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February 15, 2005
JS-2251
Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury web site (www.treas.gov/tic). The next release date, which will report on data for January, is scheduled for March 15, 2005.
Long-Term Domestic Securities
Gross purchases of domestic securities by foreigners were $1,317.0 billion in December, exceeding gross sales of domestic securities by foreigners of $1,234.1 billion during the same month.
Foreign purchases of domestic securities reached $82.9 billion on a net basis in December, relative to $100.7 billion during the previous month. Private net flows reached $72.6 billion in December. Net private purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes decreased to $1.4 billion from $11.8 billion the preceding month. Net private purchases of Government Agency Bonds were $25.6 billion, up from $24.3 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Corporate Bonds rose to $39.1 billion from $23.7 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Equities fell to $6.5 billion from $13.0 billion.
Official net purchases of U.S. securities were $10.3 billion in December, relative to $27.9 billion in November. Official net purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes of $7.0 billion accounted for the bulk of official inflows in December, down from $21.0 billion the previous month.
Long-Term Foreign Securities
Gross purchases of foreign securities owned by U.S. residents were $259.8 billion in December, relative to gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents of $281.4 billion during the same month.
Gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents exceeded purchases by $21.6 billion, highlighting net foreign sales of $15.4 billion in Foreign Equities and $6.2 billion in Foreign Bonds to U.S. residents.
Net Long-Term Securities Flows
Net foreign purchases of both domestic and foreign long-term securities from U.S. residents were $61.3 billion in December compared with $89.3 billion in November. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $821.8 billion in 2004 as compared to $683.6 billion during 2003.
The full data set, including adjustments for repayments of principal on asset-backed securities, as well as historical series, can be found on the TIC web site, http://www.treas.gov/tic/.
Foreigners’ Transactions in Long-Term Securities with U.S. Residents
(Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)
Foreigners' Transactions in Long-Term Securities with U.S. Residents |
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2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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Sep-04 |
Oct-04 |
Nov-04 |
Dec-04 |
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Gross Purchases of Domestic Securities |
13,022.9 |
14,374.7 |
15,393.5 |
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1,257.7 |
1,204.5 |
1,411.5 |
1,317.0 |
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Gross Sales of Domestic Securities |
12,475.4 |
13,628.8 |
14,477.7 |
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1,192.0 |
1,139.9 |
1,310.8 |
1,234.1 |
3 |
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Domestic Securities Purchased, net (line 1 less line 2) /1 |
547.6 |
745.9 |
915.8 |
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65.7 |
64.6 |
100.7 |
82.9 |
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4 |
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Private, net /2 |
508.3 |
602.8 |
679.6 |
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51.4 |
49.7 |
72.8 |
72.6 |
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Treasury Bonds & Notes, net |
112.8 |
160.5 |
153.6 |
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5.8 |
5.2 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
6 |
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Gov't Agency Bonds, net |
166.6 |
140.9 |
212.2 |
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6.2 |
22.9 |
24.3 |
25.6 |
7 |
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Corporate Bonds, net |
176.7 |
263.3 |
289.4 |
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42.3 |
18.1 |
23.7 |
39.1 |
8 |
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Equities, net |
52.2 |
38.2 |
24.4 |
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-2.9 |
3.6 |
13.0 |
6.5 |
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Official, net |
39.3 |
143.1 |
236.2 |
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14.3 |
14.9 |
27.9 |
10.3 |
10 |
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Treasury Bonds & Notes, net |
7.1 |
113.5 |
203.1 |
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10.9 |
15.6 |
21.0 |
7.0 |
11 |
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Gov't Agency Bonds, net |
28.6 |
24.3 |
20.3 |
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2.2 |
-0.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
12 |
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Corporate Bonds, net |
5.6 |
5.6 |
11.4 |
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1.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
13 |
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Equities, net |
-2.0 |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
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0.0 |
-0.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
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Gross Purchases of Foreign Securities |
2,640.0 |
2,891.0 |
3,177.7 |
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242.4 |
253.8 |
268.7 |
259.8 |
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Gross Sales of Foreign Securities |
2,613.0 |
2,953.4 |
3,271.7 |
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247.0 |
271.5 |
280.0 |
281.4 |
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Foreign Securities Purchased, net (line 14 less line 15) /3 |
27.0 |
-62.3 |
-94.0 |
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-4.6 |
-17.7 |
-11.4 |
-21.6 |
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Foreign Bonds Purchased, net |
28.5 |
20.1 |
-2.3 |
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-0.8 |
-5.1 |
-2.9 |
-6.2 |
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Foreign Equities Purchased, net |
-1.5 |
-82.4 |
-91.7 |
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-3.7 |
-12.7 |
-8.5 |
-15.4 |
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Net Long-Term Flows (line 3 plus line 16) |
574.6 |
683.6 |
821.8 |
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61.2 |
46.9 |
89.3 |
61.3 |
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Net foreign purchases of U.S. securities (+) |
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Includes International and Regional Organizations |
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Net U.S. acquisitions of foreign securities (-) |
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U.S. Department of the Treasury |
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