Release Date: December 2009
U.S. International Transactions Summary (3.10)
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted
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Item credits or debits | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008.Q3 | 2008.Q4 | 2009.Q1 | 2009.Q2/r | 2009.Q3/p |
1 | Balance on current account | -803,547 | -726,573 | -706,068 | -184,178 | -154,875 | -104,450 | -97,980 | -108,034 |
2 | Balance on goods and services | -760,359 | -701,422 | -695,936 | -185,942 | -144,495 | -92,408 | -81,240 | -97,378 |
3 | Exports | 1,451,684 | 1,643,168 | 1,826,596 | 478,064 | 424,151 | 372,201 | 371,409 | 392,534 |
4 | Imports | -2,212,043 | -2,344,590 | -2,522,532 | -664,006 | -568,646 | -464,609 | -452,649 | -489,912 |
5 | Income, net | 48,085 | 90,845 | 118,231 | 34,125 | 21,146 | 18,301 | 16,670 | 23,709 |
6 | Investment, net | 54,692 | 97,941 | 125,550 | 35,936 | 23,024 | 20,110 | 18,423 | 25,466 |
7 | Direct | 174,046 | 236,715 | 249,885 | 66,997 | 51,263 | 51,198 | 47,730 | 51,389 |
8 | Portfolio | -119,354 | -138,774 | -124,335 | -31,061 | -28,239 | -31,088 | -29,307 | -25,923 |
9 | Compensation of employees | -6,607 | -7,095 | -7,320 | -1,811 | -1,878 | -1,809 | -1,753 | -1,757 |
10 | Unilateral current transfers, net | -91,273 | -115,996 | -128,363 | -32,361 | -31,527 | -30,343 | -33,410 | -34,365 |
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11 | Change in U.S.government assets other than official reserve assets (increase, -) | 5,346 | -22,273 | -529,615 | -225,997 | -265,293 | 244,102 | 193,750 | 57,928 |
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12 | Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) | 2,374 | -122 | -4,848 | -179 | -3,126 | -982 | -3,632 | -49,021 |
13 | Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Special drawing rights (SDRs) | -223 | -154 | -106 | -30 | -25 | -15 | -8 | -47,720 |
15 | Reserve position in International Monetary Fund | 3,331 | 1,021 | -3,473 | 256 | -2,886 | -754 | -3,485 | -1,098 |
16 | Foreign currencies | -734 | -989 | -1,269 | -405 | -215 | -213 | -139 | -203 |
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17 | Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) | -1,293,449 | -1,449,731 | 534,357 | 255,498 | 383,150 | -148,387 | -152,720 | -303,009 |
18 | Bank-reported claims2 | -502,099 | -644,093 | 433,379 | 143,079 | 293,882 | -89,401 | -27,208 | -240,076 |
19 | Nonbank reported claims | -181,299 | -40,517 | 372,229 | 87,352 | 103,739 | 17,477 | 14,519 | 47,656 |
20 | U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net | -365,129 | -366,524 | 60,761 | 79,182 | 70,015 | -36,201 | -92,589 | -47,847 |
21 | U.S. direct investments abroad, net | -244,922 | -398,597 | -332,012 | -54,115 | -84,486 | -40,262 | -47,442 | -62,742 |
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22 | Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) | 487,939 | 480,949 | 487,021 | 115,573 | -16,024 | 70,892 | 124,299 | 123,584 |
23 | U.S. Treasury securities | 208,564 | 98,432 | 477,652 | 116,479 | 178,948 | 118,309 | 123,713 | 123,763 |
24 | Other U.S. government obligations | 219,837 | 171,465 | 65,846 | -10,559 | -95,974 | 256 | -3,052 | -29,628 |
25 | Other U.S. government liabilities2 | 2,816 | 5,342 | 8,626 | 1,642 | 2,900 | 2,720 | 1,228 | 53,313 |
26 | Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 | 22,365 | 109,019 | -153,443 | 9,797 | -109,370 | -51,891 | -732 | -27,483 |
27 | Other foreign official assets3 | 34,357 | 96,691 | 88,340 | -1,786 | 7,472 | 1,498 | 3,142 | 3,619 |
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28 | Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) | 1,577,230 | 1,648,511 | 47,050 | 2,324 | 4,136 | -138,649 | -109,685 | 208,823 |
29 | U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 | 462,043 | 509,288 | -326,589 | -120,255 | -35,171 | -163,770 | -178,890 | 126,978 |
30 | U.S. nonbank reported liabilities | 244,793 | 201,681 | -45,167 | 76,442 | -139,824 | -8,270 | 43,003 | 22,079 |
31 | Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net | -58,229 | 66,807 | 196,619 | 80,049 | 81,496 | 53,716 | -22,755 | -9,156 |
32 | U.S. currency flows | 2,227 | -10,675 | 29,187 | 5,845 | 29,862 | 11,816 | -1,935 | 4,179 |
33 | Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net | 683,245 | 605,652 | -126,737 | -102,512 | -29,029 | -55,992 | 13,917 | 24,720 |
34 | Foreign direct investments in United States, net | 243,151 | 275,758 | 319,737 | 62,755 | 96,802 | 23,851 | 36,975 | 40,023 |
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35 | Capital account transactions, net5 | -3,906 | -1,895 | 953 | 2,967 | -695 | -710 | -719 | -686 |
36 | Discrepancy | -1,698 | 64,912 | 200,055 | 38,067 | 67,236 | 69,777 | 35,422 | 70,416 |
37 | Due to seasonal adjustment | ... | ... | ... | -25,884 | 14,264 | 10,571 | -1,806 | -20,677 |
38 | Before seasonal adjustment | -1,697 | 64,912 | 200,055 | 63,951 | 52,972 | 59,206 | 37,227 | 91,094 |
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| Changes in official assets | |
39 | U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) | 2,374 | -122 | -4,848 | -179 | -3,126 | -982 | -3,632 | -49,021 |
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40 | Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) | 485,123 | 475,607 | 478,395 | 113,931 | -18,924 | 68,172 | 123,071 | 70,271 |
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business.