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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: May 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 2008 2009 2010 2009.Q4 2010.Q1 2010.Q2 2010.Q3 2010.Q4/p
1 Balance on current account -668,854 -378,432 -470,242 -100,907 -108,683 -122,727 -125,489 -113,345
2 Balance on goods and services -698,802 -374,908 -495,727 -104,707 -113,870 -132,506 -132,621 -116,730
3 Exports 1,839,012 1,570,797 1,834,166 420,444 439,622 450,566 461,761 482,217
4 Imports -2,537,814 -1,945,705 -2,329,893 -525,152 -553,492 -583,072 -594,382 -598,947
5 Income, net 151,974 121,419 162,974 35,068 40,076 42,943 41,366 38,589
6 Investment, net 159,294 129,229 171,314 37,027 42,118 45,028 43,461 40,707
7 Direct 287,687 252,063 274,936 64,541 68,904 71,582 69,151 65,299
8 Portfolio -128,393 -122,835 -103,621 -27,514 -26,786 -26,554 -25,690 -24,592
9 Compensation of employees -7,320 -7,810 -8,341 -1,959 -2,042 -2,085 -2,095 -2,118
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -122,026 -124,943 -137,489 -31,268 -34,889 -33,163 -34,234 -35,204
 
11 Change in U.S.government assets other than official reserve assets (increase, -) -529,615 541,342 7,482 45,754 9,433 -2,441 788 -297
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -4,848 -52,256 -1,834 1,379 -773 -165 -1,096 200
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -106 -48,230 -31 -487 -7 -6 -8 -10
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund -3,473 -3,357 -1,293 1,980 -581 -77 -956 321
16 Foreign currencies -1,269 -669 -510 -114 -185 -82 -132 -111
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) 690,540 -629,552 -1,030,372 -55,817 -309,931 -138,653 -340,717 -241,072
18 Bank-reported claims2 422,631 -277,087 -519,148 56,579 -171,782 -57,013 -193,481 -96,872
19 Nonbank reported claims 421,153 124,428 1,547 16,248 10,821 11,306 -18,623 -1,957
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net 197,897 -208,213 -167,150 -45,489 -46,147 -20,329 -50,489 -50,185
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -351,141 -268,680 -345,621 -83,155 -102,823 -72,617 -78,124 -92,058
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 550,770 450,030 298,042 116,835 72,507 43,568 132,885 49,082
23 U.S. Treasury securities 548,653 561,125 374,124 124,428 89,654 18,229 188,994 77,247
24 Other U.S. government obligations 42,728 -120,069 -76,969 -22,953 -6,270 19,619 -67,958 -22,360
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 8,912 57,971 12,217 1,297 4,060 2,484 1,786 3,887
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 -153,423 -70,851 -9,340 12,712 -15,968 3,886 10,019 -7,277
27 Other foreign official assets3 103,900 21,854 -1,990 1,351 1,031 -650 44 -2,415
 
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) -96,048 -144,294 946,789 -13,220 247,751 118,673 355,868 224,497
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 -411,968 -313,013 192,220 -63,898 63,831 -6,747 104,142 30,994
30 U.S. nonbank reported liabilities -36,522 -1,460 49,962 -24,982 20,877 9,406 3,755 15,924
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 161,411 22,781 306,407 15,221 103,092 101,320 64,497 37,498
32 U.S. currency flows 29,187 12,632 28,319 -1,428 2,265 2,100 10,514 13,440
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net -166,490 59 175,417 20,353 6,077 -5,588 104,062 70,866
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 328,334 134,707 194,464 41,514 51,609 18,182 68,898 55,775
 
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 6,010 -140 -150 -56 -3 -2 -146 0
36 Discrepancy 84,991 162,497 235,141 -14,779 73,860 91,698 -11,351 80,935
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... 13,336 11,082 -4,825 -21,393 15,137
38 Before seasonal adjustment 84,991 162,497 235,142 -28,115 62,779 96,523 10,042 65,798
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -4,848 -52,256 -1,834 1,379 -773 -165 -1,096 200
 
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 541,858 392,059 285,825 115,538 68,447 41,084 131,099 45,195
  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: May 27, 2011