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

Statistical Supplement | July 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 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 - May	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May^p
		U.S. corporate securities
Stocks
1	Foreign purchases	6,868,571	10,639,316^r	5,351,768	1,101,407	944,625	1,268,101	1,016,491	1,143,475^r	963,983^r	959,718
2	Foreign sales	6,718,156	10,443,794^r	5,333,298	1,096,657	911,164	1,250,923	1,015,376	1,132,654^r	979,693^r	954,652

3	Net purchases, or sales (-)	150,415	195,522^r	18,470	4,750	33,461	17,178	1,115	10,821^r	-15,710^r	5,066

4	Foreign countries	150,371	195,562	18,451	4,749	33,458	17,170	1,106	10,823^r	-15,710^r	5,062
5	Of which: by foreign official institutions	5,766	15,107	18,979	482	12,502	13,343	4,772	413	436	15

6	Europe	97,066	89,259	-9,752	3,054	13,558	6,925	-8,632	2,564^r	-4,219^r	-6,390
7	Belgium	1,625	-1,168	-110	-756	328	-479	235	-265^r	54	345
8	France	21,735	19,521	1,109	895	-1,158	6,342	-4,967	4,352^r	-7,604	2,986
9	Germany	-8,040	600	-15,576	2,857	-191	1,740	-1,638	-1,697^r	-5,545	-8,436
10	Ireland	-1,788	28	1,099	70	153	-524	115	361^r	437	710
11	Luxembourg	11,608	-7,143	-3,472	-1,660	-1,666	-2,046	73	-1,049	-236	-214
12	Netherlands	-5,363	6,887	4,504	121	-1,129	1,146	-1,487	1,537^r	3,572	-264
13	Switzerland	1,180	-2,977	4,174	-785	695	816	1,399	1,069	336	554
14	United Kingdom	75,764	69,473	-12,593	848	16,342	-1,568	-3,846	-2,878	2,432^r	-6,733
15	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	102	877	-321	-380	154	-190	-11	-121	-35	36
16	Canada	11,818	8,086	4,740	2,460	-19	-1,495	1,344	1,980	1,373	1,538
17	Latin America	2,166	780	2,232	374	105	1,345	670	-321	105	433
18	Caribbean	35,068	48,590	-23,688	-7,818	4,395	-7,520	-4,258	914	-14,716	1,892
19	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,974	12,240	7,751	901	7,100	6,234	-334	1,127	95	629
20	Other Asia	-4,490	31,734	39,757	5,301	9,241	13,926	12,906	3,825	2,849^r	6,251
21	China, Mainland	471	3,993	-37	1,133	73	-245	-33	297	-186	130
22	Hong Kong	-463	35,434	19,490	4,233	4,673	3,191	4,354	2,288	1,965^r	7,692
23	Japan	-669	-4,973	6,139	125	126	2,369	1,927	708	1,131^r	4
24	Africa	89	-300	-4,331	111	-210	-1,948	-931	299	-1,717	-34
25	Other countries	680	5,173	1,742	366	-712	-297	341	435	520	743

26	International and regional organizations²	44	-40^r	19	1	3	8	9	-2	0	4

U.S. Government Agency Bonds
27	Foreign purchases	1,572,160	2,050,451	1,370,075	174,264	227,714	258,302	279,924	332,885	259,372	239,592
28	Foreign sales	1,285,696	1,824,365	1,255,628	147,627	231,030	238,985	243,028	314,150	244,101	215,364

29	Net purchases, or sales (-)	286,464	226,086	114,447	26,637	-3,316	19,317	36,896	18,735	15,271	24,228

30	Foreign countries	286,228	225,707	114,875	26,303	-3,311	19,641	36,888	18,711	15,256	24,379
31	Of which: by foreign official institutions	92,632	119,057	38,302	6,007	4,080	-630	1,203	15,937^r	11,012	10,780

