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March 15, 2005
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Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for January 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 February, is scheduled for April 15, 2005.
Long-Term Domestic Securities
Gross purchases of domestic securities by foreigners were $1,304.1 billion in January, exceeding gross sales of domestic securities by foreigners of $1,211.6 billion during the same month.
Foreign purchases of domestic securities reached $92.5 billion on a net basis in January, relative to $83.2 billion during the previous month. Private net flows reached $78.2 billion in January. Net private purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes increased to $23.1 billion from $1.4 billion the preceding month. Net private purchases of Government Agency Bonds were $19.9 billion, down from $25.6 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Corporate Bonds were $18.0 billion, down from $39.2 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Equities rose to $17.2 billion from $6.7 billion.
Official net purchases of U.S. securities were $14.3 billion in January, relative to $10.3 billion in December. Official net purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes of $7.6 billion accounted for the bulk of official inflows in January, up from $7.0 billion the previous month.
Long-Term Foreign Securities
Gross purchases of foreign securities owned by U.S. residents were $248.7 billion in January, relative to gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents of $249.7 billion during the same month.
Gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents exceeded purchases by $1.1 billion, highlighting a net U.S. acquisition of $6.6 billion in Foreign Equities and net U.S. sales of $5.5 billion in Foreign Bonds.
Net Long-Term Securities Flows
Net foreign purchases of both domestic and foreign long-term securities from U.S. residents were $91.5 billion in January compared with $60.7 billion in December. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $828.6 billion in the twelve months through January 2005 as compared to $733.1 billion during the twelve months through January 2004.
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/.
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Foreigners’ Transactions in Long-Term Securities with U.S. Residents
(Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)
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Foreigners' Transactions in Long-Term Securities with U.S. Residents |
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(Billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted) |
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2003 |
2004 |
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Jan-04 |
Jan-05 |
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Oct-04 |
Nov-04 |
Dec-04 |
Jan-05 |
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Gross Purchases of Domestic Securities |
14,374.7 |
15,389.4 |
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14,580.5 |
15,535.9 |
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1,203.4 |
1,409.5 |
1,315.8 |
1,304.1 |
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Gross Sales of Domestic Securities |
13,628.8 |
14,473.6 |
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13,785.9 |
14,622.9 |
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1,138.7 |
1,309.3 |
1,232.7 |
1,211.6 |
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Domestic Securities Purchased, net (line 1 less line 2) /1 |
745.9 |
915.7 |
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794.7 |
913.0 |
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64.7 |
100.2 |
83.2 |
92.5 |
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Private, net /2 |
602.8 |
679.5 |
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627.9 |
693.5 |
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49.9 |
72.2 |
72.9 |
78.2 |
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Treasury Bonds & Notes, net |
160.5 |
153.7 |
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179.2 |
158.7 |
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5.2 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
23.1 |
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Gov't Agency Bonds, net |
140.9 |
212.2 |
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144.7 |
208.6 |
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22.9 |
24.3 |
25.6 |
19.9 |
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Corporate Bonds, net |
263.3 |
289.4 |
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249.4 |
298.3 |
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18.0 |
23.7 |
39.2 |
18.0 |
8 |
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Equities, net |
38.2 |
24.2 |
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54.6 |
27.9 |
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3.7 |
12.4 |
6.7 |
17.2 |
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Official, net |
143.1 |
236.2 |
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166.7 |
219.5 |
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14.9 |
27.9 |
10.3 |
14.3 |
10 |
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Treasury Bonds & Notes, net |
113.5 |
203.1 |
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138.8 |
183.1 |
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15.6 |
21.0 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
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Gov't Agency Bonds, net |
24.3 |
20.3 |
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23.4 |
22.8 |
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-0.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
6.1 |
12 |
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Corporate Bonds, net |
5.6 |
11.4 |
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5.5 |
12.3 |
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0.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
13 |
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Equities, net |
-0.3 |
1.4 |
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-1.0 |
1.3 |
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-0.7 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
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Gross Purchases of Foreign Securities |
2,891.0 |
3,176.7 |
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2,954.9 |
3,150.0 |
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251.7 |
269.7 |
259.9 |
248.7 |
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Gross Sales of Foreign Securities |
2,953.4 |
3,268.3 |
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3,016.5 |
3,234.4 |
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266.9 |
280.3 |
282.3 |
249.7 |
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Foreign Securities Purchased, net (line 14 less line 15) /3 |
-62.3 |
-91.6 |
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-61.6 |
-84.3 |
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-15.2 |
-10.6 |
-22.4 |
-1.1 |
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Foreign Bonds Purchased, net |
20.1 |
-3.1 |
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27.6 |
-2.8 |
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-5.1 |
-2.9 |
-7.0 |
5.5 |
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Foreign Equities Purchased, net |
-82.4 |
-88.5 |
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-89.2 |
-81.5 |
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-10.2 |
-7.7 |
-15.5 |
-6.6 |
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Net Long-Term Flows (line 3 plus line 16) |
683.6 |
824.1 |
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733.1 |
828.6 |
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49.5 |
89.5 |
60.7 |
91.5 |
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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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