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5/5/2020 Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2014 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Press Center Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2014 10/30/2015 WASHINGTON – Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2014 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released at a date to be determined. The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A complementary survey measuring foreign holdings of U.S. securities also is conducted annually. Data from the most recent such survey, which reports on securities held on June 30, 2015, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported on February 29, 2016. Overall Preliminary Results The survey measured the value of U.S. holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2014 at approximately $9.6 trillion, with $6.8 trillion held in foreign equities, $2.5 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities (original term-to-maturity in excess of one year), and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. The previous such survey, conducted as of year-end 2013, measured the value of U.S. holdings at $9.1 trillion, with $6.5 trillion held in foreign equities, $2.3 trillion held in foreign long-term debt securities, and $0.4 trillion held in foreign short-term debt securities. Table 1. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities, by type of security, as of survey dates (Billions of dollars) Type of Security Long-term securities Equity Long-term debt Short-term debt securities Total Dec. 31, 2013 8,777 6,473 2,305 353 9,130 Dec. 31, 2014 9,250 6,754 2,496 372 9,622 Table 2. U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities, by country of issuer and type of security, for the countries attracting the most U.S. portfolio investment, as of December 31, 2014 (Market value, billions of dollars, except as noted) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 United Kingdom Cayman Islands Canada Japan France Switzerland Netherlands Ireland Germany Australia Bermuda Korea, South Mexico Sweden Brazil Hong Kong Spain China, mainland (1) Luxembourg India Taiwan Italy Singapore Jersey South Africa Curaçao (2) Total 1,297 1,139 847 689 484 435 389 385 377 310 225 178 167 165 164 151 133 132 132 131 114 109 99 89 83 81 https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0240.aspx Equity 918 855 419 592 318 411 232 332 275 140 195 141 67 85 109 142 93 128 43 122 114 64 73 80 71 77 Long-term Debt 312 281 379 83 127 19 144 51 86 127 30 36 93 40 54 3 39 2 84 8 * 45 10 8 12 4 Short-term Debt 67 2 49 14 38 5 13 2 16 44 * 1 7 39 * 6 * 3 6 1 0 * 15 1 * * 1/2 5/5/2020 Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings of Foreign Securities at Year-End 2014 27 28 29 30 31 British Virgin Islands Israel Norway Denmark Rest of world 77 75 74 69 821 63 57 25 63 448 14 17 34 6 348 * 1 15 * 25 Total 9,622 6,754 2,496 372 * Greater than zero, but less than $500 million. (1) China excludes Hong Kong and Macau, which are reported separately. (2) Before the 2013 survey, Curaçao was reported as part of the Netherlands Antilles. https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl0240.aspx 2/2
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