WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2011. The next release, which will report on data for July 2011, is scheduled for September 16, 2011.
Foreign residents decreased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in June — net sales were $11.5 billion. Net sales by private foreign investors were $23.0 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $11.5 billion.
At the same time, U.S. residents decreased their holdings of long-term foreign securities, with net sales of $15.2 billion.
Taking into account transactions in both foreign and U.S. securities, the net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $3.7 billion. After adjustments, such as estimates of unrecorded principal payments to foreigners on U.S. asset-backed securities, are included, the overall net foreign acquisition of long-term securities is estimated to have been negative $8.0 billion in June.
Foreign holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities decreased $14.7 billion.
See the TIC Release
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