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Treasury International Capital System


Articles on the Treasury International Capital System (TIC)



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1. U.S. Cross-Border Derivatives Data: A User's Guide PDF icon (PDF). This article provides detailed information on the uses and interpretation of the TIC derivatives data. It is from the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2007, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

2. Understanding U.S. Cross-Border Securities Data PDF icon (PDF). This article is recommended reading for all users of the various TIC data related to cross-border securities. It is from the Federal Reserve Bulletin, 2006, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
-- The previous article (2004) was Recent Developments in Cross-Border Investment in Securities PDF icon (PDF). The appendix compares U.S. and foreign measurement of holdings of U.S. securities. It is from the Federal Reserve Bulletin, Winter 2004, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
-- The first in this recent series of articles (2001) was The U.S. System for Measuring Cross-Border Investment in Securities PDF icon (PDF). The appendix discusses how to use the monthly transactions data and the annual survey data to construct ongoing estimates of cross-border holdings of securities. It is from the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2001, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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The following articles are about Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) statistics that use adjusted TIC data.

4. How TIC data is used in BEA statistics. PDF icon (PDF). From the Survey of Current Business, July 2007, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce.

5. Balance of Payments data and the latest news release on International Transactions (quarterly) are available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
-- Details of transactions in long-term securities can be found in Table 7a, at the "Interactive Tables" link on the balance of payments webpage. The BEA estimates include adjusted TIC data and, in addition, data on debt and equity transactions associated with merger and acquisition activity that are not included in the TIC data.
-- Among the useful BEA articles available from its balance of payments webpage, is the July 2007 article on "Annual Revision of U.S. International Accounts" that discusses the new TIC data on financial derivatives.

6. Information on the International Investment Position of the United States is available from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce.
The annual article in the July Survey of Current Business includes data on cross-border holdings of securities.

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008

 

Resources for data users


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  • Navigation among TIC webpages

     

    TIC home page

    TIC press releases

    -- Securities (1), special data series

    -- Securities(2), transactions in long-term securities

    -- Securities(3), portfolio holdings of

    U.S. Banking liabilities to foreigners

    U.S. Banking claims on foreigners

    U.S. Derivatives, holdings & settlements

    U.S. Nonbanking claims and liabilities

    U.S. gross external debt

    Forms & instructions

    Articles on TIC


    Related websites for data users

  • Treasury Bulletin: "Capital Movements" tables present quarterly TIC data.
  • BEA reports the official U.S. balance of payments (quarterly) & U.S. international investment position (annually).
  • Federal Reserve reports quarterly Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States.
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