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U.S. Intern
national Tra
ansactions: First Quartter 2011

Currrent Accounnt

The U.S. currentt-account
ddeficit—the combined baalances on
ttrade in good
ds and servicces,
income, and net unilateraal current
ttransfers—in
ncreased to $119.3
$
bbillion (preliminary) in th
he first
qquarter of 20
011, from $112.2 billion
((revised) in the
t fourth qu
uarter of
22010. The in
ncrease was more than
aaccounted fo
or by an increease in the
ddeficit on goods. Increasses in the
ssurplus on in
ncome and th
he surplus on
n
sservices and a decrease in
i net
uunilateral currrent transfers were
ppartly offsettting.
G
Goods and seervices
Thee deficit on goods
g
and seervices increeased to $1400.8 billion inn the first quuarter from $$118.7
bbillion in thee fourth.
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NOTE: This news releasse is availablle on BEA’s Web site <w
www.bea.goov> along wiith Highlightts related
tto this release. The latestt detailed staatistics for U.S.
U internatioonal transactions are alsso available oon BEA’s
W
Web site. Th
he first quartter statistics in this releaase are prelim
minary and w
will be reviseed on Septem
mber 15,
22011; at that time, the lattest availablee statistics may
m differ froom those in this release.. All links inn the text
oof this releasse refer to thee latest availlable statisticcs.
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-2-

ds The deficcit on goods
Good
increased to $182.5 billio
on in the
ffirst quarter from
f
$159.2
2 billion in
tthe fourth.
ds exports in
ncreased to
Good
$$361.3 billio
on from $342
2.7 billion.
M
Most major end-use
e
cateegories
increased; in
ndustrial supp
plies and
m
materials acccounted for nearly
n
80
ppercent of th
he increase. The
T increasee
in industrial supplies and
d materials
m
mainly refleccted growth in
ppetroleum an
nd products and
a in
nnonferrous metals.
m
Autom
motive
vvehicles, parrts, and engin
nes also
increased strrongly. (Seee Table 2a
ffor the latest available statistics.)
ods imports increased to $543.8 billio
on from $5001.9 billion. Most majorr end-use cattegories
Goo
wo-thirds of the
t increase was accoun
nted for by gaains in indusstrial suppliees and materrials.
increased; tw
G
Gains in auto
omotive vehicles, parts, and engines also contribbuted. Indusstrial suppliees and materiials
increased sub
bstantially as a result of strong grow
wth in petroleeum and products. Autoomotive vehiicles,
pparts, and en
ngines increaased mostly as
a a result off increases inn passenger cars and in oother parts aand
aaccessories. (See Table 2a
2 for the lattest availablee statistics.)
Serrvices The surplus on services increeased to $41 .7 billion in the first quaarter from $440.5
bbillion in thee fourth.

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-3Services receipts increased to $144.9 billion from $142.1 billion. The largest increases were in
other private services and in travel.
Services payments increased to $103.2 billion from $101.6 billion. The largest increases were
in other transportation and in other private services.
Income
The surplus on income increased to $54.8 billion in the first quarter from $39.9 billion in the
fourth.
Investment income Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad increased to $176.7 billion
from $170.9 billion. Most of the increase was accounted for by direct investment receipts. Other private
receipts (which consists of interest and dividends) also increased.
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States decreased to $119.6 billion from
$128.7 billion. The decrease was more than accounted for by a decrease in direct investment payments.
An increase in other private payments (which consists of interest and dividends) was partly offsetting.
Compensation of employees Receipts for compensation of U.S. workers abroad increased
slightly to $1.4 billion in the first quarter from $1.3 billion in the fourth. Payments for compensation of
foreign workers in the United States remained at $3.6 billion.
Unilateral current transfers
Net unilateral current transfers to foreigners were $33.2 billion in the first quarter, down from
$33.4 billion in the fourth. The decrease was more than accounted for by U.S. government grants; an
increase in private remittances and other transfers was partly offsetting.
Capital Account
Net capital account payments remained close to zero in the first quarter.
Financial Account
Net financial inflows were $181.9 billion in the first quarter, up from $29.3 billion in the fourth.
Growth in both foreign-owned assets in the United States and U.S.-owned assets abroad increased from
that of the fourth quarter; however, the increase in foreign-owned assets was greater than that of U.S.owned assets.
U.S.-owned assets abroad
U.S.-owned assets abroad increased $325.2 billion in the first quarter, following an increase of
$236.8 billion in the fourth.

