FRB: May 2008 Statistical Supplement--Foreign Transactions in Securities

Statistical Supplement | May 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2008

3.24 Foreign Transactions in Securities
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country		2006	2007	2008	2007				2008
Transaction, and area or country		2006	2007	Jan - Mar	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar^p
		U.S. corporate securities
Stocks
1	Foreign purchases	6,868,571	10,639,330	4,392,707	799,640	999,347	1,101,407	944,625	1,268,101^r	1,016,491^r	1,143,493
2	Foreign sales	6,718,156	10,443,806	4,379,500	797,033	969,083	1,096,657	911,164	1,250,923	1,015,376^r	1,132,719

3	Net purchases, or sales (-)	150,415	195,524	13,207	2,607	30,264	4,750	33,461	17,178^r	1,115^r	10,774

4	Foreign countries	150,371	195,562	13,192	2,608	30,263	4,749	33,458	17,170^r	1,106^r	10,776
5	Of which: by foreign official institutions	5,766	15,107	18,964	84	354	482	12,502	13,343^r	4,772^r	413

6	Europe	97,066	89,259	-3,557	-7,522	14,290	3,054	13,558	6,925	-8,632^r	2,517
7	Belgium	1,625	-1,168	-457	130	-14	-756	328	-479	235	-267
8	France	21,735	19,521	-1,887	5,840	6,475	895	-1,158	6,342	-4,967	4,342
9	Germany	-8,040	600	-7,154	-2,721	2,556	2,857	-191	1,740	-1,638	-1,711
10	Ireland	-1,788	28	388	-100	-425	70	153	-524	115	360
11	Luxembourg	11,608	-7,143	-3,258	-1,148	-972	-1,660	-1,666	-2,046	73	-1,049
12	Netherlands	-5,363	6,887	4,765	-2,372	-1,079	121	-1,129	1,146	-1,487	1,534
13	Switzerland	1,180	-2,977	3,620	-532	41	-785	695	816	1,399	1,069
14	United Kingdom	75,764	69,473	-6,008	-5,320	6,785	848	16,342	-1,568	-3,846^r	-2,878
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	102	877	-357	-22	35	-380	154	-190	-11	-121
16	Canada	11,818	8,086	3,202	1,858	2,378	2,460	-19	-1,495	1,344	1,980
17	Latin America	2,166	780	1,799	-276	-380	374	105	1,345	670	-321
18	Caribbean	35,068	48,590	-25,580	7,620	6,186	-7,818	4,395	-7,520	-4,258	914
19	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,974	12,240	7,122	-96	1,739	901	7,100	6,234	-334	1,127
20	Other Asia	-4,490	31,734	33,504	902	5,138	5,301	9,241	13,926^r	12,906^r	3,825
21	China, Mainland	471	3,993	-167	-57	230	1,133	73	-245	-33	297
22	Hong Kong	-463	35,434	11,799	1,248	4,720	4,233	4,673	3,191	4,354	2,288
23	Japan	-669	-4,973	6,132	111	25	125	126	2,369	1,927	708
24	Africa	89	-300	-4,297	-43	-31	111	-210	-1,948	-931	299
25	Other countries	680	5,173	999	165	943	366	-712	-297	341	435

26	International and regional organizations²	44	-38	15	-1	1	1	3	8	9	-2

U.S. Government Agency Bonds
27	Foreign purchases	1,572,160	2,050,451	1,130,483	182,090	179,040	174,264	227,714	258,302^r	279,924	332,885
28	Foreign sales	1,285,696	1,824,365	1,040,264	170,608	164,162	147,627	231,030	238,985^r	243,028	314,150

29	Net purchases, or sales (-)	286,464	226,086	90,219	11,482	14,878	26,637	-3,316	19,317^r	36,896	18,735

30	Foreign countries	286,228	225,707	90,496	11,448	14,943	26,303	-3,311	19,641^r	36,888	18,711
31	Of which: by foreign official institutions	92,632	119,057	27,130	9,194	10,048	6,007	4,080	-630	1,203	15,545

