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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: February 2011

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U.S. International Transactions Summary (3.10) 
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2007 2008 2009 2009.Q3 2009.Q4 2010.Q1 2010.Q2 2010.Q3/p
1 Balance on current account -718,094 -668,854 -378,432 -97,503 -100,907 -109,158 -123,214 -127,227
2 Balance on goods and services -702,099 -698,802 -374,908 -99,322 -104,707 -114,451 -133,078 -134,396
3 Exports 1,648,665 1,839,012 1,570,797 394,145 420,444 438,914 449,859 459,818
4 Imports -2,350,763 -2,537,814 -1,945,705 -493,467 -525,152 -553,365 -582,937 -594,214
5 Income, net 99,553 151,974 121,419 35,457 35,068 40,160 43,014 41,055
6 Investment, net 106,649 159,294 129,229 37,395 37,027 42,205 45,102 43,152
7 Direct 241,578 287,687 252,063 66,278 64,541 68,987 71,653 68,991
8 Portfolio -134,929 -128,393 -122,835 -28,883 -27,514 -26,782 -26,551 -25,839
9 Compensation of employees -7,095 -7,320 -7,810 -1,939 -1,959 -2,045 -2,088 -2,097
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -115,548 -122,026 -124,943 -33,638 -31,268 -34,867 -33,151 -33,886
 
11 Change in U.S.government assets other than official reserve assets (increase, -) -22,273 -529,615 541,342 57,736 45,754 9,433 -2,441 571
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -122 -4,848 -52,256 -49,021 1,379 -773 -165 -1,096
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -154 -106 -48,230 -47,720 -487 -7 -6 -8
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 1,021 -3,473 -3,357 -1,098 1,980 -581 -77 -956
16 Foreign currencies -989 -1,269 -669 -203 -114 -185 -82 -132
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -1,453,324 690,540 -629,552 -284,956 -55,817 -310,048 -138,572 -323,981
18 Bank-reported claims2 -649,730 422,631 -277,087 -243,122 56,579 -171,782 -57,013 -195,670
19 Nonbank reported claims -23,089 421,153 124,428 83,302 16,248 10,821 11,306 -734
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -366,512 197,897 -208,213 -46,823 -45,489 -46,147 -20,329 -44,460
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -413,993 -351,141 -268,680 -78,313 -83,155 -102,940 -72,536 -83,117
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 481,043 550,770 450,030 96,616 116,835 72,507 43,568 141,614
23 U.S. Treasury securities 98,432 548,653 561,125 123,675 124,428 89,654 18,229 197,988
24 Other U.S. government obligations 171,465 42,728 -120,069 -50,382 -22,953 -6,270 19,619 -67,958
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 5,436 8,912 57,971 53,455 1,297 4,060 2,484 1,518
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 109,019 -153,423 -70,851 -33,735 12,712 -15,968 3,886 10,022
27 Other foreign official assets3 96,691 103,900 21,854 3,603 1,351 1,031 -650 44
 
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 1,626,612 -96,048 -144,294 245,769 -13,220 247,710 118,528 364,512
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 511,463 -411,968 -313,013 138,710 -63,898 63,831 -6,747 107,092
30 U.S. nonbank reported liabilities 182,355 -36,522 -1,460 8,572 -24,982 20,877 9,406 2,665
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 66,845 161,411 22,781 -9,203 15,221 103,092 101,320 64,985
32 U.S. currency flows -10,675 29,187 12,632 4,179 -1,428 2,265 2,100 10,503
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 605,414 -166,490 59 47,708 20,353 6,077 -5,588 108,785
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 271,210 328,334 134,707 55,803 41,514 51,568 18,037 70,482
 
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 384 6,010 -140 -36 -56 -3 -2 -8
36 Discrepancy 79,552 84,991 162,497 19,899 -14,779 74,494 92,249 -54,385
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -19,298 13,336 11,715 -4,273 -19,773
38 Before seasonal adjustment 79,551 84,991 162,497 39,198 -28,115 62,779 96,523 -34,612
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -122 -4,848 -52,256 -49,021 1,379 -773 -165 -1,096
 
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 475,607 541,858 392,059 43,161 115,538 68,447 41,084 140,096
  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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Last update: February 25, 2011