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-4U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. banks and securities brokers increased $89.3 billion
in the first quarter, following an increase of $94.6 billion in the fourth. (Examples of these claims are
U.S. banks’ deposits at foreign banks and U.S. banks’ loans to foreigners.)
Net U.S. purchases of foreign securities were $58.5 billion in the first quarter following net
U.S. purchases of $43.4 billion in the fourth. Net U.S. purchases of foreign stocks picked up to $49.0
billion from $28.7 billion, their strongest level since the third quarter of 2007. Net purchases of foreign
bonds slowed to $9.5 billion from $14.7 billion. (See Table 8a for the latest available statistics.)
U.S. direct investment abroad was $86.5 billion in the first quarter, down from $93.0 billion in
the fourth. The decrease resulted from decreases in reinvested earnings and in net intercompany debt
investment. A decrease in equity inflows was partly offsetting. (See Table 7a for the latest available
statistics.)
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns increased $86.8
billion in the first quarter, following an increase of $5.7 billion in the fourth.
U.S. official reserve assets increased $3.6 billion in the first quarter, following a decrease of
$0.2 billion in the fourth. The first quarter increase resulted from an increase in the U.S. reserve position
in the International Monetary Fund.
U.S. government assets other than official reserve assets increased $0.6 billion in the first
quarter, following an increase of $0.2 billion in the fourth.
Foreign-owned assets in the United States
Foreign-owned assets in the United States increased $507.1 billion in the first quarter,
following an increase of $266.6 billion in the fourth.
U.S. liabilities to foreigners reported by U.S. banks and securities brokers (other than foreign
official assets) increased $363.7 billion in the first quarter, following an increase of $30.2 billion in the
fourth. (Examples of these liabilities are deposits of foreign residents at banks in the United States and
loans by banks abroad to banks in the United States.) Most of the increase was due to a pickup in
liabilities for own accounts. (See Table 11a for the latest available statistics.)
Net private foreign purchases of U.S. Treasury securities were $3.5 billion in the first quarter,
down from $29.5 billion in the fourth.
Net private foreign sales of U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities were $7.2 billion
in the first quarter, a shift from net purchases of $48.4 billion in the fourth. Net foreign sales of U.S.
federally sponsored agency bonds were $36.6 billion in the first quarter, a shift from net purchases of
$3.2 billion in the fourth. Net foreign sales of U.S. corporate bonds were $4.6 billion, also a shift from
net purchases of $8.2 billion. Net foreign purchases of U.S. stocks decreased to $33.9 billion from $37.1
billion. (See Table 8a for the latest available statistics.)
Foreign direct investment in the United States was $25.3 billion in the first quarter, following
investment of $70.6 billion in the fourth. The largest contributors to the decrease were a shift from
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-5inflows to outflows of intercompany debt investment in the United States and a slowing of equity
inflows. Lower reinvested earnings also contributed to the decrease. (See Table 7a for the latest
available statistics.)
U.S. liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns increased $38.4
billion in the first quarter, following an increase of $16.8 billion in the fourth.
Foreign official assets in the United States increased $70.9 billion in the first quarter, following
an increase of $57.8 billion in the fourth.
Net shipments of U.S. currency to foreign countries were $12.6 billion in the first quarter, down
from $13.4 billion in the fourth.
The statistical discrepancy—net errors and omissions in recorded transactions—was -$62.6
billion in the first quarter compared with $82.8 billion in the fourth.
In the first quarter, the U.S. dollar depreciated 1.4 percent on a trade-weighted quarterly
average basis against a group of 7 major currencies. (Data are based on Federal Reserve Statistical
Release H.10.)

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-6Revisions
Statistics from the U.S. international transactions accounts have been revised to incorporate
several changes in definitions and classifications, most of which result from a multiyear effort to
modernize and enhance BEA's international economic accounts. In addition, the revisions reflect newly
available source data and improved estimating methodologies. An article in the May 2011 issue of the
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS describing this effort is available on BEA's Web site. Key changes
introduced in this annual revision are summarized below.
Definitions and classifications
•

Receipts and payments for cruise fares are reclassified within services from passenger fares to
travel beginning with statistics for 1999. This change aligns the treatment of cruise fares with that
of similar expenditures related to land travel, such as accommodations, meals, and entertainment.

•

Receipts and payments for the distribution rights for film and television recordings are
reclassified within services from “other” private services to royalties and license fees beginning
with statistics for 1999 to more closely align with international guidelines.

•

Receipts and payments for postal services are reclassified within services from U.S. government
miscellaneous services to “other” transportation beginning with statistics for 1999. This change is
consistent with the classification of government services transactions according to the type of
service performed.

•

The recording of U.S. government income on holdings and allocations of special drawing rights
(SDRs) is changed from a net basis to a gross basis beginning with statistics for 2003. Previously,
income flows associated with U.S. government holdings and allocations of SDRs were included
in “U.S. government receipts” on a net basis; that is, the amount recorded equaled interest
receipts on SDR holdings net of interest payments on SDR allocations. Interest receipts are now
recorded in “U.S. government receipts,” and interest payments are now recorded in “U.S.
government payments.”
Source data and methodologies

•

Exports and imports of goods on a balance of payments basis are revised beginning with quarterly
statistics for 1999 to introduce new seasonally adjusted balance of payments adjustments—
adjustments that BEA applies to goods on a Census basis to convert them to a balance of
payments basis. Adjustments to low-value goods are introduced for 1999-2006 and are revised
for 2007-2009. Adjustments for goods procured in ports by carriers are revised for exports
beginning with statistics for 2007 and for imports beginning with statistics for 2004. Other
significant revisions to the adjustments, resulting from updated source data, begin with statistics
for 2008.

