TABLE snetForq. Net Transactions in Foreign Long-Term Securities by US Residents, millions of dollars, as of: March 2012 Negative entries indicate net U.S. purchases of foreign securities, or an outflow of capital from the United States Positive entries indicate U.S. sales of foreign securities 3 months ending in March 2012 3 months ending in December 2011 3 months ending in September 2011 Total Total Total Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign Securities, Bonds, Stocks, Securities, Bonds, Stocks, Securities, Bonds, Stocks, net net net net net net net net net ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Europe Austria 1,071 1,165 -94 4,079 3,993 86 440 337 103 Belgium -23,365 -23,699 334 -18,139 -17,860 -279 -11,407 -11,161 -246 Bulgaria 0 0 0 1 -6 7 -24 -23 -1 Cyprus -101 -66 -35 29 -10 39 -137 -15 -122 Czech Republic 52 89 -37 89 146 -57 806 124 682 Denmark 1,353 1,235 118 2,210 1,952 258 -244 -44 -200 Finland -547 -653 107 91 -219 310 -811 -849 38 France 6,322 5,592 730 7,045 8,241 -1,195 2,244 2,747 -503 Germany 15,754 15,390 364 12,819 11,981 838 15,488 16,203 -715 Greece 121 108 13 -31 -35 5 61 60 1 Hungary -116 -109 -7 -30 3 -33 -1,639 -1,687 48 Ireland -8,009 -6,792 -1,217 -11,198 -12,068 870 -5,286 -3,420 -1,866 Italy 3,375 3,906 -531 1,651 1,443 209 6,701 6,731 -30 Kazakhstan 64 66 -2 65 70 -5 57 87 -30 Luxembourg -15,714 -17,621 1,907 -9,558 -8,463 -1,095 -13,777 -13,377 -400 Monaco -327 10 -337 -48 -47 -1 34 14 20 Netherlands 6,280 7,384 -1,103 2,281 1,776 505 7,020 7,466 -446 Norway 3,879 3,849 30 2,360 2,189 171 625 63 562 Poland 651 730 -79 -165 -142 -23 -2,057 -1,906 -151 Portugal 34 106 -72 -255 -16 -238 70 5 65 Romania 2 12 -10 18 18 0 -11 -13 2 Russia -9 -153 144 -12 -213 201 -1,041 -1,282 241 Serbia & Montenegro 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 4,958 5,562 -604 3,671 3,689 -18 2,560 2,158 401 Sweden -3,687 -3,862 175 2,214 2,336 -122 1,435 1,311 124 Switzerland -2,429 -1,073 -1,356 1,574 147 1,427 -495 -259 -236 Turkey 1,713 1,880 -167 866 821 45 393 467 -74 Ukraine 142 97 45 38 66 -28 -58 -20 -38 United Kingdom 31,740 31,619 121 29,073 19,316 9,757 -10,912 -10,316 -596 Channel Islands -308 -143 -165 -349 415 -764 271 114 157 All other Europe -334 -723 389 -637 -608 -28 -733 -654 -79 Total Europe 22,632 23,972 -1,340 29,754 18,914 10,840 -10,428 -7,138 -3,290 Memo: Euro Area -9,787 -9,548 -239 -7,675 -7,690 15 2,866 6,594 -3,728 Memo: European Union 19,992 19,951 41 25,422 15,620 9,802 -10,140 -6,324 -3,816 Canada -7,253 -6,656 -597 -8,456 -9,657 1,201 -11,865 -11,502 -363 Latin America Argentina 416 258 158 652 898 -246 -803 -763 -40 Brazil -4,427 -3,081 -1,346 1,975 2,627 -652 686 1,289 -603 Chile -237 -242 5 -63 -174 111 312 420 -108 Colombia 457 781 -324 -1,326 -1,108 -218 -173 -138 -35 Costa Rica 12 9 3 -206 -207 1 10 8 2 Ecuador 324 144 180 165 67 98 177 206 -29 Guatemala -18 -15 -3 -115 -116 1 13 14 -1 Mexico -5,476 -5,044 -432 -2,656 -2,171 -485 -6,312 -7,378 1,066 Panama 199 256 -57 284 354 -70 303 426 -123 Peru -1,214 -960 -254 -672 -393 -279 22 -7 29 Uruguay 364 312 52 -979 -963 -16 101 151 -50 Venezuela -43 -33 -10 313 312 1 -2,899 -2,950 51 All other L America 62 59 3 27 32 -5 172 185 -13 Total Latin America -9,581 -7,556 -2,025 -2,601 -842 -1,759 -8,391 -8,537 146 Caribbean Anguilla 768 -5 773 139 -75 214 -1,187 19 -1,206 Bahamas 1,985 1,515 470 -1,123 -965 -158 -495 -58 -437 Barbados 390 541 -151 85 -3 88 404 117 287 Bermuda -150 838 -988 -125 98 -223 -138 251 -389 British Virgin Islands -3,400 -709 -2,691 1,670 2,443 -773 -1,226 -753 -473 Cayman Islands -3,978 -8,971 4,993 2,081 2,707 -626 -13,856 784 -14,640 Cuba -15 -4 -11 4 2 2 0 0 0 Jamaica 3 2 1 -69 -70 1 -13 -12 -1 Netherlands Antilles 296 200 96 -989 -1,173 184 -1,657 -778 -879 Trinidad & Tobago 30 27 3 2 6 -4 59 47 12 All other Caribbean -56 -46 -10 -212 -188 -24 -493 -228 -265 Total Caribbean -4,127 -6,612 2,485 1,463 2,782 -1,319 -18,602 -611 -17,991 Asia China, Mainland 3,481 2,230 1,251 240 260 -20 -3,607 1,904 -5,511 Hong Kong -3,721 1,418 -5,139 1,496 1,366 130 7,880 1,108 6,772 India -397 556 -953 -246 -229 -17 -88 -99 11 Indonesia -306 128 -434 28 403 -375 -306 -95 -211 Israel 680 609 71 -1,397 -1,979 582 -52 -259 207 Japan 202 2,751 -2,549 -70 -384 314 7,777 1,772 6,005 Korea, South -3,342 -1,435 -1,907 4,684 5,191 -507 -1,321 -128 -1,193 Lebanon 7 15 -8 9 4 5 34 27 7 Malaysia -206 -324 118 -1,573 -1,111 -462 3,085 3,378 -293 Pakistan -8 1 -9 32 17 15 54 13 41 Philippines 333 262 71 0 -18 18 -183 -79 -104 Singapore 851 651 200 799 866 -67 -1,447 -255 -1,192 Syria 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taiwan -555 506 -1,061 -320 388 -708 2,379 683 1,696 Thailand -1,037 -146 -891 -219 -332 113 0 525 -525 Asian oil exporters -552 48 -600 189 -5 194 632 358 274 All other Asia -47 -75 28 -113 -107 -6 -301 -264 -37 Total Asia -4,605 7,207 -11,812 3,539 4,330 -791 14,536 8,589 5,947 Africa Egypt 568 573 -5 9 -28 37 19 5 14 Liberia 78 94 -16 -2 5 -7 34 37 -3 Morocco 0 1 -1 4 1 3 -9 -6 -3 South Africa -1,114 -914 -200 -745 -706 -39 -390 -130 -260 African oil exporters -151 -148 -3 -292 -295 3 -327 -333 6 All other Africa -729 17 -746 -142 -25 -117 -1,479 -53 -1,426 Total Africa -1,348 -377 -971 -1,168 -1,048 -120 -2,152 -480 -1,672 Other Countries Australia 234 -375 609 1,498 -86 1,584 -751 -1,880 1,129 New Zealand 237 194 43 824 773 51 642 474 168 All Other -3 -22 19 -170 0 -170 60 92 -32 Total Other 468 -203 671 2,152 687 1,465 -49 -1,314 1,265 All Countries -3,814 9,775 -13,589 24,683 15,166 9,517 -36,951 -20,993 -15,958 International Orgs. International -1,831 -1,798 -33 280 386 -106 487 550 -63 Total Regional Orgs 11,642 11,388 254 12,738 12,667 71 3,434 4,518 -1,084 Total IROs 9,811 9,590 221 13,018 13,053 -35 3,921 5,068 -1,147 Grand Total 5,997 19,365 -13,368 37,701 28,219 9,482 -33,030 -15,925 -17,105 of which: net purchases of asset-backed securities 1,594 1,594 n.a. 4,635 4,635 n.a. 4,194 4,194 n.a. Adjustments for stock swaps 0 n.a. 0 740 n.a. 740 -4,095 n.a. -4,095 Adjusted Total 5,997 19,365 -13,368 38,441 28,219 10,222 -37,125 -15,925 -21,200 Definitions: Euro area: As of January 2011, includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. European Union: As of January 2007, includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Asian oil exporters: Includes Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Trucial States). African oil exporters: Includes Algeria, Gabon, Libya, and Nigeria.