EconoIndicators

International Capital Flows At a Glance

• Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: $55.4 billion
• Official purchases: $28.5 billion
• Private purchases: $26.8 billion
• US purchases of foreign long term securities: $29.0 billion
• Long Term Net Foreign Purchases: $5.8 billion
• Monthly Net TIC flows: $14.7 billion

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Treasury International Capital Data for September

Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for September are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury web site (www.treas.gov/tic). The next release, which will report on data for October, is scheduled for December 17, 2007.

Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $26.4 billion.

* Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $55.4 billion. Of this, net purchases by foreign official institutions were $28.5 billion, and net purchases by private foreign investors were $26.8 billion.
* U.S. residents purchased a net $29.0 billion of long-term foreign securities.

Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $5.8 billion.

Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities increased $3.8 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $10.3 billion.

Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents decreased $24.3 billion.

Monthly net TIC flows were minus $14.7 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were negative $27.8 billion, and net foreign official flows were positive $13.1 billion.

Treasury International Capital Flows September 2007 [PDF]

Source: US Treasury