EconoIndicators

International Capital Flows At a Glance

• Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: $70.3 billion
• Official purchases: $11.8 billion
• Private purchases: $58.6 billion
• US sales of foreign long term securities: $20.6 billion
• Long Term Net Foreign Purchases: $118.0 billion
• Monthly Net TIC flows: $149.9 billion

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Treasury International Capital (TIC) Data for November

Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 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 December, is scheduled for February 15, 2008.

Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $90.9 billion.

* Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $70.3 billion. Of this, net purchases by foreign official institutions were $11.8 billion, and net purchases by private foreign investors were $58.6 billion.

* U.S. residents sold a net $20.6 billion of long-term foreign securities.

Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been $79.7 billion.

Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities increased $36.5 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills increased $15.6 billion.

Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased $33.7 billion.

Monthly net TIC flows were positive $149.9 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were positive $104.9 billion, and net foreign official flows were positive $45.0 billion.

International Capital November 2007 [PDF]

Source: Department of Treasury, Office of International Affairs