The U.S. recorded a total of $119.7 billion in net treasury international capital inflow for January, according to the latest report from the Treasury Department.
The department reported an outflow of $122.5 billion for December 2017.
Net foreign private inflows were $88.7 billion, while net foreign official inflows stood at $30.9 billion.
The report showed that net foreign purchases of long-term securities totaled $62.1 billion in January.
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities with net purchases worth $63.2 billion. U.S. residents increased their holdings of long-term foreign securities with net purchases of $1.1 billion.
Foreign resident holdings of U.S. Treasury bills rose by $7.7 billion, while foreign resident holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities climbed by $18.6 billion.
Banks' net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased by $44.1 billion in January, according to the department.