32	Europe	86,320	82,025	84,158	7,669	1,816	13,364	20,505	30,600	10,954	8,735
33	Belgium	-274	-1,808	-1,164	-68	-138	-63	-57	-862	-52	-130
34	France	-261	4,293	6,815	933	-18	527	889	5,940	135	-676
35	Germany	4,471	290	-522	-566	47	-1,228	131	-90	294	370
36	Ireland	4,133	1,115	2,581	918	-225	672	1,283	1,714	-379	-710
37	Luxembourg	5,028	-8,520	-9,582	-2,907	290	1,997	-687	-2,774	-3,584	-4,534
38	Netherlands	-655	-585	-1,430	-48	-713	-209	-500	-461	-365	105
39	Switzerland	-186	-1,906	-816	-159	-293	-123	-175	-223	-154	-141
40	United Kingdom	51,072	60,306	85,934	6,093	279	11,720	19,444	24,978	14,168	15,624
41	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	1,528	4,823	-1,286	-33	-48	-279	-115	-810	-12	-70
42	Canada	9,507	3,232	8,052	-1,225	508	-635	2,339	2,684	1,210	2,454
43	Latin America	13,971	6,376	6,170	-1,189	-1,006	-183	-1,069	2,291	3,660	1,471
44	Caribbean	39,741	-7,929	-60,803	15,543	-9,098	5,234	-2,632	-33,461	-19,896	-10,048
45	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	7,037	8,353	-4,903	-595	-497	184	64	-1,708	-2,100	-1,343
46	Other Asia	128,750	132,586	80,806	5,921	4,884	1,761	16,584	18,329	20,791	23,341
47	China, Mainland	37,401	73,733	36,385	6,627	2,550	-2,011	4,249	7,391	11,891	14,865
48	Hong Kong	31,659	30,722	17,826	2,567	2,071	2,625	1,107	4,409	5,332	4,353
49	Japan	44,761	14,061	24,716	1,063	2,654	4,453	8,226	5,102	2,605	4,330
50	Africa	-198	38	-362	26	-21	-38	-23	-406	149	-44
51	Other countries	1,100	1,026	1,757	153	103	-46	1,120	382	488	-187

52	International and regional organizations²	236	379	-428	334	-5	-324	8	24	15	-151

Corporate Bonds³
53	Foreign purchases	1,678,464	1,913,307^r	759,260	121,884^r	140,595	125,095	138,083	140,398^r	164,760^r	190,924
54	Foreign sales	1,167,658	1,519,952^r	660,917	105,804^r	103,296	121,703	118,834	145,092^r	139,765^r	135,523

55	Net purchases, or sales (-)	510,806	393,355^r	98,343	16,080^r	37,299	3,392	19,249	-4,694^r	24,995^r	55,401

56	Foreign countries	509,783	392,108^r	98,307	16,111^r	37,291	3,505	19,276	-4,694^r	24,879^r	55,341
57	Of which: by foreign official institutions	28,556	50,566	28,898	4,898	8,218	3,946	4,360	4,088	7,513	8,991

58	Europe	316,130	207,482^r	9,500	1,847^r	11,234	-1,952	1,963	-8,906^r	6,754^r	11,641
59	Belgium	-2,097	-7,413	-4,548	-590	-408	-2,064	-749	-802	-8	-925
60	France	22,144	4,261	-1,394	-250	-10	21	-677	-579	-367	208
61	Germany	-11,831	5,419	1,630	-337	965	454	-126	174	246	882
62	Ireland	13,937	8,658	-484	641	75	-1,265	-453	-406	880	760
63	Luxembourg	3,365	-14,650	-54	-557	-1,827	-1,345	-134	1,654	1,219	-1,448
64	Netherlands	3,197	-652	-5,369	-234	-230	-334	-327	-259	-38	-4,411
65	Switzerland	9,739	3,581^r	1,086	832^r	497	-404	519	-36	306	701
66	United Kingdom	253,762	208,956^r	1,086	1,766^r	12,292	4,380	4,644	-7,644^r	5,427^r	20,886
67	Channel Islands and Isle of Man	10,388	-6,717	-8,689	-151	-724	-1,141	-808	-1,250	-734	-4,756
68	Canada	8,052	12,274	3,370	-473	810	576	609	112	580	1,493
69	Latin America	10,029	5,097	2,316	187	-191	481	786	736	26	287
70	Caribbean	91,309	41,694	31,505	3,901	9,718	-4,490	8,785	-4,324	7,306	24,228
71	Middle East Oil Exporters¹	4,666	3,803	1,826	774	-30	-25	447	234	551	619
72	Other Asia	72,282	116,187^r	48,575	9,833	15,589	8,699	6,699	7,303	9,775	16,099
73	China, Mainland	31,158	41,675	24,322	3,706	7,739	2,945	2,517	2,765	6,947	9,148
74	Hong Kong	14,810	12,780	4,130	1,502	1,491	899	-134	1,005	747	1,613
75	Japan	12,646	39,565^r	15,099	3,082	5,390	3,240	3,388	2,600	1,107	4,764
76	Africa	-188	-169	-38	-26	71	-21	-25	9	19	-20
77	Other countries	7,503	5,740^r	1,253	68	90	237	12	142	-132	994

78	International and regional organizations³	1,023	1,247	36	-31	8	-113	-27	0	116	60

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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