Descriptions of Data Files contained in Archives (.zip files) of monthly TIC data releases 1. Historical data file for the expanded press release that began on Nov 16, 2006: (a) npr_history.csv: historical data for each row in the new press release. 2. Data files showing purchases and sales of long-term securities by foreign-residents: (a) absdata.txt: Estimated monthly principal payments, worldwide, on Asset-Backed-Securities to foreign holders since July 2002. (b) afroils_57215.txt: Net transactions in long-term securities with afr oil exporters. (c) asiaoils_46612.txt: Net transactions in long-term securities with asia oil exporters. (d) agnsect.txt: Net purchases of agency securities by foreign official and other foreigners. (e) cm-i-1-new-txt: monthly update of Treasury Bulletin table CM-I-1 "U.S. Banking Liabilities to Foreigners".[Released on website from Nov 16, 2006 through July 16, 2008.] (f) corpsect.txt: Net purchases of corporate bonds by foreign official and other foreigners. (g) exhibitsa-d.pdf: This contains "Quarterly Analysis & Charts", and is released only in February, May, August and November. (h) mfh.txt: Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities. (i) mfhhis01.txt: Historical data on Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities. (j) netfsec.txt: Net purchases of foreign-issued stocks and bonds. (k) s1_99996.txt: Grand total of purchases and sales by ALL foreign-residents./1 (l) s1_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows purchases and sales by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. (m) snetfor.txt: Recent monthly net transactions by country in foreign long-term securities. (n) snetforq.txt: Recent quarterly net transactions by country in foreign long-term securities. (o) snetus.txt: Recent monthly net transactions by country in U.S. long-term securities. (p) snetusq.txt: Recent quarterly net transactions by country in U.S. long-term securities. (q) stksect.txt: Net purchases of U.S. stocks by foreign official and other foreigers. (r) swapdata.txt: Estimated monthly stock swaps, worldwide, since January 2000. (s) treas_nonmkt.txt: Holdings of nonmarketable Treasury bonds and notes issued to official institutions and other residents of foreign countries. (t) tressect.txt: Net purchases of Treasury bonds & notes by foreign official & other foreigners. 3. Data files showing claims on foreign-residents reported monthly by U.S. banks: For data after February 2003: (a) cb_99996.txt: Grand total of purchases and sales by ALL foreign-residents./1 (b) cb_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows purchases and sales by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. (c) bctype.txt: Recent monthly data on U.S. Banking Claims on Foreigners. (d) bctype_history.txt: Historical monthly data on U.S. Banking Claims on Foreigners. For data before February 2003: (a) bc_99996.txt: Grand total of purchases and sales by ALL foreign-residents./1 (b) bc_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows purchases and sales by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. 4. Data files showing liabilities to foreign-residents reported monthly by U.S. banks: For data after February 2003: (a) lb_99996.txt: Grand total of purchases and sales by ALL foreign-residents./1 (b) lb_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows purchases and sales by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. (c) bltype.txt: Recent monthly data on U.S. Banking Liabilities to Foreigners. (d) bltype_history.txt: Historical monthly data on U.S. Banking Liabilities to Foreigners. For data before February 2003: (a) bl_99996.txt: Grand total of purchases and sales by ALL foreign-residents./1 (b) bl_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows purchases and sales by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. 5. Data files showing claims and liabilities to foreign-residents reported quarterly by U.S. nonbanks: [These data were first released on the website on April 16, 2007, and subsequently are released only in March, June, September and December, at the same time the monthly data are released.] For data beginning December 1978: (a) cq_99996.txt: Grand total of claims and liabilities by ALL foreign-residents./1 (b) cq_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows claims and liabilities by individual country. You can find the name of the country from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. (c) cqclaims.txt: Detailed claims by ALL foreign-residents. (d) cqliab.txt: Detailed liabilities to ALL foreign-residents. 6. Data files showing information on U.S. derivatives contracts with foreign-residents, reported quarterly by U.S. businesses with large holdngs of derivatives contracts: [These data were first released on the website on May 15, 2007, and subsequently are released only in January, April, July, and October, at the same time the monthly data are released.] For data beginning December 2005: (a) d_globl.tic: Each group of rows with the same country-code shows gross positive and gross negative U.S holdings with, and net cash settlements paid to U.S. from, that country. The name of a country can be found from the list of "country codes .. by code numbers" on the ticarchives webpage. (b) dholdpos.txt: Detailed Gross Positive U.S. Holdings with ALL foreign-residents. (c) dholdneg.txt: Detailed Gross Negative U.S. Holdings with ALL foreign-residents. (d) dsettle.txt: Detailed Net Cash Settlements to U.S. from ALL foreign-residents. -------------------- /1 File 3(a) is also included in 3(b); file 4(a) in 4(b); and file 5(a) in 5(b). U.S. Treasury Department. September 17, 2008 Revised: Nov 21, 2006: added seven files, (1(a), 2(e,m-p,s), releases began Nov 16, 2006). Revised: Apr 23, 2007: added 2 files (2(b,c), releases began Feb 15, 2007); and 4 files ((5(a-d), releases began Apr 16, 2007). Revised: June 19, 2007: added section 6 covering 4 files; releases began May 15, 2007. Revised: August 15, 2008: discontinued 2(e) cm-i-1-new-txt, and added four more detailed files in 3(c)&(d) and 4(c)&(d).