FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS To view or print the PDF content on this page, download the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®. June 15, 2004 Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April are released today and posted on the U.S. Treasury web site (www.treas.gov/tic). The next release date, which will report on data for May, is scheduled for July 16, 2004. Domestic Securities Gross purchases of domestic securities by foreigners were $1,739.5 billion in April, exceeding gross sales of domestic securities by foreigners of $1,658.4 billion during the same month. Foreign purchases of domestic securities reached $81.2 billion on a net basis in April, relative to $82.4 billion during the previous month. Private net flows reached $55.1 billion in April. Net private purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes decreased to $13.2 billion from $27.6 billion the preceding month. Net private purchases of Government Agency Bonds were $28.2 billion, up from $1.1 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Corporate Bonds declined to $16.1 billion from $29.2 billion the previous month. Net private purchases of Equities increased to minus $2.4 billion from minus $13.5 billion. Official net purchases of U.S. securities were $26.1 billion in April, relative to $38.1 billion in March. Official net purchases of Treasury Bonds and Notes of $22.1 billion accounted for the bulk of official inflows in April, down from $33.9 billion the previous month. Foreign Securities Gross purchases of foreign securities owned by U.S. residents were $399.4 billion in April, relative to gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents of $404.4 billion during the same month. Gross sales of foreign securities to U.S. residents exceeded purchases by $5.0 billion, highlighting a net U.S. acquisition of $11.3 billion in Foreign Equities and net U.S. sales of $6.3 billion in Foreign Bonds. Net Long-Term Securities Flows Net foreign purchases of both domestic and foreign long-term securities from U.S. residents were $76.2 billion in April compared with $80.7 billion in March. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $843.2 billion in the 12-months through April 2004 as compared to $600.7 billion during the twelve months through April 2003. The full April data set, including adjustments for repayments of principal on asset-backed securities, as well as historical series, can be found on the TIC web site, www.treas.gov/tic.
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