U.S. cross-border financial flows, June · Treasury release, August 17
Foreign investors bought more than they sold, but less than last month
Net purchases of U.S. stocks and long-term bonds fell by about $55.7 billion from May.
Does that amount mean foreign investors bought more than last month?
Subtract sales, then compare the months.
① Compare purchases after subtracting sales
Net purchases means purchases minus sales.
That was about $262.8 billion in May and about $207.1 billion in June.
② The monthly addition got smaller
Net purchases fell by about $55.7 billion.
Foreign investors still bought more than they sold in June.
③ The broader total rose
Net inflow means money coming in minus money going out.
Total net inflow was about $131.5 billion in May and about $133.5 billion in June.
That broader total also includes U.S. residents' foreign investments, short-term securities and banking flows.
④ What does this mean for your household?
This release does not tell you whether your pay or loan payments change now.
It gives you a way to check headlines about money flowing into a country.
- Have sales been subtracted from purchases?
- Are both months measuring the same thing?
- Are foreign purchases being distinguished from the broader flow of money?
Check what the amount measures as well as its size.
⑤ Check the coverage too
This total does not cover every type of cross-border financial flow.
The figures also have not been adjusted for recurring seasonal patterns.
Check the same purchases-minus-sales measure in July's data.
Miyang sums it upThey bought more than they sold, but that gap was about $55.7 billion smaller than in May.
Going deeper: the tracking record
We compare the same release over time and check these questions again when the next one comes out.
⑥ Put the earlier months beside June
April's net purchases were about $207.4 billion.
They rose in May, then fell to about $207.1 billion in June.
⑦ Check the next release
July's data are scheduled for release on September 16.
Check the same measures in the U.S. Treasury's TIC release.
Did foreign net purchases of U.S. long-term securities increase in the next release?
- Today's value
- 6월 외국인의 미국 장기증권 순매수 about $207 billion
- How to read it
- If the figure is higher, purchases minus sales increased from this month.
- When
- No date in the source · checked at the next release
Did total net TIC inflow increase again in the next release?
- Today's value
- 6월 전체 TIC 순유입 about $134 billion
- How to read it
- If the figure is higher, the gap between incoming and outgoing money widened across the flows covered.
- When
- No date in the source · checked at the next release