•

Services receipts are revised beginning with statistics for 1999 to implement an improved method
for measuring expenditures in the United States of foreign residents who work in the United
States for less than one year and to exclude expenditures of foreign nationals who work for
international organizations located in the United States. Services payments are revised beginning
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-7with statistics for 2004 to incorporate an improved method for measuring non-fuel expenditures
of U.S. air carriers in foreign ports. Services receipts and payments are also revised to
incorporate updated source data, including newly available data from BEA’s quarterly services
surveys beginning with statistics for 2008 and initial results of BEA’s benchmark survey of
international financial services transactions beginning with statistics for 2007.
•

For foreign securities, financial flows and interest receipts for foreign bonds and dividend receipts
for foreign stocks are revised for 2009-2010 to incorporate results of the U.S. Treasury
Department’s annual survey of securities claims for December 2009 and other new source data.

•

For U.S. securities, financial flows and interest payments for U.S. corporate bonds, U.S. Treasury
bonds, and U.S. agency bonds and dividend payments for U.S. stocks are revised for 2009-2010
to incorporate results of the U.S. Treasury Department’s annual survey of securities liabilities for
June 2010 and other new source data.

•

Financial flows and related income payments are revised for 2007-2010 to incorporate the results
of BEA’s 2007 benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in the United States along with
updated and revised quarterly and annual data from BEA’s surveys of foreign direct investment in
the United States. Similarly, financial flows and related income receipts are revised for 20082010 to incorporate updated and revised data from BEA’s quarterly and annual surveys of U.S.
direct investment abroad.

The U.S. net international investment position preliminary statistics for 2010 and revised statistics
for earlier years will be released on June 28.
The fourth-quarter 2010 international transactions are revised from previously published
statistics. The current-account deficit was revised down to $112.2 billion from $113.3 billion. The
goods deficit was revised up to $159.2 billion from $156.2 billion; the services surplus was revised up to
$40.5 billion from $39.5 billion; the income surplus was revised up to $39.9 billion from $38.6 billion;
and unilateral current transfers were revised to net outflows of $33.4 billion from $35.2 billion. Net
financial inflows were revised to $29.3 billion from $32.4 billion.
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*

*

Release dates in 2011:
Fourth quarter and year 2010...................................................March 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
First quarter 2011.........................................................……….......June 16, 2011 (Thursday)
Second quarter 2011..............................................................September 15, 2011 (Thursday)
Third quarter 2011..................................................................December 15, 2011 (Thursday)
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*

*

BEA’s national, international, regional, and industry statistics; the Survey of Current Business;
and BEA news releases are available without charge on BEA’s Web site at www.bea.gov. By visiting
the site, you can also subscribe to receive free e-mail summaries of BEA releases and announcements.
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June 16, 2011

Table 1. U.S. International Transactions
[Millions of dollars, quarters seasonally adjusted]
2009
(Credits +, debits -)

2009

r

2010

2010

2011

r

I

r

II

r

III

r

IV

r

I

r

II

r

III

r

IV

r

I

p

Change:
2010:IV 2011:I

Amount of
Revision
2010

Current account
1 Exports of goods and services and income receipts............................................... 2,174,533

2,500,817

524,276

522,990

545,364

581,904

595,359

616,163

632,309

656,986

684,227

27,241

4,187

2

Exports of goods and services................................................................................... 1,575,037

1,837,577

378,281

378,021

396,089

422,648

436,501

451,134

465,194

484,747

506,217

21,470

3,411

3

Goods, balance of payments basis........................................................................ 1,069,491

1,288,699

254,413

253,886

270,290

290,902

304,572

315,954

325,514

342,659

361,334

18,675

36

4
5

Services..................................................................................................................
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts........................................

505,547
16,611

548,878
17,483

123,869
3,438

124,134
4,193

125,799
5,431

131,746
3,550

131,929
4,312

135,180
4,498

139,680
4,532

142,088
4,141

144,883
4,142

2,795
1

3,376
38

6
7
8

Travel.................................................................................................................
Passenger fares.................................................................................................
Other transportation...........................................................................................

94,191
26,103
35,533

103,505
30,931
39,936

23,710
6,976
8,677

23,147
6,398
8,583

23,476
6,332
8,870

23,858
6,397
9,403

25,212
7,135
9,719

25,395
7,725
9,998

26,203
8,076
10,098

26,695
7,994
10,121

27,561
8,362
10,529

866
368
408

411
-364
110

9
10
11

Royalties and license fees..................................................................................
Other private services........................................................................................
U.S. government miscellaneous services..........................................................

97,183
234,858
1,069

105,583
250,320
1,121

22,136
58,691
242

23,574
57,989
250

23,671
57,734
286

27,802
60,444
292

25,615
59,568
369

26,227
61,097
239

26,720
63,805
247

27,021
65,851
266

27,165
66,818
307

144
967
41

9,776
-6,250
-344

12
13
14
15
16
17

Income receipts..........................................................................................................
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad......................................................
Direct investment receipts..................................................................................
Other private receipts.........................................................................................
U.S. government receipts...................................................................................
Compensation of employees..................................................................................

