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Statistical Supplement | August 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2006

3.10  U.S. International Transactions, Summary
Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted except as noted1
Item credits or debits 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
1 Balance on current account -527,514 -665,286 -791,508 -191,724 -193,258 -183,415 -223,109 -208,672
2 Balance on goods and services -494,897 -611,296 -716,730 -168,108 -172,058 -181,792 -194,774 -190,741
3 Exports 1,016,096 1,151,942 1,275,245 306,580 316,645 320,853 331,165 344,646
4 Imports -1,510,993 -1,763,238 -1,991,975 -474,688 -488,703 -502,645 -525,939 -535,387
5 Income, net 36,593 27,592 11,293 3,621 1,994 7,841 -2,159 1,924
6 Investment, net 42,292 33,635 17,598 5,171 3,549 9,463 -581 3,500
7 Direct 112,789 123,867 134,417 30,356 31,052 40,371 32,642 38,906
8 Portfolio -70,497 -90,232 -116,819 -25,185 -27,503 -30,908 -33,223 -35,406
9 Compensation of employees -5,699 -6,043 -6,304 -1,550 -1,555 -1,622 -1,578 -1,576
10 Unilateral current transfers, net -69,210 -81,582 -86,072 -27,237 -23,194 -9,464 -26,176 -19,855
 
11 Change in U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets, net (increase, -) 537 1,710 5,539 2,591 989 1,501 459 943
 
12 Change in U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 1,523 2,805 14,096 5,331 -797 4,766 4,796 513
13 Gold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Special drawing rights (SDRs) 601 -398 4,511 1,713 -97 2,976 -81 -67
15 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund 1,494 3,826 10,200 3,763 -564 1,951 5,050 729
16 Foreign currencies -572 -623 -615 -145 -136 -161 -173 -149
 
17 Change in U.S. private assets abroad (increase, -) -328,484 -872,317 -446,436 -95,313 -196,568 -138,647 -15,911 -335,381
18 Bank-reported claims2 -13,014 -361,623 -213,018 53,483 -174,153 -102,716 10,368 -183,637
19 Nonbank-reported claims -18,851 -120,017 -44,221 -67,170 57,244 -29,483 -4,812 -36,420
20 U.S. purchase of foreign securities, net -146,722 -146,549 -180,125 -50,367 -45,702 -36,790 -47,266 -53,478
21 U.S. direct investments abroad, net -149,897 -244,128 -9,072 -31,259 -33,957 30,342 25,799 -61,846
 
22 Change in foreign official assets in United States (increase, +) 278,275 387,809 199,495 18,965 74,613 33,983 71,934 75,207
23 U.S. Treasury securities 184,931 263,338 71,749 9,226 16,892 8,213 37,418 41,684
24 Other U.S. government obligations 39,943 41,662 84,701 23,781 19,421 17,713 23,786 24,809
25 Other U.S. government liabilities2 -517 -139 -488 -740 112 395 -255 23
26 Other U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks2 48,643 69,245 24,275 -15,814 34,187 824 5,078 -1,201
27 Other foreign official assets3 5,275 13,703 19,258 2,512 4,001 6,838 5,907 9,892
 
28 Change in foreign private assets in United States (increase, +) 586,494 1,062,412 1,012,755 205,163 271,566 354,609 181,416 416,347
29 U.S. bank-reported liabilities4 97,207 336,740 179,849 -70,142 152,938 94,912 2,141 154,041
30 U.S. nonbank-reported liabilities 96,526 93,250 30,105 80,174 -20,035 20,271 -50,305 45,963
31 Foreign private purchases of U.S. Treasury securities, net 91,455 102,940 199,491 86,108 14,103 37,239 62,041 -1,887
32 U.S. currency flows 16,640 14,827 19,416 1,072 4,507 4,679 9,158 1,932
33 Foreign purchases of other U.S. securities, net 220,705 381,493 474,140 77,412 111,808 153,049 131,871 183,011
34 Foreign direct investments in United States, net 63,961 133,162 109,754 30,539 8,245 44,459 26,510 33,287
 
35 Capital account transactions, net5 -3,321 -2,261 -4,351 -2,691 -589 -557 -514 -1,756
36 Discrepancy -7,510 85,128 10,410 57,678 44,044 -72,240 -19,071 52,799
37 Due to seasonal adjustment ... ... ... 13,192 -4,862 -17,549 9,219 12,137
38 Before seasonal adjustment -7,510 85,128 10,409 44,486 48,905 -54,691 -28,291 40,662
 
  Memo  
  Changes in official assets  
39 U.S. official reserve assets (increase, -) 1,523 2,805 14,096 5,331 -797 4,766 4,796 513
40 Foreign official assets in United States, excluding line 25 (increase, +) 278,792 387,948 199,983 19,705 74,501 33,588 72,189 75,184
 
41 Change in Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries official assets in United States (part of line 22) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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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