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Statistical Supplement | November 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 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 2006 2007
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
1 Balance on current account -640,148 -754,848 -811,477 -205,595 -217,334 -187,938 -197,097 -190,790
2 Balance on goods and services -612,092 -714,371 -758,522 -192,577 -199,307 -176,926 -177,581 -177,688
3 Exports 1,157,250 1,283,070 1,445,703 356,575 365,868 377,623 382,156 395,689
4 Imports -1,769,341 -1,997,441 -2,204,225 -549,153 -565,175 -554,549 -559,737 -573,377
5 Income, net 56,357 48,058 36,640 10,668 5,850 9,661 7,478 9,355
6 Investment, net 62,499 54,459 43,172 12,289 7,491 11,328 9,062 11,038
7 Direct 139,408 152,512 174,214 44,647 40,487 47,074 47,760 49,638
8 Portfolio -76,909 -98,053 -131,042 -32,358 -32,996 -35,746 -38,698 -38,600
9 Compensation of employees -6,141 -6,400 -6,532 -1,621 -1,642 -1,668 -1,584 -1,683
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -84,414 -88,535 -89,595 -23,686 -23,877 -20,673 -26,994 -22,457
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 1,710 5,539 5,346 1,765 1,570 962 445 -493
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 -560 1,006 1,415 -72 26
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -398 4,511 -223 -51 -54 -51 -43 -39
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 3,826 10,200 3,331 -351 1,275 1,678 212 294
16 Foreign currencies -623 -615 -734 -158 -215 -212 -241 -229
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -909,539 -446,510 -1,062,896 -213,423 -212,474 -291,405 -449,827 -469,003
18 Bank-reported claims2 -359,767 -217,471 -454,585 -54,791 -78,798 -123,899 -233,384 -203,872
19 Nonbank-reported claims -124,137 -39,603 -83,531 -45,885 -29,162 15,818 -47,830 -105,557
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -146,549 -197,098 -289,422 -59,003 -55,496 -117,230 -87,206 -88,051
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -279,086 7,662 -235,358 -53,744 -49,018 -66,094 -81,407 -71,523
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 397,755 259,268 440,264 120,861 108,799 85,347 152,193 70,098
23 U.S. Treasury securities 273,279 112,841 189,181 24,262 52,746 47,049 37,705 -13,125
24 Other U.S. government obligations 41,662 100,493 191,553 41,364 55,226 47,749 73,067 56,400
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -134 -421 3,133 824 1,154 1,129 654 -198
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 69,245 26,260 22,040 42,533 -7,221 -15,666 29,797 15,736
27 Other foreign official assets3 13,703 20,095 34,357 11,878 6,894 5,086 10,970 11,285
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 1,064,011 944,963 1,419,333 234,581 341,188 430,682 464,409 550,307
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 334,747 202,508 434,393 2,048 100,640 172,283 203,603 137,754
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 93,522 31,804 235,769 55,907 69,637 49,612 93,624 108,115
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 93,608 132,300 -35,931 -19,307 -13,440 22,090 44,638 -7,625
32 U.S. currency flows 14,829 18,969 12,571 1,127 1,129 8,382 -1,631 3,347
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 381,493 450,386 591,951 145,750 140,243 132,745 112,269 235,096
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 145,812 108,996 180,580 49,056 42,979 45,570 11,906 73,620
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -2,369 -4,054 -3,913 -1,008 -545 -637 -559 -589
36 Discrepancy 85,775 -18,454 -17,794 49,378 -37,121 -36,643 15,708 40,444
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -252 -15,973 6,267 11,335 -1,080
38 Before seasonal adjustment 85,775 -18,455 -17,793 49,630 -21,148 -42,910 4,373 41,524
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 2,805 14,096 2,374 -560 1,006 1,415 -72 26
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 397,889 259,689 437,131 120,037 107,645 84,218 151,539 70,296
 
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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