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US: Treasury International Capital
| Actual | Previous | Revised | |
| Net Long-Term Securities Transactions | $-27.9B | $172.7B | $174.4B |
Highlights
Foreign accounts were net buyers of U.S. long-term securities in July, increasing their holdings by $40.6 billion. Taking into account net purchases of foreign long-term securities by U.S. accounts, at $68.5 billion, the net outflow for July came to $27.9 billion, compared with a revised net inflow of $174.4 billion in June.
Net sales of Treasury bonds and notes at $3.6 billion were negative for U.S. long-term holdings by foreign accounts. Net purchases of corporate bonds were positive at $27.0 billion, net purchases of U.S. equities of $3.7 billion, and net purchases of government agencies of $13.6 billion.
Among top foreign holders of U.S. Treasuries (long and short-term), Japanese accounts decreased their holdings by $12.8 billion to $1,103.9 billion in July from $1,116.6 billion in June. UK holdings rose by $58.4 billion to $998.3 billion in July from $939.9 billion in June. Chinese accounts decreased their holdings by $15.4 billion to $618.0 billion in July from $633.4 billion in June.