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Statistical Supplement | October 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2008

3.10  U.S. International Transactions, Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
1 Balance on current account -728,993 -788,116 -731,214 -194,093 -172,952 -167,241 -175,640 -183,147
2 Balance on goods and services -711,567 -753,283 -700,258 -178,819 -168,114 -173,783 -177,110 -180,551
3 Exports 1,283,753 1,457,015 1,645,726 399,951 424,873 435,465 451,645 474,819
4 Imports -1,995,320 -2,210,298 -2,345,984 -578,770 -592,986 -609,248 -628,756 -655,369
5 Income, net 72,358 57,194 81,749 9,679 22,958 36,327 33,212 27,344
6 Investment, net 78,758 63,804 88,776 11,443 24,729 38,151 35,009 29,127
7 Direct 173,205 184,146 233,861 49,053 59,710 74,835 70,261 63,862
8 Portfolio -94,447 -120,342 -145,085 -37,610 -34,981 -36,684 -35,252 -34,735
9 Compensation of employees -6,400 -6,609 -7,027 -1,764 -1,771 -1,824 -1,797 -1,782
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -89,784 -92,027 -112,705 -24,953 -27,796 -29,784 -31,742 -29,941
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 5,539 5,346 -22,273 -596 623 -22,744 3,265 -41,265
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 14,096 2,374 -122 26 -54 -22 -276 -1,267
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) 4,511 -223 -154 -39 -37 -35 -29 -22
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 10,200 3,331 1,021 294 230 285 112 -955
16 Foreign currencies -615 -734 -989 -229 -247 -272 -359 -290
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -566,266 -1,259,469 -1,267,459 -522,985 -171,045 -130,990 -263,634 152,963
18 Bank-reported claims2 -207,625 -488,424 -644,751 -209,985 -88,697 -115,926 -221,316 225,745
19 Nonbank-reported claims -71,207 -164,597 -706 -134,713 80,012 100,043 81,848 25,224
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -251,199 -365,204 -288,731 -84,671 -100,317 -4,202 -35,066 -32,457
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -36,235 -241,244 -333,271 -93,616 -62,043 -110,905 -89,100 -65,549
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 259,268 487,939 411,058 88,822 13,469 145,497 173,533 144,417
23 U.S. Treasury securities 112,841 208,564 58,865 1,610 -25,810 42,728 88,649 57,245
24 Other U.S. government obligations 100,493 219,837 171,465 60,031 18,022 12,109 79,234 93,145
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -421 2,816 5,342 -69 913 4,132 1,645 2,439
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 26,260 22,365 108,695 15,956 9,873 52,537 -26,930 -30,131
27 Other foreign official assets3 20,095 34,357 66,691 11,294 10,471 33,991 30,935 21,719
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 988,079 1,573,174 1,646,645 629,290 253,007 234,905 285,484 -118,116
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 214,736 461,100 532,813 149,769 53,925 123,987 79,088 -233,623
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 69,572 242,727 156,290 122,476 55,599 -111,846 84,085 -61,972
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 132,300 -58,204 156,825 -13,522 67,406 60,059 63,263 66,950
32 U.S. currency flows 8,447 2,227 -10,675 -1,635 655 -3,530 -914 230
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 450,386 683,363 573,850 310,340 -30,486 110,489 -20,475 16,532
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 112,638 241,961 237,542 61,862 105,908 55,746 80,437 93,767
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -4,036 -3,880 -1,843 -112 -617 -571 -600 -652
36 Discrepancy 32,313 -47,078 -41,287 656 71,627 -45,600 -14,131 47,067
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... 722 -21,805 8,892 9,271 -3,464
38 Before seasonal adjustment 32,313 -47,078 -41,287 -66 93,431 -54,491 -23,403 50,531
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 14,096 2,374 -122 26 -54 -22 -276 -1,267
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 259,689 485,123 405,716 88,891 12,556 141,365 171,888 141,978
 
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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