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Statistical Supplement | February 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2008

3.10  U.S. International Transactions, Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Balance on current account -640,148 -754,848 -811,477 -217,334 -187,938 -197,097 -188,919 -178,456
2 Balance on goods and services -612,092 -714,371 -758,522 -199,307 -176,926 -177,581 -178,431 -173,152
3 Exports 1,157,250 1,283,070 1,445,703 365,868 377,623 382,156 396,525 417,736
4 Imports -1,769,341 -1,997,441 -2,204,225 -565,175 -554,549 -559,737 -574,956 -590,888
5 Income, net 56,357 48,058 36,640 5,850 9,661 7,478 12,669 20,456
6 Investment, net 62,499 54,459 43,172 7,491 11,328 9,062 14,350 22,154
7 Direct 139,408 152,512 174,214 40,487 47,074 47,760 50,384 55,260
8 Portfolio -76,909 -98,053 -131,042 -32,996 -35,746 -38,698 -36,034 -33,106
9 Compensation of employees -6,141 -6,400 -6,532 -1,642 -1,668 -1,584 -1,681 -1,698
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -84,414 -88,535 -89,595 -23,877 -20,673 -26,994 -23,157 -25,760
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 1,710 5,539 5,346 1,570 962 445 -369 422
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 1,006 1,415 -72 26 -54
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -398 4,511 -223 -54 -51 -43 -39 -37
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 3,826 10,200 3,331 1,275 1,678 212 294 230
16 Foreign currencies -623 -615 -734 -215 -212 -241 -229 -247
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -909,539 -446,510 -1,062,896 -212,474 -291,405 -449,827 -465,123 -156,107
18 Bank-reported claims2 -359,767 -217,471 -454,585 -78,798 -123,899 -233,384 -210,964 -111,282
19 Nonbank-reported claims -124,137 -39,603 -83,531 -29,162 15,818 -47,830 -93,976 90,323
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -146,549 -197,098 -289,422 -55,496 -117,230 -87,206 -82,203 -78,825
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -279,086 7,662 -235,358 -49,018 -66,094 -81,407 -77,980 -56,323
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 397,755 259,268 440,264 108,799 85,347 152,193 70,464 39,016
23 U.S. Treasury securities 273,279 112,841 189,181 52,746 47,049 37,705 -13,125 -11,536
24 Other U.S. government obligations 41,662 100,493 191,553 55,226 47,749 73,067 56,400 29,354
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -134 -421 3,133 1,154 1,129 654 -77 881
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 69,245 26,260 22,040 -7,221 -15,666 29,797 15,981 9,846
27 Other foreign official assets3 13,703 20,095 34,357 6,894 5,086 10,970 11,285 10,471
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 1,064,011 944,963 1,419,333 341,188 430,682 464,409 548,808 210,110
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 334,747 202,508 434,393 100,640 172,283 203,603 143,963 69,822
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 93,522 31,804 235,769 69,637 49,612 93,624 110,172 51,821
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 93,608 132,300 -35,931 -13,440 22,090 44,638 1,813 46,658
32 U.S. currency flows 14,829 18,969 12,571 1,129 8,382 -1,631 3,347 4,741
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 381,493 450,386 591,951 140,243 132,745 112,269 242,963 -44,177
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 145,812 108,996 180,580 42,979 45,570 11,906 46,550 81,245
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -2,369 -4,054 -3,913 -545 -637 -559 -598 -554
36 Discrepancy 85,775 -18,454 -17,794 -37,121 -36,643 15,708 36,718 85,622
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -15,973 6,267 11,335 2,782 -18,584
38 Before seasonal adjustment 85,775 -18,455 -17,793 -21,148 -42,910 4,373 33,935 104,206
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 1,006 1,415 -72 26 -54
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 397,889 259,689 437,131 107,645 84,218 151,539 70,541 38,135
 
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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