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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: November 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 2010.Q2 2010.Q3 2010.Q4 2011.Q1 2011.Q2/p
1 Balance on current account -677,135 -376,551 -470,898 -120,300 -120,127 -112,179 -119,591 -118,003
2 Balance on goods and services -698,338 -381,272 -500,027 -130,523 -131,113 -118,749 -139,972 -144,994
3 Exports 1,842,682 1,575,037 1,837,577 451,134 465,194 484,747 507,557 523,742
4 Imports -2,541,020 -1,956,310 -2,337,604 -581,657 -596,307 -603,496 -647,529 -668,736
5 Income, net 147,089 128,001 165,224 43,170 45,740 39,930 52,658 61,148
6 Investment, net 157,841 137,058 174,459 45,486 48,066 42,221 54,886 63,369
7 Direct 284,292 262,178 280,639 72,573 74,188 67,338 78,982 84,816
8 Portfolio -126,451 -125,120 -106,180 -27,087 -26,122 -25,117 -24,096 -21,447
9 Compensation of employees -10,752 -9,057 -9,234 -2,316 -2,327 -2,292 -2,228 -2,222
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -125,885 -123,280 -136,095 -32,947 -34,754 -33,360 -32,277 -34,157
 
11 Change in U.S.government assets other than official reserve assets (increase, -) -529,615 541,342 7,540 -2,441 788 -240 -547 -1,412
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -4,848 -52,256 -1,834 -165 -1,096 200 -3,619 -6,267
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -106 -48,230 -31 -6 -8 -10 1,961 -159
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund -3,473 -3,357 -1,293 -77 -956 321 -6,428 -5,974
16 Foreign currencies -1,269 -669 -510 -82 -132 -111 848 -134
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) 866,571 -628,417 -1,010,888 -165,931 -286,526 -236,762 -330,193 30,626
18 Bank-reported claims2 542,128 -242,865 -515,043 -78,721 -166,310 -94,587 -87,810 195,691
19 Nonbank reported claims 456,177 144,867 7,421 4,382 -2,146 -5,747 -95,007 -918
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net 197,347 -226,813 -151,916 -22,114 -39,336 -43,438 -58,171 -30,061
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -329,081 -303,606 -351,350 -69,478 -78,734 -92,990 -89,205 -134,086
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 554,634 480,237 349,754 66,736 135,477 57,790 48,764 94,565
23 U.S. Treasury securities 548,653 569,893 397,797 31,751 188,994 79,688 33,510 79,314
24 Other U.S. government obligations 42,728 -132,569 -80,817 13,377 -65,258 -16,409 15,304 -3,206
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 9,029 58,182 12,124 2,503 1,773 3,841 2,645 2,055
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 -149,676 -68,873 -9,375 3,888 10,019 -7,277 -3,073 15,016
27 Other foreign official assets3 103,900 53,604 30,025 15,217 -51 -2,053 378 1,386
 
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) -123,228 -144,444 895,982 119,900 327,638 208,856 438,430 -91,796
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 -428,337 -317,079 177,100 -4,019 83,066 30,156 354,440 -101,043
30 U.S. nonbank reported liabilities -31,475 12,404 77,456 21,302 11,668 16,758 42,045 20,812
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 162,944 -14,937 256,428 82,062 60,659 29,514 3,466 -63,810
32 U.S. currency flows 29,187 12,632 28,319 2,100 10,514 13,440 12,576 13,989
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net -165,639 3,955 120,453 -15,475 82,076 48,431 -2,590 -9,463
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 310,092 158,581 236,226 33,930 79,655 70,557 28,493 47,719
 
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 6,010 -140 -152 -2 -146 -2 -29 -823
36 Discrepancy -59,443 130,773 216,761 92,223 -44,116 82,841 -36,436 93,110
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -6,531 -21,959 14,802 14,497 -8,237
38 Before seasonal adjustment -59,443 130,772 216,761 98,754 -22,157 68,039 -50,932 101,348
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -4,848 -52,256 -1,834 -165 -1,096 200 -3,619 -6,267
 
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 545,605 422,055 337,630 64,233 133,704 53,949 46,119 92,510
  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: November 25, 2011