599,495
594,319
356,203
233,324
4,792
5,176

663,240
657,963
432,000
224,469
1,494
5,278

145,995
144,707
77,499
64,732
2,476
1,288

144,969
143,676
84,942
57,617
1,117
1,293

149,275
147,977
91,504
55,734
739
1,298

159,256
157,960
102,259
55,241
460
1,297

158,857
157,540
102,518
54,584
438
1,317

165,030
163,708
107,629
55,729
350
1,321

167,115
165,793
109,653
55,785
355
1,322

172,239
170,921
112,199
58,371
351
1,317

178,009
176,655
115,896
60,301
458
1,354

5,770
5,734
3,697
1,930
107
37

776
-1,391
5,962
-7,512
158
2,168

18 Imports of goods and services and income payments............................................ -2,427,804 -2,835,620 -589,791 -575,304 -609,953

-652,756

-678,617 -703,516 -717,682

-735,804 -770,253

-34,449

-6,237

19

Imports of goods and services................................................................................... -1,956,310 -2,337,604 -471,095 -459,406 -495,382

-530,427

-556,144 -581,657 -596,307

-603,496 -647,014

-43,518

-7,711

20

Goods, balance of payments basis........................................................................ -1,575,400 -1,934,555 -376,727 -365,803 -399,815

-433,055

-457,404 -481,912 -493,336

-501,904 -543,786

-41,882

1,185

21
22

Services..................................................................................................................
Direct defense expenditures...............................................................................

-380,909
-30,474

-403,048
-30,391

-94,368
-7,395

-93,603
-7,662

-95,566
-7,728

-97,372
-7,689

-98,740
-7,721

-99,745 -102,971
-7,590
-7,609

-101,592 -103,228
-7,471
-7,459

-1,636
12

-8,895
55

23
24
25

Travel.................................................................................................................
Passenger fares.................................................................................................
Other transportation...........................................................................................

-74,118
-25,137
-42,591

-75,507
-27,279
-51,202

-19,098
-6,408
-11,426

-17,832
-6,024
-10,394

-18,545
-6,329
-10,224

-18,643
-6,376
-10,547

-19,085
-6,228
-11,919

-18,291
-6,770
-13,018

-19,077
-7,022
-13,600

-19,054
-7,259
-12,666

-18,942
-7,552
-13,451

112
-293
-785

-861
807
-2,249

26
27
28

Royalties and license fees..................................................................................
Other private services........................................................................................
U.S. government miscellaneous services..........................................................

-29,849
-174,325
-4,415

-33,450
-180,598
-4,621

-7,031
-41,973
-1,037

-7,495
-43,164
-1,032

-7,407
-44,231
-1,102

-7,915
-44,957
-1,245

-8,998
-43,702
-1,087

-7,916
-45,045
-1,116

-8,177
-46,265
-1,221

-8,359
-45,585
-1,198

-8,480
-46,267
-1,077

-121
-682
121

-4,223
-2,878
454

29
30
31
32
33
34

Income payments.......................................................................................................
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States..........................
Direct investment payments...............................................................................
Other private payments......................................................................................
U.S. government payments................................................................................
Compensation of employees..................................................................................

-471,494
-457,261
-94,025
-218,881
-144,355
-14,233

-498,016 -118,696 -115,898 -114,571
-483,504 -115,064 -112,356 -111,056
-151,361 -12,441 -21,748 -25,473
-196,004 -63,699 -54,230 -50,675
-136,139 -38,924 -36,378 -34,908
-14,512
-3,632
-3,542
-3,515

-122,329
-118,785
-34,363
-50,277
-34,145
-3,544

-132,309 -123,239
-128,700 -119,635
-44,861
-34,731
-49,993
-51,060
-33,846
-33,844
-3,609
-3,604

9,070
9,065
10,130
-1,067
2
5

1,475
4,536
-259
-876
5,671
-3,061

35 Unilateral current transfers, net..................................................................................
36 U.S. government grants.............................................................................................
37 U.S. government pensions and other transfers..........................................................
38 Private remittances and other transfers.....................................................................

-123,280
-42,221
-8,874
-72,185

-136,095
-44,717
-10,365
-81,013

112
417
8
-313

1,394
249
-7
1,152

-29,738
-8,846
-2,180
-18,712

-30,497
-11,054
-2,222
-17,221

-33,269
-13,184
-2,233
-17,852

-29,777
-9,137
-2,241
-18,400

-122,473 -121,859 -121,375
-118,856 -118,222 -117,727
-35,980
-35,056
-35,465
-48,916
-48,997
-48,098
-33,960
-34,169
-34,164
-3,617
-3,637
-3,649
-35,034
-12,285
-2,548
-20,201

-32,947
-10,005
-2,590
-20,352

-34,754
-11,031
-2,616
-21,107

-33,360
-11,396
-2,611
-19,353

-33,248
-10,979
-2,603
-19,666

June 16, 2011

Table 1. U.S. International Transactions (Continued)
[Millions of dollars, quarters seasonally adjusted]
2009
(Credits +, debits -)

2009

r

2010

2010

2011

r

Ir

II r

III r

IV r

Ir

II r

III r

IV r

Ip

Change:
2010:IV 2011:I

Amount of
Revision
2010

Capital account
39 Capital account transactions, net...............................................................................

