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Statistical Supplement | October 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, October 2006

3.10  U.S. International Transactions, Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
1 Balance on current account -527,514 -665,286 -791,508 -193,258 -183,415 -223,109 -213,198 -218,410
2 Balance on goods and services -494,897 -611,296 -716,730 -172,058 -181,792 -194,774 -191,140 -193,817
3 Exports 1,016,096 1,151,942 1,275,245 316,645 320,853 331,165 344,430 355,879
4 Imports -1,510,993 -1,763,238 -1,991,975 -488,703 -502,645 -525,939 -535,570 -549,696
5 Income, net 36,593 27,592 11,293 1,994 7,841 -2,159 -2,516 -4,149
6 Investment, net 42,292 33,635 17,598 3,549 9,463 -581 -894 -2,526
7 Direct 112,789 123,867 134,417 31,052 40,371 32,642 34,295 36,022
8 Portfolio -70,497 -90,232 -116,819 -27,503 -30,908 -33,223 -35,189 -38,548
9 Compensation of employees -5,699 -6,043 -6,304 -1,555 -1,622 -1,578 -1,622 -1,623
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -69,210 -81,582 -86,072 -23,194 -9,464 -26,176 -19,542 -20,444
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 537 1,710 5,539 989 1,501 459 1,049 1,479
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 1,523 2,805 14,096 -797 4,766 4,796 513 -560
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) 601 -398 4,511 -97 2,976 -81 -67 -51
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 1,494 3,826 10,200 -564 1,951 5,050 729 -351
16 Foreign currencies -572 -623 -615 -136 -161 -173 -149 -158
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -328,484 -872,317 -446,436 -196,568 -138,647 -15,911 -357,540 -213,258
18 Bank-reported claims2 -13,014 -361,623 -213,018 -174,153 -102,716 10,368 -196,407 -81,533
19 Nonbank-reported claims -18,851 -120,017 -44,221 57,244 -29,483 -4,812 -46,190 -32,408
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -146,722 -146,549 -180,125 -45,702 -36,790 -47,266 -53,692 -52,215
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -149,897 -244,128 -9,072 -33,957 30,342 25,799 -61,251 -47,102
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 278,275 387,809 199,495 74,613 33,983 71,934 75,697 74,874
23 U.S. Treasury securities 184,931 263,338 71,749 16,892 8,213 37,418 42,156 -8,905
24 Other U.S. government obligations 39,943 41,662 84,701 19,421 17,713 23,786 24,063 30,458
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -517 -139 -488 112 395 -255 37 637
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 48,643 69,245 24,275 34,187 824 5,078 -821 41,730
27 Other foreign official assets3 5,275 13,703 19,258 4,001 6,838 5,907 10,262 10,954
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 586,494 1,062,412 1,012,755 271,566 354,609 181,416 451,801 291,523
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 97,207 336,740 179,849 152,938 94,912 2,141 148,851 84,247
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 96,526 93,250 30,105 -20,035 20,271 -50,305 74,953 26,115
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 91,455 102,940 199,491 14,103 37,239 62,041 -5,212 10,065
32 U.S. currency flows 16,640 14,827 19,416 4,507 4,679 9,158 1,932 1,127
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 220,705 381,493 474,140 111,808 153,049 131,871 186,009 121,556
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 63,961 133,162 109,754 8,245 44,459 26,510 45,268 48,413
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -3,321 -2,261 -4,351 -589 -557 -514 -1,756 -882
36 Discrepancy -7,510 85,128 10,410 44,044 -72,240 -19,071 43,434 65,234
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -4,862 -17,549 9,219 10,437 -4,333
38 Before seasonal adjustment -7,510 85,128 10,409 48,905 -54,691 -28,291 32,997 69,567
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 1,523 2,805 14,096 -797 4,766 4,796 513 -560
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 278,792 387,948 199,983 74,501 33,588 72,189 75,660 74,237
 
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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