TOTAL PURCHASES AND SALES OF LONG-TERM FOREIGN ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES BY U.S. RESIDENTS (IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) (FOR NET TRANSACTIONS: NEGATIVE ENTRIES INDICATE NET U.S. PURCHASES OF FOREIGN SECURITIES, OR A NET OUTFLOW OF CAPITAL FROM THE UNITED STATES; POSITIVE ENTRIES INDICATE U.S. SALES OF FOREIGN SECURITIES) FOREIGN SECURITIES NET GROSS GROSS MONTH TRANSACTIONS PURCHASES SALES ------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 2012-03 1,180 3,497 4,677 2012-02 -545 2,767 2,222 2012-01 959 1,438 2,397 2011-12 915 1,947 2,862 2011-11 2,825 2,261 5,086 2011-10 895 1,125 2,020 2011-09 1,654 1,787 3,441 2011-08 1,462 1,197 2,659 2011-07 1,078 2,006 3,084 2011-06 1,804 3,496 5,300 2011-05 -825 3,653 2,828 2011-04 844 5,176 6,020 2011-03 -16 3,182 3,166 2011-02 -678 4,040 3,362 2011-01 1,022 2,692 3,714 2010-12 3,710 2,435 6,145 2010-11 547 1,675 2,222 2010-10 1,414 3,828 5,242 2010-09 3,156 2,887 6,043 2010-08 3,948 2,119 6,067 2010-07 2,799 1,841 4,640 2010-06 5,211 2,443 7,654 2010-05 393 1,863 2,256 2010-04 1,213 3,400 4,613 2010-03 3,133 1,895 5,028 2010-02 1,498 1,371 2,869 2010-01 1,567 2,038 3,605 2009-12 1,014 1,755 2,769 2009-11 607 4,295 4,902 2009-10 554 3,860 4,414 2009-09 464 1,863 2,327 2009-08 643 1,245 1,888 2009-07 291 1,476 1,767 2009-06 462 812 1,274 2009-05 915 932 1,847 2009-04 265 2,150 2,415 2009-03 3,055 922 3,977 2009-02 n.a. n.a. n.a. 2009-01 n.a. n.a. n.a.