-140

-152

-20

-139,330 -1,005,182

122,132

-29

-36

-56

-3

-2

-146

-2

-13

-11

-2

-236,802 -325,205

Financial account
40 U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives
(increase/financial outflow (-))...............................................................................

-88,403

19,541

41
42
43
44
45

U.S. official reserve assets.........................................................................................
Gold........................................................................................................................
Special drawing rights............................................................................................
Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund.............................................
Foreign currencies..................................................................................................

-52,256
0
-48,230
-3,357
-669

-1,834
0
-31
-1,293
-510

-982
0
-15
-754
-213

-3,632
0
-8
-3,485
-139

-49,021
0
-47,720
-1,098
-203

1,379
0
-487
1,980
-114

-773
0
-7
-581
-185

-165
0
-6
-77
-82

-1,096
0
-8
-956
-132

200
0
-10
321
-111

-3,619
0
1,961
-6,428
848

-3,819
0
1,971
-6,749
959

0
0
0
0
0

46
47
48
49

U.S. government assets, other than official reserve assets.......................................
U.S. credits and other long-term assets.................................................................
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets.......................................
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets...................................

541,342
-4,069
2,133
543,278

7,540
-4,976
2,408
10,108

244,102
-240
484
243,858

193,750
-1,947
432
195,265

57,736
-616
534
57,818

45,754
-1,266
683
46,337

9,433
-1,247
399
10,281

-2,441
-1,835
783
-1,389

788
-1,027
679
1,136

-240
-867
547
80

-588
-1,014
390
36

-348
-147
-157
-44

58
-42
95
5

50
51
52
53
54

U.S. private assets.....................................................................................................
Direct investment....................................................................................................
Foreign securities...................................................................................................
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns......
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks and securities brokers...................................

-628,417 -1,010,888 -120,988 -156,647 -303,611
-303,606
-351,350 -67,952 -67,301 -80,674
-226,813
-151,916 -36,457 -94,132 -54,167
144,867
7,421
17,717
33,152
81,399
-242,865
-515,043 -34,296 -28,366 -250,169

-47,170
-87,678
-42,057
12,599
69,966

-236,762 -320,998
-92,990
-86,473
-43,438
-58,505
-5,747 -86,757
-94,587
-89,263

-84,236
6,517
-15,067
-81,010
5,324

19,484
-5,729
15,234
5,874
4,105

55 Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives
(increase/financial inflow (+)).................................................................................

2
3

-321,669 -165,931 -286,526
-110,148
-69,478
-78,734
-47,028
-22,114
-39,336
10,932
4,382
-2,146
-175,425
-78,721 -166,310

-34,386

341,315

143,418

329,340

186,636

463,115

266,646

507,059

240,413

905

Foreign official assets in the United States................................................................
U.S. government securities....................................................................................
U.S. Treasury securities.....................................................................................
Other..................................................................................................................
Other U.S. government liabilities............................................................................
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks and securities brokers................................
Other foreign official assets....................................................................................

480,237
437,324
569,893
-132,569
58,182
-68,873
53,604

349,754
316,980
397,797
-80,817
12,124
-9,375
30,025

129,251
120,776
149,213
-28,437
924
-4,555
12,106

109,108
69,961
126,593
-56,632
53,365
-33,696
19,478

132,440
101,075
130,278
-29,203
1,442
12,697
17,226

89,751
84,837
97,364
-12,527
4,007
-16,005
16,912

66,736
45,128
31,751
13,377
2,503
3,888
15,217

135,477
123,736
188,994
-65,258
1,773
10,019
-51

57,790
63,279
79,688
-16,409
3,841
-7,277
-2,053

70,906
71,274
33,256
38,018
3,007
-4,025
650

13,116
7,995
-46,432
54,427
-834
3,252
2,703

51,712
19,825
23,673
-3,848
-93
-35
32,015

63
64
65
66
67
68
69

Other foreign assets in the United States...................................................................
Direct investment....................................................................................................
U.S. Treasury securities.........................................................................................
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities................................................
U.S. currency..........................................................................................................
U.S. liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns....
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks and securities brokers................................

