EconoIndicators

International Capital Flows At a Glance

• Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: -$25.6 billion
• Official purchases: -$4.9 billion
• Private purchases: -$20.7 billion
• US residents purchase of foreign long term securities: sold $31.7 billion
• Monthly Net TIC flows: -$74.8 billion

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Treasury International Capital (TIC) Data for July
Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for July 2008 are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury website (www.treas.gov/tic). The next release, which will report on data for August, is scheduled for October 16, 2008.    
Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $6.1 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were negative $25.6 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were negative $20.7 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were negative $4.9 billion.
U.S. residents sold a net $31.7 billion of long-term foreign securities.
Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been negative $8.2 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities decreased $8.4 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills decreased $4.4 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents declined $58.1 billion.
Monthly net TIC flows were negative $74.8 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were negative $92.9 billion, and net foreign official flows were $18.2 billion.

Treasury International Capital – July 2008 [PDF]

Source: Department of Treasury