32	Europe	86,320	82,025	75,423	5,948	10,224	7,669	1,816	13,364	20,505	30,600
33	Belgium	-274	-1,808	-1,034	-30	-916	-68	-138	-63	-57	-862
34	France	-261	4,293	7,491	1,208	439	933	-18	527^r	889	5,940
35	Germany	4,471	290	-892	-44	-242	-566	47	-1,228^r	131	-90
36	Ireland	4,133	1,115	3,291	287	371	918	-225	672	1,283	1,714
37	Luxembourg	5,028	-8,520	-5,048	-280	-2,448	-2,907	290	1,997	-687	-2,774
38	Netherlands	-655	-585	-1,535	167	-49	-48	-713	-209	-500	-461
39	Switzerland	-186	-1,906	-675	55	-311	-159	-293	-123	-175	-223
40	United Kingdom	51,072	60,306	70,310	4,339	6,732	6,093	279	11,720^r	19,444	24,978
41	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	1,528	4,823	-1,216	38	466	-33	-48	-279	-115	-810
42	Canada	9,507	3,232	5,598	411	402	-1,225	508	-635	2,339	2,684
43	Latin America	13,971	6,376	4,699	-497	399	-1,189	-1,006	-183^r	-1,069	2,291
44	Caribbean	39,741	-7,929	-50,755	-5,860	-344	15,543	-9,098	5,234^r	-2,632	-33,461
45	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,037	8,353	-3,560	101	184	-595	-497	184	64	-1,708
46	Other Asia	128,750	132,586	57,465	11,410	3,560	5,921	4,884	1,761^r	16,584	18,329
47	China, Mainland	37,401	73,733	21,520	8,026	3,048	6,627	2,550	-2,011	4,249	7,391
48	Hong Kong	31,659	30,722	13,473	2,684	1,611	2,567	2,071	2,625^r	1,107	4,409
49	Japan	44,761	14,061	20,386	-220	2,713	1,063	2,654	4,453	8,226	5,102
50	Africa	-198	38	-318	-30	-8	26	-21	-38	-23	-406
51	Other countries	1,100	1,026	1,944	-35	526	153	103	-46^r	1,120	382

52	International and regional organizations²	236	379	-277	34	-65	334	-5	-324	8	24

Corporate Bonds³
53	Foreign purchases	1,678,464	1,912,361	568,573	134,280	166,392	121,310	140,595	125,095^r	138,083^r	140,455
54	Foreign sales	1,167,658	1,530,509^r	525,419	118,362	143,702	106,513	103,296^r	121,703^r	118,834^r	145,035

55	Net purchases, or sales (-)	510,806	381,852^r	43,154	15,918	22,690	14,797	37,299^r	3,392^r	19,249^r	-4,580

56	Foreign countries	509,783	380,605^r	43,178	15,998	22,657	14,828	37,291^r	3,505^r	19,276^r	-4,580
57	Of which: by foreign official institutions	28,556	50,566	19,907	4,631	7,437	4,898	8,218	3,946	4,360	4,088

58	Europe	316,130	197,117^r	-1,929	-4,464	-1,180	564	11,234^r	-1,952^r	1,963^r	-8,792
59	Belgium	-2,097	-7,413	-3,623	-641	19	-590	-408	-2,064	-749	-802
60	France	22,144	4,261	-1,602	543	-56	-250	-10	21	-677	-579
61	Germany	-11,831	5,419	748	100	716	-337	965	454	-126	174
62	Ireland	13,937	8,658	-1,244	-324	-689	641	75	-1,265^r	-453	-406
63	Luxembourg	3,365	-14,650	1,394	-1,927	-1,034	-557	-1,827	-1,345	-134	1,654
64	Netherlands	3,197	-652	-958	23	161	-234	-230	-334	-327	-259
65	Switzerland	9,739	3,580	385	-450	645	831	497	-404	519	-36
66	United Kingdom	253,762	207,331^r	385	7,200	7,860	873	12,292^r	4,380^r	4,644^r	-7,530
67	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	10,388	-6,717	-3,933	-9,034	-1,208	-151	-724	-1,141	-808	-1,250
68	Canada	8,052	12,274	1,877	813	504	-473	810	576^r	609	112
69	Latin America	10,029	5,097	2,029	240	1,048	187	-191	481	786	736
70	Caribbean	91,309	41,694	7,277	1,680	4,438	3,901	9,718	-4,490	8,785	-4,324
71	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	4,666	3,803	1,207	286	873	774	-30	-25	447	234
72	Other Asia	72,282	115,195	32,476	17,373	17,376	9,833	15,589	8,699^r	6,699	7,303
73	China, Mainland	31,158	41,675	15,174	2,697	1,957	3,706	7,739	2,945	2,517	2,765
74	Hong Kong	14,810	12,780	2,517	1,309	587	1,502	1,491	899^r	-134	1,005
75	Japan	12,646	38,573	10,335	10,579	9,222	3,082	5,390	3,240^r	3,388	2,600
76	Africa	-188	-169	-18	18	4	-26	71	-21	-25	9
77	Other countries	7,503	5,594^r	259	52	-406	68	90^r	237	12	142

78	International and regional organizations³	1,023	1,247	-24	-80	33	-31	8	-113	-27	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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