-144,444
158,581
-14,937
3,955
12,632
12,404
-317,079

895,982 -223,992 -163,637
236,226
143
27,134
256,428
45,906 -30,003
120,453 -67,537
142
28,319
11,816
-1,935
77,456
-8,001
20,154
177,100 -206,319 -179,129

232,207
61,260
-27,893
49,396
4,179
18,944
126,321

10,978
70,044
-2,947
21,954
-1,428
-18,693
-57,952

239,589
52,085
84,193
5,421
2,265
27,728
67,897

119,900
33,930
82,062
-15,475
2,100
21,302
-4,019

327,638
79,655
60,659
82,076
10,514
11,668
83,066

208,856
70,557
29,514
48,431
13,440
16,758
30,156

436,153
25,276
3,475
-7,235
12,576
38,361
363,700

227,297
-45,281
-26,039
-55,666
-864
21,603
333,544

-50,807
41,762
-49,979
-54,964
0
27,494
-15,120

70 Financial derivatives, net.............................................................................................

49,456

11,496

19,464

16,152

9,980

-11,893

-504

n.a.

n.a.

71 Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)...........................

130,773

Memoranda:
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20).................................................................................
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21).............................................................................
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)............................................................
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29).............................................................................
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)........................................................................
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)......................
Net financial flows (lines 40, 55, and 70)........................................................................

-505,910
124,637
-381,272
128,001
-123,280
-376,551
245,919

1,245,736 -114,554

-38 -313,010 -168,537 -286,834

56
57
58
59
60
61
62

72
73
74
75
76
77
78
1

335,793

33,471 -294,896

13,735
216,761

109,438
145,512
163,809
-18,297
2,451
-43,319
4,794

7,221
80,475

11,275
72,479

39,979

-62,160

-645,857 -122,315 -111,916 -129,525
145,830
29,501
30,531
30,232
-500,027 -92,814 -81,385 -99,293
165,224
27,299
29,071
34,704
-136,095 -29,738 -30,497 -33,269
-470,898 -95,253 -82,811 -97,858
254,289
14,799
10,360
57,915

-142,154
34,374
-107,779
36,928
-29,777
-100,629
162,844

Calculated excluding financial derivatives, net (line 70).
The change shown here is calculated as the change from the prior period, not as the sum of changes in the above items.
The previously published statistics exclude financial derivatives, net (table 1, line 70) for the fourth quarter of 2010, which were not available.

p Preliminary
r Revised
n.a. Not available
Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.

Source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

85,813

92,223

-44,116

-152,832 -165,958 -167,822
33,189
35,435
36,709
-119,642 -130,523 -131,113
36,384
43,170
45,740
-35,034
-32,947
-34,754
-118,292 -120,300 -120,127
32,482
28,079 164,388

82,841

1

-62,567

-159,245 -182,452
40,496
41,655
-118,749 -140,797
39,930
54,771
-33,360
-33,248
-112,179 -119,274
29,340 1 181,854

2

-145,408

-23,207
1,159
-22,048
14,841
112
-7,095
2
152,514

3
3

-1,408

-18,380

1,220
-5,520
-4,300
2,250
1,394
-656
3
19,038

June 16, 2011

Table 2. Revisions to U.S. International Transactions
[Millions of dollars, quarters seasonally adjusted]
Exports of goods and services and Imports of goods and services and
Unilateral current transfers, net
income receipts
income payments
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Previously
Previously
Revised
Revision
Revised
Revision
Revised
Revision
published
published
published

Balance on current account
Previously
published

Revised

Revision

Capital account transactions, net
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Revised
Revision
published

Net financial flows
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Revised
Revision
published

1999............
2000............
2001............
2002............
2003............
2004............
2005............
2006............
2007............
2008............
2009............
2010............

1,259,810
1,421,515
1,295,693
1,258,412
1,340,353
1,572,315
1,816,449
2,135,004
2,478,267
2,635,540
2,159,000
2,496,630

1,262,431
1,425,260
1,300,156
1,263,580
1,345,930
1,578,939
1,824,780
2,144,443
2,488,394
2,656,585
2,174,533
2,500,817

2,621
3,745
4,463
5,168
5,577
6,624
8,331
9,439
10,127
21,045
15,533
4,187

-1,510,160
-1,779,241
-1,628,364
-1,651,538
-1,789,227
-2,114,441
-2,458,268
-2,846,159
-3,080,813
-3,182,368
-2,412,489
-2,829,383

-1,513,659
-1,782,832
-1,632,198
-1,655,837
-1,793,223
-2,119,214
-2,464,813
-2,853,549
-3,083,637
-3,207,834
-2,427,804
-2,835,620

-3,499
-3,591
-3,834
-4,299
-3,996
-4,773
-6,545
-7,390
-2,824
-25,466
-15,315
-6,237

-50,428
-58,645
-64,487
-64,948
-71,794
-88,362
-105,772
-91,481
-115,548
-122,026
-124,943
-137,489

-50,428
-58,767
-64,561
-64,990
-71,796
-88,243
-105,741
-91,515
-115,061
-125,885
-123,280
-136,095

0
-122
-74
-42
-2
119
31
-34
487
-3,859
1,663
1,394

-300,779
-416,371
-397,158
-458,074
-520,668
-630,488
-747,590
-802,636
-718,094
-668,854
-378,432
-470,242

-301,656
-416,338
-396,603
-457,248
-519,089
-628,519
-745,774
-800,621
-710,303
-677,135
-376,551
-470,898

