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US Data: TICS Cross-Border Portfolio Financial Flows - Details

Data through: September 2017
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted
Level and changes calculated by MNI
                                   2015     2016  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17
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Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                      29904.8  29632.6  2875.3  2326.9  2666.1  2591.0
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                      29749.2  29574.6  2840.0  2321.8  2625.5  2530.2
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                               155.6     58.0    35.3     5.1    40.6    60.8
Private, net                      368.0    348.7    25.2    16.7    40.4    59.5
Tsy Bonds, Notes                  205.6      5.7    11.1    15.4    19.7    13.1
Govt Agy Bonds                    123.2    225.1    16.5     5.9     8.2     9.1
Corporate Bonds                   137.9    130.0     3.5     2.7    16.7    14.1
Equities                          -98.7    -12.2    -5.9    -7.3    -4.2    23.2
Official, net                    -212.4   -290.7    10.0   -11.6     0.2     1.3
Tsy Bonds, Notes                 -225.9   -331.5     8.6   -15.9    -2.2    -0.4
Govt Agy Bonds                     33.5     40.8     0.7     4.4     1.1    -0.2
Corporate Bonds                    -3.8     -5.3    -0.7     0.2     2.5    -1.2
Equities                          -16.2      5.4     1.4    -0.3    -1.2     3.0
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs        10726.6  10124.4  1231.4  1100.1  1168.2  1362.9
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs        10564.7   9921.3  1232.2  1104.0  1135.7  1342.8
Foreign Securties Purch, net      161.9    203.1    -0.8    -3.8    32.6    20.1
Foreign Bonds, Purchased          276.1    258.7    14.3    11.7    32.2    24.2
Foreign Equities, Purchased      -114.2    -55.7   -15.2   -15.5     0.3    -4.1
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                      317.5    261.0    34.4     1.2    73.2    80.9
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                       -277.5   -273.1   -18.3   -44.5   -16.1   -15.9
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                         40.0    -12.1    16.1   -43.2    57.1    65.1
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                        85.1     16.3    -2.5     7.4   -34.9     2.4
US Tsy Bills                       53.1    -52.4    -5.4     3.1    -5.8     7.6
Private, net                       51.7    -14.1    -6.6     3.0     0.7     6.6
Official, net                       1.4    -38.3     1.2     0.1    -6.5     1.1
Other                              32.1     68.6     2.9     4.3   -29.1    -5.3
Private, net                       34.7     67.6     4.0     1.8   -27.0    -4.0
Official, net                      -2.6      1.1    -1.1     2.5    -2.1    -1.3
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                      -138.7   -108.2    -5.6    27.0   108.0  -118.8
Monthly Net TIC Flows             -13.6   -103.9     8.0    -8.7   130.2   -51.3
Private, net                      178.9    258.1    -4.5     0.0   136.1   -17.3
Official, net                    -192.4   -362.1    12.5    -8.8    -6.0   -34.0
                                                          Change  Change  Change
                                                          Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17
Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                                                -548.4   339.2   -75.1
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                                                -518.2   303.7   -95.3
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                                                        -30.2    35.5    20.2
Private, net                                                -8.5    23.7    19.1
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                             4.3     4.3    -6.6
Govt Agy Bonds                                             -10.6     2.3     0.9
Corporate Bonds                                             -0.8    14.0    -2.6
Equities                                                    -1.4     3.1    27.4
Official, net                                              -21.6    11.8     1.1
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                           -24.5    13.7     1.8
Govt Agy Bonds                                               3.7    -3.3    -1.3
Corporate Bonds                                              0.9     2.3    -3.7
Equities                                                    -1.7    -0.9     4.2
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                  -131.3    68.1   194.7
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                  -128.2    31.7   207.1
Foreign Securties Purch, net                                -3.0    36.4   -12.5
Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                    -2.6    20.5    -8.0
Foreign Equities, Purchased                                 -0.3    15.8    -4.4
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                                               -33.2    72.0     7.7
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                                                 -26.2    28.4     0.2
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                                                 -59.3   100.3     8.0
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                                                  9.9   -42.3    37.3
US Tsy Bills                                                 8.5    -8.9    13.4
Private, net                                                 9.6    -2.3     5.9
Official, net                                               -1.1    -6.6     7.6
Other                                                        1.4   -33.4    23.8
Private, net                                                -2.2   -28.8    23.0
Official, net                                                3.6    -4.6     0.8
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                                                 32.6    81.0  -226.8
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                      -16.7   138.9  -181.5
Private, net                                                 4.5   136.1  -153.4
Official, net                                              -21.3     2.8   -28.0
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 212-800-8517; email: sara.haire@marketnews.com
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