Line |
(Credits +; debits -)
1
|
2007
|
2008
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
IV
|
I
p
|
|
Current account
|
|
1
|
Exports of goods and services and income receipts
|
44,044
|
46,835
|
48,842
|
47,908
|
42,666
|
2
|
Exports of goods and services
|
10,500
|
11,186
|
12,468
|
13,822
|
13,222
|
3
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
4,430
|
4,551
|
4,842
|
6,082
|
5,821
|
4
|
Services3
|
6,070
|
6,635
|
7,626
|
7,741
|
7,401
|
5
|
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts4
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
21
|
6
|
Travel
|
557
|
863
|
1,361
|
797
|
661
|
7
|
Passenger fares
|
210
|
215
|
316
|
280
|
260
|
8
|
Other transportation
|
287
|
306
|
302
|
338
|
415
|
9
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
542
|
588
|
569
|
732
|
678
|
10
|
Other private services5
|
4,456
|
4,645
|
5,060
|
5,577
|
5,356
|
11
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
12
|
Income receipts
|
33,544
|
35,649
|
36,374
|
34,085
|
29,444
|
13
|
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad
|
33,537
|
35,642
|
36,367
|
34,078
|
29,437
|
14
|
Direct investment receipts
|
8,782
|
9,104
|
8,990
|
9,078
|
9,664
|
15
|
Other private receipts
|
24,734
|
26,531
|
27,373
|
24,988
|
19,770
|
16
|
U.S. government receipts
|
21
|
7
|
4
|
12
|
3
|
17
|
Compensation of employees
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
18
|
Imports of goods and services and income payments
|
-42,389
|
-44,856
|
-44,636
|
-43,861
|
-38,211
|
19
|
Imports of goods and services
|
-11,812
|
-12,193
|
-12,064
|
-12,256
|
-12,793
|
20
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
-4,611
|
-4,860
|
-4,612
|
-4,675
|
-4,721
|
21
|
Services3
|
-7,201
|
-7,333
|
-7,453
|
-7,581
|
-8,072
|
22
|
Direct defense expenditures
|
-7
|
-14
|
-10
|
-6
|
-20
|
23
|
Travel
|
-1,511
|
-1,441
|
-1,407
|
-1,326
|
-1,676
|
24
|
Passenger fares
|
-135
|
-159
|
-204
|
-175
|
-162
|
25
|
Other transportation
|
-702
|
-747
|
-777
|
-746
|
-787
|
26
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
-75
|
-65
|
-68
|
-63
|
-63
|
27
|
Other private services5
|
-4,747
|
-4,884
|
-4,963
|
-5,246
|
-5,342
|
28
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
-24
|
-22
|
-24
|
-19
|
-22
|
29
|
Income payments
|
-30,577
|
-32,664
|
-32,572
|
-31,605
|
-25,418
|
30
|
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States
|
-30,558
|
-32,642
|
-32,534
|
-31,560
|
-25,397
|
31
|
Direct investment payments
|
-785
|
-1,234
|
-732
|
-709
|
-516
|
32
|
Other private payments
|
-27,295
|
-28,977
|
-29,543
|
-28,453
|
-22,731
|
33
|
U.S. government payments
|
-2,478
|
-2,431
|
-2,259
|
-2,398
|
-2,150
|
34
|
Compensation of employees
|
-19
|
-22
|
-38
|
-45
|
-21
|
35
|
Unilateral current transfers, net
|
-1,167
|
-1,010
|
-916
|
-1,095
|
-1,116
|
36
|
U.S. government grants4
|
-79
|
-89
|
-87
|
-64
|
-93
|
37
|
U.S. government pensions and other transfers
|
-31
|
-33
|
-33
|
-33
|
-34
|
38
|
Private remittances and other transfers6
|
-1,057
|
-888
|
-796
|
-998
|
-989
|
|
Capital account
|
|
39
|
Capital account transactions, net
|
1
|
1
|
(*)
|
1
|
1
|
|
Financial account
|
|
40
|
U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial outflow (-))
|
-83,390
|
-139,081
|
44,209
|
25,202
|
-83,275
|
41
|
U.S. official reserve assets
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
42
|
Gold7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
Special drawing rights
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
44
|
Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
45
|
Foreign currencies
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
46
|
U.S. government assets, other than official reserve assets
|
2
|
33
|
20
|
-8
|
9
|
47
|
U.S. credits and other long-term assets
|
-84
|
0
|
-5
|
-53
|
0
|
48
|
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets8
|
88
|
31
|
27
|
44
|
9
|
49
|
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets
|
-2
|
2
|
-2
|
1
|
0
|
50
|
U.S. private assets
|
-83,392
|
-139,114
|
44,189
|
25,210
|
-83,284
|
51
|
Direct investment
|
-2,544
|
-330
|
5,584
|
-12,734
|
-10,919
|
52
|
Foreign securities
|
-15,430
|
24
|
-32,607
|
-6,121
|
-15,949
|
53
|
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
-4,203
|
-89,116
|
49,481
|
93,231
|
-4,369
|
54
|
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
-61,215
|
-49,692
|
21,731
|
-49,166
|
-52,047
|
55
|
Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial inflow (+))
|
38,832
|
118,806
|
90,557
|
110,300
|
-46,773
|
56
|
Foreign official assets in the United States
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
57
|
U.S. government securities
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
58
|
U.S. Treasury securities9
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
59
|
Other10
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
60
|
Other U.S. government liabilities11
|
-1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
-1
|
61
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
62
|
Other foreign official assets12
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
63
|
Other foreign assets in the United States
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
64
|
Direct investment
|
-13,683
|
4,094
|
2,396
|
5,381
|
4,230
|
65
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
66
|
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities
|
39,412
|
57,388
|
-29,501
|
25,338
|
-43,552
|
67
|
U.S. currency
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
68
|
U.S. liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
69
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
18
13,104
|
18
57,324
|
18
117,660
|
18
79,580
|
18
-7,450
|
70
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
1,995
|
-1,271
|
-3,754
|
1,580
|
n.a.
|
71
|
Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)14
|
42,073
|
20,577
|
-134,302
|
-140,034
|
126,707
|
|
Memoranda:
|
|
72
|
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20)
|
-182
|
-309
|
230
|
1,407
|
1,100
|
73
|
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21)
|
-1,130
|
-698
|
174
|
160
|
-671
|
74
|
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)
|
-1,312
|
-1,007
|
404
|
1,567
|
429
|
75
|
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29)
|
2,967
|
2,985
|
3,802
|
2,480
|
4,026
|
76
|
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)
|
-1,167
|
-1,010
|
-916
|
-1,095
|
-1,116
|
77
|
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)13
|
489
|
968
|
3,290
|
2,952
|
3,340
|
|