-877
33
555
826
1,579
1,969
1,816
2,015
7,791
-8,281
1,881
-656

-4,176
-1
13,198
-141
-1,821
3,049
13,116
-1,788
384
6,010
-140
-150

-4,176
-1
13,198
-141
-1,821
3,049
13,116
-1,788
384
6,010
-140
-152

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2

238,148
477,701
400,254
500,515
532,879
532,331
700,716
809,150
638,158
577,852
216,075
1
235,251

238,148
477,701
400,254
500,515
532,879
532,331
700,716
809,150
617,260
730,568
245,919
254,289

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-20,898
152,716
29,844
1
19,038

1999: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

300,183
307,288
319,936
332,407

301,005
307,938
320,396
333,095

822
650
460
688

-351,384
-366,942
-388,429
-403,404

-352,302
-367,809
-389,266
-404,283

-918
-867
-837
-879

-11,885
-12,260
-11,987
-14,295

-11,885
-12,260
-11,987
-14,295

0
0
0
0

-63,086
-71,914
-80,480
-85,292

-63,182
-72,131
-80,857
-85,483

-96
-217
-377
-191

-7
-1
-3
-4,165

-7
-1
-3
-4,165

0
0
0
0

23,694
64,785
32,570
117,099

23,694
64,785
32,570
117,099

0
0
0
0

2000: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

341,684
355,307
360,295
364,231

342,570
356,151
361,296
365,246

886
844
1,001
1,015

-427,435
-441,346
-453,930
-456,532

-428,360
-442,215
-454,812
-457,448

-925
-869
-882
-916

-12,859
-13,368
-14,208
-18,212

-12,843
-13,348
-14,387
-18,191

16
20
-179
21

-98,611
-99,407
-107,843
-110,514

-98,633
-99,412
-107,903
-110,394

-22
-5
-60
120

0
2
-10
6

(*)
2
-10
6

(*)
0
0
0

35,176
139,263
160,217
143,045

35,176
139,263
160,217
143,045

0
0
0
0

2001: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

350,489
334,968
312,094
298,144

351,600
335,986
313,257
299,313

1,111
1,018
1,163
1,169

-442,651
-416,573
-400,408
-368,736

-443,696
-417,491
-401,351
-369,660

-1,045
-918
-943
-924

-15,171
-15,802
-16,134
-17,374

-15,151
-15,782
-16,265
-17,356

20
20
-131
18

-107,333
-97,407
-104,448
-87,966

-107,247
-97,287
-104,359
-87,703

86
120
89
263

0
4
13,188
6

(*)
4
13,188
6

(*)
0
0
0

114,573
120,165
57,084
108,433

114,573
120,165
57,084
108,433

0
0
0
0

2002: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

303,113
314,894
322,396
318,013

304,361
316,088
323,800
319,332

1,248
1,194
1,404
1,319

-388,482
-415,201
-423,203
-424,648

-389,616
-416,300
-424,236
-425,684

-1,134
-1,099
-1,033
-1,036

-18,542
-15,007
-15,005
-16,394

-18,540
-14,988
-15,089
-16,374

2
19
-84
20

-103,911
-115,314
-115,812
-123,029

-103,794
-115,200
-115,524
-122,727

117
114
288
302

7
-2
-69
-77

7
-2
-69
-77

0
0
0
0

88,384
91,613
161,227
159,288

88,384
91,613
161,227
159,288

0
0
0
0

2003: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

322,251
325,297
335,696
357,105

323,717
326,636
337,118
358,454

1,466
1,339
1,422
1,349

-438,915
-437,795
-447,874
-464,643

-440,022
-438,819
-448,830
-465,553

-1,107
-1,024
-956
-910

-18,219
-17,600
-17,707
-18,269

-18,252
-17,634
-17,676
-18,234

-33
-34
31
35

-134,883
-130,098
-129,886
-125,808

-134,558
-129,817
-129,388
-125,334

325
281
498
474

-82
-1,252
-492
5

-82
-1,252
-492
5

0
0
0
0

158,593
60,305
128,422
185,563

158,593
60,305
128,422
185,563

0
0
0
0

June 16, 2011

Table 2. Revisions to U.S. International Transactions (Continued)
[Millions of dollars; quarters seasonally adjusted]
Exports of goods and services and Imports of goods and services and
Unilateral current transfers, net
income receipts
income payments
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Previously
Previously
Revised
Revision
Revised
Revision
Revised
Revision
published
published
published

Balance on current account
Previously
published

Revised

Revision

Capital account transactions, net
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Revised
Revision
published

Net financial flows
(inflows +, outflows -)
Previously
Revised
Revision
published

