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

Statistical Supplement | June 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 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 - Apr	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr^p
		U.S. corporate securities
Stocks
1	Foreign purchases	6,868,571	10,639,330	4,392,707	999,347	1,101,407	944,625	1,268,101	1,016,491	1,143,493	964,622
2	Foreign sales	6,718,156	10,443,806	4,379,500	969,083	1,096,657	911,164	1,250,923	1,015,376	1,132,719	980,482

3	Net purchases, or sales (-)	150,415	195,524	13,207	30,264	4,750	33,461	17,178	1,115	10,774	-15,860

4	Foreign countries	150,371	195,562	13,192	30,263	4,749	33,458	17,170	1,106	10,776	-15,860
5	Of which: by foreign official institutions	5,766	15,107	18,964	354	482	12,502	13,343	4,772	413	436

6	Europe	97,066	89,259	-3,557	14,290	3,054	13,558	6,925	-8,632	2,517	-4,367
7	Belgium	1,625	-1,168	-457	-14	-756	328	-479	235	-267	54
8	France	21,735	19,521	-1,887	6,475	895	-1,158	6,342	-4,967	4,342	-7,604
9	Germany	-8,040	600	-7,154	2,556	2,857	-191	1,740	-1,638	-1,711	-5,545
10	Ireland	-1,788	28	388	-425	70	153	-524	115	360	437
11	Luxembourg	11,608	-7,143	-3,258	-972	-1,660	-1,666	-2,046	73	-1,049	-236
12	Netherlands	-5,363	6,887	4,765	-1,079	121	-1,129	1,146	-1,487	1,534	3,572
13	Switzerland	1,180	-2,977	3,620	41	-785	695	816	1,399	1,069	336
14	United Kingdom	75,764	69,473	-6,008	6,785	848	16,342	-1,568	-3,846	-2,878	2,284
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	102	877	-357	35	-380	154	-190	-11	-121	-35
16	Canada	11,818	8,086	3,202	2,378	2,460	-19	-1,495	1,344	1,980	1,373
17	Latin America	2,166	780	1,799	-380	374	105	1,345	670	-321	105
18	Caribbean	35,068	48,590	-25,580	6,186	-7,818	4,395	-7,520	-4,258	914	-14,716
19	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,974	12,240	7,122	1,739	901	7,100	6,234	-334	1,127	95
20	Other Asia	-4,490	31,734	33,504	5,138	5,301	9,241	13,926	12,906	3,825	2,847
21	China, Mainland	471	3,993	-167	230	1,133	73	-245	-33	297	-186
22	Hong Kong	-463	35,434	11,799	4,720	4,233	4,673	3,191	4,354	2,288	1,966
23	Japan	-669	-4,973	6,132	25	125	126	2,369	1,927	708	1,128
24	Africa	89	-300	-4,297	-31	111	-210	-1,948	-931	299	-1,717
25	Other countries	680	5,173	999	943	366	-712	-297	341	435	520

26	International and regional organizations²	44	-38	15	1	1	3	8	9	-2	0

U.S. Government Agency Bonds
27	Foreign purchases	1,572,160	2,050,451	1,130,483	179,040	174,264	227,714	258,302	279,924	332,885	259,372
28	Foreign sales	1,285,696	1,824,365	1,040,264	164,162	147,627	231,030	238,985	243,028	314,150	244,101

29	Net purchases, or sales (-)	286,464	226,086	90,219	14,878	26,637	-3,316	19,317	36,896	18,735	15,271

30	Foreign countries	286,228	225,707	90,496	14,943	26,303	-3,311	19,641	36,888	18,711	15,256
31	Of which: by foreign official institutions	92,632	119,057	27,130	10,048	6,007	4,080	-630	1,203	15,545	11,012

