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Statistical Supplement | March 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2007

3.10  U.S. International Transactions, Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006
Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3r Q4
1 Balance on current account -665,286 -791,508 -856,655 -223,109 -213,778r -217,713r -229,377 -195,790
2 Balance on goods and services -611,296 -716,730 -765,267 -194,774 -191,646r -193,633r -201,399 -178,591
3 Exports 1,151,942 1,275,245 1,436,816 331,165 343,445r 354,951r 364,947 373,472
4 Imports -1,763,238 -1,991,975 -2,202,083 -525,939 -535,091r -548,584r -566,346 -552,063
5 Income, net 27,592 11,293 -7,266 -2,159 -2,587r -2,220r -5,480 3,021
6 Investment, net 33,635 17,598 -777 -581 -967r -599r -3,869 4,658
7 Direct 123,867 134,417 150,323 32,642 34,233r 38,003r 34,247 43,840
8 Portfolio -90,232 -116,819 -151,100 -33,223 -35,200r -38,602r -38,116 -39,182
9 Compensation of employees -6,043 -6,304 -6,489 -1,578 -1,620r -1,621r -1,611 -1,637
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -81,582 -86,072 -84,122 -26,176 -19,545r -21,860r -22,498 -20,220
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 1,710 5,539 5,219 459 1,049 1,765 1,570 835
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 4,796 513 -560 1,006 1,415
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -398 4,511 -223 -81 -67 -51 -54 -51
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 3,826 10,200 3,331 5,050 729 -351 1,275 1,678
16 Foreign currencies -623 -615 -734 -173 -149 -158 -215 -212
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -872,317 -446,436 -1,053,353 -15,911 -358,216r -213,174r -228,464 -253,499
18 Bank-reported claims2 -361,623 -213,018 -482,372 10,368 -196,407 -80,697 -84,582 -120,686
19 Nonbank-reported claims -120,017 -44,221 -44,434 -4,812 -46,190 -31,199 -24,096 57,051
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -146,549 -180,125 -277,691 -47,266 -53,692 -53,915 -54,391 -115,693
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -244,128 -9,072 -248,856 25,799 -61,927r -47,363r -65,395 -74,171
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 387,809 199,495 300,510 71,934 75,697 75,869 78,434 70,510
23 U.S. Treasury securities 263,338 71,749 118,344 37,418 42,156 -8,905 45,044 40,049
24 Other U.S. government obligations 41,662 84,701 125,450 23,786 24,063 30,458 32,934 37,995
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -139 -488 3,274 -255 37 724 1,153 1,360
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 69,245 24,275 19,550 5,078 -821 42,241 -7,470 -14,400
27 Other foreign official assets3 13,703 19,258 33,892 5,907 10,262 11,351 6,773 5,506
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 1,062,412 1,012,755 1,464,399 181,416 452,226r 289,674r 377,164 345,335
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 336,740 179,849 441,178 2,141 148,851 79,586 86,017 126,724
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 93,250 30,105 176,509 -50,305 74,953 25,082 70,331 6,143
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 102,940 199,491 29,417 62,041 -5,212 9,784 -4,899 29,744
32 U.S. currency flows 14,827 19,416 12,570 9,158 1,932 1,127 1,129 8,382
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 381,493 474,140 621,154 131,871 186,009 127,285 162,953 144,907
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 133,162 109,754 183,571 26,510 45,693r 46,810r 61,633 29,435
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -2,261 -4,351 -3,914 -514 -1,756 -1,003 -551 -604
36 Discrepancy 85,128 10,410 141,419 -19,071 44,265r 65,142r 218 31,798
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... 9,219 11,268r -2,827r -13,702 5,263
38 Before seasonal adjustment 85,128 10,409 141,420 -28,291 32,997 67,968 13,920 26,535
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 4,796 513 -560 1,006 1,415
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 387,948 199,983 297,236 72,189 75,660 75,145 77,281 69,150
 
41 Change in Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries official assets in United States (part of line 22) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

1. Seasonal factors are not calculated for lines 11-16, 18-20, 22-35, and 38-41.   Return to table

2. Associated primarily with military sales contracts and other transactions arranged with or through foreign official agencies.   Return to table

3. Consists of investments in U.S. corporate stocks and in debt securities of private corporations and state and local governments.   Return to table

4. Reporting banks included all types of depository institutions as well as some brokers and dealers.   Return to table

5. Consists of capital transfers (such as those of accompanying migrants entering or leaving the country and debt forgiveness) and the acquisition and disposal of nonproduced nonfinancial assets.   Return to table

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business.

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