2004: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

375,509
387,026
396,510
413,268

377,095
388,727
398,132
414,985

1,586
1,701
1,622
1,717

-488,983
-521,555
-534,087
-569,815

-490,218
-522,894
-535,296
-570,807

-1,235
-1,339
-1,209
-992

-22,987
-21,385
-21,141
-22,850

-22,941
-21,367
-21,121
-22,815

46
18
20
35

-136,461
-155,914
-158,718
-179,398

-136,065
-155,534
-158,286
-178,636

396
380
432
762

-56
0
3,173
-68

-56
(*)
3,173
-68

0
(*)
0
0

105,507
161,128
104,685
161,012

105,507
161,128
104,685
161,012

0
0
0
0

2005: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

434,342
447,045
456,957
478,105

436,444
449,101
458,956
480,278

2,102
2,056
1,999
2,173

-580,106
-600,750
-617,365
-660,048

-581,819
-602,553
-618,933
-661,508

-1,713
-1,803
-1,568
-1,460

-28,723
-25,196
-24,658
-27,194

-28,741
-25,175
-24,618
-27,206

-18
21
40
-12

-174,486
-178,901
-185,066
-209,137

-174,116
-178,627
-184,595
-208,435

370
274
471
702

-2,160
-83
15,362
-3

-2,160
-83
15,362
-3

0
0
0
0

105,007
82,483
221,043
292,183

105,007
82,483
221,043
292,183

0
0
0
0

2006: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

503,544
528,994
540,586
561,880

505,587
532,230
542,555
564,073

2,043
3,236
1,969
2,193

-680,987
-707,129
-730,008
-728,035

-682,915
-709,192
-731,811
-729,632

-1,928
-2,063
-1,803
-1,597

-20,521
-23,582
-25,123
-22,255

-20,516
-23,610
-25,141
-22,248

5
-28
-18
7

-197,964
-201,717
-214,545
-188,411

-197,845
-200,572
-214,397
-187,807

119
1,145
148
604

-1,220
-487
-2
-79

-1,220
-487
-2
-79

0
0
0
0

159,592
197,789
245,186
206,583

159,592
197,789
245,186
206,583

0
0
0
0

2007: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

579,878
607,461
635,412
655,515

582,062
610,791
638,132
657,411

2,184
3,330
2,720
1,896

-745,529
-772,733
-778,227
-784,323

-747,524
-771,861
-779,067
-785,184

-1,995
872
-840
-861

-32,189
-26,449
-28,126
-28,786

-32,211
-26,481
-28,092
-28,279

-22
-32
34
507

-197,840
-191,720
-170,941
-157,593

-197,673
-187,551
-169,028
-156,052

167
4,169
1,913
1,541

0
443
-57
-2

0
443
-57
-2

0
0
0
0

248,176
173,465
75,364
141,152

254,181
153,165
85,857
124,056

6,005
-20,300
10,493
-17,096

2008: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

667,109
688,549
684,836
595,046

670,832
692,907
691,564
601,284

3,723
4,358
6,728
6,238

-806,180
-835,632
-827,042
-713,514

-814,329
-836,822
-833,469
-723,214

-8,149
-1,190
-6,427
-9,700

-32,928
-29,747
-30,177
-29,176

-33,735
-31,347
-31,703
-29,103

-807
-1,600
-1,526
73

-171,999
-176,830
-172,383
-147,644

-177,232
-175,262
-173,608
-151,032

-5,233
1,568
-1,225
-3,388

-8
-18
6,043
-7

-8
-18
6,043
-7

0
0
0
0

169,357
155,362
146,300
106,833

209,946
155,766
180,675
184,179

40,589
404
34,375
77,346

2009: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

521,735
520,110
540,729
576,426

524,276
522,990
545,364
581,904

2,541
2,880
4,635
5,478

-587,564
-574,265
-604,594
-646,066

-589,791
-575,304
-609,953
-652,756

-2,227
-1,039
-5,359
-6,690

-29,747
-30,292
-33,638
-31,268

-29,738
-30,497
-33,269
-29,777

9
-205
369
1,491

-95,577
-84,447
-97,503
-100,907

-95,253
-82,811
-97,858
-100,629

324
1,636
-355
278

-20
-29
-36
-56

-20
-29
-36
-56

0
0
0
0

8,031
14,661
77,640
115,742

14,799
10,360
57,915
162,844

6,768
-4,301
-19,725
47,102

2010: I.........
II.........
III.........
IV.........

600,802
614,362
627,201
654,264

595,359
616,163
632,309
656,986

-5,443
1,801
5,108
2,722

-674,596
-703,926
-718,456
-732,405

-678,617
-703,516
-717,682
-735,804

-4,021
410
774
-3,399

-34,889
-33,163
-34,234
-35,204

-35,034
-32,947
-34,754
-33,360

-145
216
-520
1,844

-108,683
-122,727
-125,489
-113,345

-118,292
-120,300
-120,127
-112,179

-9,609
2,427
5,362
1,166

-3
-2
-146
0

-3
-2
-146
-2

0
0
0
-2

34,825
31,030
136,986
1
32,410

32,482
28,079
164,388
29,340

-2,343
-2,951
27,402
1
-3,070

Note: Details may not add to totals because of rounding.
(*) Transactions are less than $500,000(±).
1
The previously published statistics exclude financial derivatives, net (table 1, line 70) for the fourth quarter of 2010, which were not available.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis