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International Summary Statistics

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Release Date: November 2012

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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 2009 2010 2011 2011.Q2 2011.Q3 2011.Q4 2012.Q1 2012.Q2/p
1 Balance on current account -381,896 -441,951 -465,926 -119,117 -108,158 -118,656 -133,624 -117,407
2 Balance on goods and services -379,154 -494,737 -559,880 -141,549 -134,822 -146,286 -148,364 -139,321
3 Exports 1,578,945 1,842,485 2,103,367 524,000 537,351 533,204 544,016 551,065
4 Imports -1,958,099 -2,337,222 -2,663,247 -665,549 -672,173 -679,489 -692,380 -690,386
5 Income, net 119,717 183,859 227,007 56,209 58,478 59,869 47,431 55,500
6 Investment, net 127,552 191,017 235,014 58,212 60,486 61,851 49,345 57,422
7 Direct 252,965 297,895 321,679 79,562 80,845 82,542 70,736 76,374
8 Portfolio -125,413 -106,878 -86,665 -21,351 -20,359 -20,691 -21,391 -18,952
9 Compensation of employees -7,834 -7,158 -8,006 -2,003 -2,008 -1,983 -1,913 -1,922
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -122,459 -131,074 -133,053 -33,777 -31,815 -32,240 -32,692 -33,586
 
11 Change in U.S.government assets other than official reserve assets (increase, -) 541,342 7,540 -103,666 -1,358 -1,137 -100,624 51,076 16,725
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -52,256 -1,834 -15,877 -6,267 -4,079 -1,912 -1,233 -3,289
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) -48,230 -31 1,752 -159 -27 -23 -11 -10
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund -3,357 -1,293 -18,079 -5,974 -3,909 -1,768 -1,078 -3,179
16 Foreign currencies -669 -510 450 -134 -143 -121 -144 -100
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -608,622 -945,189 -364,110 15,042 -86,679 76,305 56,706 193,364
18 Bank-reported claims2 -245,842 -511,297 213,627 199,487 14,428 86,411 218,379 266,660
19 Nonbank reported claims 153,695 32,969 -11,608 6,147 9,326 65,122 -49,183 396
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -227,024 -138,984 -146,797 -57,195 -40,110 35,980 3,604 5,537
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -289,451 -327,877 -419,332 -133,397 -70,323 -111,208 -116,094 -79,229
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 480,286 398,188 211,826 121,822 19,889 -2,859 69,711 83,010
23 U.S. Treasury securities 569,893 442,012 171,179 104,363 28,115 -17,573 85,068 84,870
24 Other U.S. government obligations -132,569 -88,718 -12,444 -7,179 -16,866 156 363 -14,145
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 58,206 12,321 9,063 2,236 2,287 1,826 2,833 2,682
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 -68,848 -7,967 30,010 15,764 5,121 12,215 -19,305 5,982
27 Other foreign official assets3 53,604 40,540 14,018 6,638 1,232 517 752 3,621
 
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) -165,896 910,091 789,164 -23,268 246,508 59,926 -10,147 -201,737
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 -324,330 175,871 309,177 -101,355 92,820 -42,265 -122,106 -197,769
30 U.S. nonbank reported liabilities 8,956 62,957 6,567 25,538 -19,670 -39,989 24,212 -8,754
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net -15,451 297,797 240,878 -17,613 120,918 82,519 43,834 7,365
32 U.S. currency flows 12,632 28,319 54,996 13,989 9,614 18,817 18,057 7,116
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 1,855 139,316 -56,442 -5,108 -20,396 -35,276 3,654 -43,174
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 150,442 205,831 233,988 61,281 63,222 76,120 22,202 33,479
 
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -140 -157 -1,212 -829 -300 -55 -1 NA
36 Discrepancy 142,365 59,237 -89,208 6,555 -62,094 55,263 -31,092 28,870
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... -11,134 -26,771 20,223 19,501 -10,924
38 Before seasonal adjustment 142,365 59,237 -89,208 17,689 -35,323 35,040 -50,592 39,794
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) -52,256 -1,834 -15,877 -6,267 -4,079 -1,912 -1,233 -3,289
 
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 422,080 385,867 202,763 119,586 17,602 -4,685 66,878 80,328
  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 30, 2012