32	Europe	86,320	82,025	75,423	10,224	7,669	1,816	13,364	20,505	30,600	10,954
33	Belgium	-274	-1,808	-1,034	-916	-68	-138	-63	-57	-862	-52
34	France	-261	4,293	7,491	439	933	-18	527	889	5,940	135
35	Germany	4,471	290	-892	-242	-566	47	-1,228	131	-90	294
36	Ireland	4,133	1,115	3,291	371	918	-225	672	1,283	1,714	-379
37	Luxembourg	5,028	-8,520	-5,048	-2,448	-2,907	290	1,997	-687	-2,774	-3,584
38	Netherlands	-655	-585	-1,535	-49	-48	-713	-209	-500	-461	-365
39	Switzerland	-186	-1,906	-675	-311	-159	-293	-123	-175	-223	-154
40	United Kingdom	51,072	60,306	70,310	6,732	6,093	279	11,720	19,444	24,978	14,168
41	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	1,528	4,823	-1,216	466	-33	-48	-279	-115	-810	-12
42	Canada	9,507	3,232	5,598	402	-1,225	508	-635	2,339	2,684	1,210
43	Latin America	13,971	6,376	4,699	399	-1,189	-1,006	-183	-1,069	2,291	3,660
44	Caribbean	39,741	-7,929	-50,755	-344	15,543	-9,098	5,234	-2,632	-33,461	-19,896
45	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,037	8,353	-3,560	184	-595	-497	184	64	-1,708	-2,100
46	Other Asia	128,750	132,586	57,465	3,560	5,921	4,884	1,761	16,584	18,329	20,791
47	China, Mainland	37,401	73,733	21,520	3,048	6,627	2,550	-2,011	4,249	7,391	11,891
48	Hong Kong	31,659	30,722	13,473	1,611	2,567	2,071	2,625	1,107	4,409	5,332
49	Japan	44,761	14,061	20,386	2,713	1,063	2,654	4,453	8,226	5,102	2,605
50	Africa	-198	38	-318	-8	26	-21	-38	-23	-406	149
51	Other countries	1,100	1,026	1,944	526	153	103	-46	1,120	382	488

52	International and regional organizations²	236	379	-277	-65	334	-5	-324	8	24	15

Corporate Bonds³
53	Foreign purchases	1,678,464	1,912,361	568,573	166,392	121,310	140,595	125,095	138,083	140,455	164,940
54	Foreign sales	1,167,658	1,530,509	525,419	143,702	106,513	103,296	121,703	118,834	145,035	139,847

55	Net purchases, or sales (-)	510,806	381,852	43,154	22,690	14,797	37,299	3,392	19,249	-4,580	25,093

56	Foreign countries	509,783	380,605	43,178	22,657	14,828	37,291	3,505	19,276	-4,580	24,977
57	Of which: by foreign official institutions	28,556	50,566	19,907	7,437	4,898	8,218	3,946	4,360	4,088	7,513

58	Europe	316,130	197,117	-1,929	-1,180	564	11,234	-1,952	1,963	-8,792	6,852
59	Belgium	-2,097	-7,413	-3,623	19	-590	-408	-2,064	-749	-802	-8
60	France	22,144	4,261	-1,602	-56	-250	-10	21	-677	-579	-367
61	Germany	-11,831	5,419	748	716	-337	965	454	-126	174	246
62	Ireland	13,937	8,658	-1,244	-689	641	75	-1,265	-453	-406	880
63	Luxembourg	3,365	-14,650	1,394	-1,034	-557	-1,827	-1,345	-134	1,654	1,219
64	Netherlands	3,197	-652	-958	161	-234	-230	-334	-327	-259	-38
65	Switzerland	9,739	3,580	385	645	831	497	-404	519	-36	306
66	United Kingdom	253,762	207,331	385	7,860	873	12,292	4,380	4,644	-7,530	5,525
67	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	10,388	-6,717	-3,933	-1,208	-151	-724	-1,141	-808	-1,250	-734
68	Canada	8,052	12,274	1,877	504	-473	810	576	609	112	580
69	Latin America	10,029	5,097	2,029	1,048	187	-191	481	786	736	26
70	Caribbean	91,309	41,694	7,277	4,438	3,901	9,718	-4,490	8,785	-4,324	7,306
71	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	4,666	3,803	1,207	873	774	-30	-25	447	234	551
72	Other Asia	72,282	115,195	32,476	17,376	9,833	15,589	8,699	6,699	7,303	9,775
73	China, Mainland	31,158	41,675	15,174	1,957	3,706	7,739	2,945	2,517	2,765	6,947
74	Hong Kong	14,810	12,780	2,517	587	1,502	1,491	899	-134	1,005	747
75	Japan	12,646	38,573	10,335	9,222	3,082	5,390	3,240	3,388	2,600	1,107
76	Africa	-188	-169	-18	4	-26	71	-21	-25	9	19
77	Other countries	7,503	5,594	259	-406	68	90	237	12	142	-132

78	International and regional organizations³	1,023	1,247	-24	33	-31	8	-113	-27	0	116

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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