Metrics 2.0: Net foreign purchases of long-term US securities were $69.8 billion in March

Net foreign purchases of long-term domestic securities were $89.2 billion, $1.6 billion of which were net purchases by foreign official institutions and $87.6 billion of which were net purchases by private foreign investors, U.S. Treasury reported today. U.S. residents purchased a net $19.4 billion in foreign issued securities.

Foreigners' Transactions in Long-Term Securities with U.S. Residents ($bil.)	12 Months Through
	Mar-05	Mar-06	Jan '06	Feb '06	Mar '06
Gross Purchases of Domestic Securities	$15,645.1	$17,287.0	$1,439.8	$1,453.6	$1,638.0
Gross Sales of Domestic Securities	$14,709.8	$16,221.2	$1,360.0	$1,351.0	$1,548.8
Domestic Securities Purchased, net	$935.2	$1,065.8	$79.8	$102.5	$89.2
Gross Purchases of Foreign Securities	$3,088.1	$4,029.6	$374.4	$402.9	$448.3
Gross Sales of Foreign Securities	$3,259.2	$4,185.9	$387.0	$414.9	$467.7
Foreign Securities Purchased, net	-$171.2	-$156.3	-$12.6	-$12.0	-$19.4
Net Long-Term Flows	$764.1	$909.6	$67.2	$90.5	$69.8

U.S. Treasury: http://www.ustreas.gov/tic/ticpress.html

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Net foreign purchases of long-term US securities were $69.8 billion in March