985 4,631 7,437 4,898
 
58 Europe 241,709 316,130 186,822 55,921r 22,797r -1,414 -3,066 -4,464 -815 1,138
59 Belgium 3,625 -2,097 -7,005 -294 -1,555 -411 -159 -641 19 -590
60 France 13,156 22,144 4,271 84 -1,384r -56 24 543 -56 -250
61 Germany 6,488 -11,831 4,454 1,399 -234 513 1,126 100 716 -337
62 Ireland 12,184 13,937 8,583 431 588r 1,105 310 -324 -689 641
63 Luxembourg 4,610 3,365 -12,823 993 -20r -2,526 -7,960 -1,927 -1,034 -557
64 Netherlands 2,772 3,197 -422 -95 105 -102 49 23 161 -234
65 Switzerland 3,742 9,739 3,083 399 1,224 -180 -156 -450 645 831
66 United Kingdom 168,881 253,762 3,083 48,263r 19,864r 3,394 6,301 7,200 8,232 1,447
67 Channel Islands and Isle of Man 16,570 10,388 -5,993 3,682 3,294 -2,016 -3,301 -9,034 -1,208 -151
68 Canada 2,279 8,052 11,955 1,787 647r 1,620 649 962 555 -318
69 Latin America 7,203 10,029 5,256 615r 399 786 555 208 1,048 187
70 Caribbean 40,488 91,309 31,976 9,580 -6,805r 670 -4,878 1,680 4,438 3,901
71 Middle East Oil Exporters1 1,022 4,666 3,833 109 347r -290 651 286 873 774
72 Other Asia 69,910 72,282 99,606 8,253 11,565r 3,438 4,538 17,373 17,376 9,833
73 China, Mainland 26,130 31,158 33,936 3,550 4,776 1,927 1,558 2,697 1,957 3,706
74 Hong Kong 11,012 14,810 11,289 961 1,326 351 1,053 1,309 587 1,502
75 Japan 25,617 12,646 33,183 1,637 4,673r 1,072 136 10,579 9,222 3,082
76 Africa 394 -188 -240 -73 -6 -117 -28 18 4 -26
77 Other countries 6,365 7,503 5,504 1,855 899r -359 351 52 -406 68
 
78 International and regional organizations3 2,852 1,023 1,278 319 137 390 409 -48 40 -31

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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