FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS To view or print the PDF content on this page, download the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®. To view or print the Microsoft Excel content on this page, download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer. July 16, 2004 Treasury International Capital Data for May Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for May 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 June, is scheduled for August 16, 2004. Domestic Securities Gross purchases of domestic securities by foreigners were $1,688.7 billion in May, exceeding gross sales of domestic securities by foreigners of $1,633.9 billion during the same month. Foreign purchases of domestic securities reached $54.8 billion on a net basis in May, relative to $81.2 billion during the previous month. Private net flows reached $40.3 billion in May. Net private purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes decreased to $7.3 billion from $13.2 billion the preceding month. Net private purchases of Government Agency Bonds were $21.3 billion, down from $28.1 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Corporate Bonds rose to $19.4 billion from $16.1 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Equities decreased to minus $7.8 billion from minus $2.4 billion. Official net purchases of U.S. securities were $14.5 billion in May, relative to $26.2 billion in April. Official net purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes of $14.6 billion accounted for the bulk of official inflows in April, down from $22.1 billion the previous month. Foreign Securities Gross purchases of foreign securities owned by U.S. residents were $388.6 billion in May, relative to gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents of $387.0 billion during the same month. Gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents fell short of purchases by $1.6 billion, highlighting a net U.S. acquisition of $5.8 billion in Foreign Equities and net U.S. sales of $7.4 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 $56.4 billion in May compared with $76.0 billion in April. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $786.1 billion in the 12-months through May 2004 as compared to $655.7 billion during the twelve months through May 2003. The full May 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, www.treas.gov/tic. REPORTS |
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