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Statistical Supplement | July 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2008

3.24  Foreign Transactions in Securities--Continued
Millions of dollars
Transaction, and area or country 2006 2007r 2008 2007 2008
Jan - May Nov Decr Jan Feb Marr Aprr Mayp
  Foreign securities
79 Stocks, net purchases or sales (-)4 -106,455 -95,298 -40,044 9,617 -2 -2,337 -18,272 -2,943 -299 -16,193
 
80 Foreign purchases 3,636,185 5,215,765 2,440,101 521,977 430,971 523,685 442,624 487,920 505,801 480,071
81 Foreign sales 3,742,640 5,311,063 2,480,145 512,360 430,973 526,022 460,896 490,863 506,100 496,264
 
82 Bonds, net purchases or sales (-)4 -144,452 -129,015 -4,241 10,947r -13,459 -15,971r 7,343r 2,879 10,728 -9,220
 
83 Foreign purchases 1,879,713 2,971,803 1,118,442 209,698r 168,636 247,486r 241,387r 264,947 193,225 171,397
84 Foreign sales 2,024,165 3,100,818 1,122,683 198,751r 182,095 263,457r 234,044r 262,068 182,497 180,617
 
85 Net purchases, or sales (-) of stocks and bonds4 -250,907 -224,313 -44,285 20,564r -13,461 -18,308r -10,929r -64 10,429 -25,413
 
86 Foreign countries -256,016 -240,242 -50,017 20,682r -13,748 -18,434r -11,844r -2,809 8,475 -25,405
87 Europe -220,413 -218,683 -55,782 3,654r 403 -17,748r -17,579 3,574 -5,743 -18,286
88 Euro Area5 -54,927 -62,543 -15,725 8,866 446 -2,132 -3,147 -5,482 -3,927 -1,037
89 United Kingdom -157,698 -154,906 -44,441 -6,517r -940 -11,609r -14,080 7,283 -6,198 -19,837
90 Canada -18,153 -10,935 -6,126 718r -4,690 -2,936r 3,294r 1,680 -2,398 -5,766
91 Latin America -12,714 -7,948 9,728 932 -1,278 2,319 5,767 3,942 2,899 -5,199
92 Caribbean 25,656 -18,442 -10,884 -2,477 -11,730 -4,946 4,304 -12,864 4,420 -1,798
93 Asia -18,652 27,066 32,621 17,836 3,181 11,459 -2,999 5,463 10,532 8,166
94 Japan 2,159 4,032 7,057 4,614 4,615 945 -340 2,404 -1,188 5,236
95 Africa -2,252 1,112 -492 988 680 1,532 624 -1,841 -217 -590
96 Other countries -9,488 -12,412 -19,082 -969 -314 -8,114 -5,255 -2,763 -1,018 -1,932
 
97 Nonmonetary international and regional organizations2 5,109 15,929 5,732 -118 287 126 915 2,745 1,954 -8

1. Comprises oil-exporting countries as follows: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States).

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.

4. Net foreign sales (-) of foreign securities are equivalent to net U.S. purchases of foreign securities.   Return to table

5. Comprises Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. As of December 2001, also includes Greece.   Return to table

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