Line |
(Credits +; debits -)
1
|
2007
|
2008
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
IV
|
I
p
|
|
Current account
|
|
1
|
Exports of goods and services and income receipts
|
19,679
|
21,106
|
22,605
|
24,740
|
24,460
|
2
|
Exports of goods and services
|
17,915
|
18,965
|
20,208
|
22,190
|
22,093
|
3
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
14,614
|
15,852
|
16,249
|
18,359
|
17,954
|
4
|
Services3
|
3,301
|
3,113
|
3,959
|
3,831
|
4,139
|
5
|
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
(*)
|
(*)
|
6
|
Travel
|
420
|
497
|
716
|
448
|
498
|
7
|
Passenger fares
|
125
|
119
|
175
|
199
|
155
|
8
|
Other transportation
|
607
|
643
|
683
|
720
|
710
|
9
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
406
|
415
|
519
|
540
|
508
|
10
|
Other private services5
|
1,739
|
1,436
|
1,857
|
1,917
|
2,261
|
11
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
7
|
7
|
12
|
Income receipts
|
1,765
|
2,141
|
2,397
|
2,549
|
2,368
|
13
|
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad
|
1,756
|
2,132
|
2,388
|
2,540
|
2,358
|
14
|
Direct investment receipts
|
1,184
|
1,465
|
1,568
|
1,766
|
1,607
|
15
|
Other private receipts
|
553
|
658
|
802
|
765
|
735
|
16
|
U.S. government receipts
|
19
|
9
|
18
|
9
|
16
|
17
|
Compensation of employees
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
18
|
Imports of goods and services and income payments
|
-83,571
|
-89,998
|
-100,364
|
-101,479
|
-87,240
|
19
|
Imports of goods and services
|
-73,332
|
-78,959
|
-88,815
|
-89,370
|
-75,029
|
20
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
-71,450
|
-76,644
|
-86,522
|
-87,069
|
-72,767
|
21
|
Services3
|
-1,882
|
-2,315
|
-2,293
|
-2,302
|
-2,262
|
22
|
Direct defense expenditures
|
-1
|
-1
|
-1
|
-1
|
-1
|
23
|
Travel
|
-528
|
-758
|
-551
|
-621
|
-594
|
24
|
Passenger fares
|
-137
|
-188
|
-191
|
-178
|
-165
|
25
|
Other transportation
|
-764
|
-854
|
-890
|
-870
|
-895
|
26
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
-18
|
-31
|
-29
|
-37
|
-40
|
27
|
Other private services5
|
-426
|
-476
|
-622
|
-587
|
-558
|
28
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
-8
|
-7
|
-9
|
-8
|
-8
|
29
|
Income payments
|
-10,239
|
-11,039
|
-11,549
|
-12,108
|
-12,211
|
30
|
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States
|
-10,118
|
-10,944
|
-11,462
|
-11,990
|
-12,090
|
31
|
Direct investment payments
|
-6
|
-7
|
-10
|
-16
|
-20
|
32
|
Other private payments
|
-1,010
|
-962
|
-1,193
|
-1,479
|
-1,358
|
33
|
U.S. government payments
|
-9,102
|
-9,975
|
-10,259
|
-10,495
|
-10,712
|
34
|
Compensation of employees
|
-121
|
-95
|
-87
|
-118
|
-121
|
35
|
Unilateral current transfers, net
|
-675
|
-538
|
-645
|
-564
|
-720
|
36
|
U.S. government grants4
|
-2
|
-3
|
-3
|
-3
|
-2
|
37
|
U.S. government pensions and other transfers
|
-2
|
-2
|
-2
|
-2
|
-2
|
38
|
Private remittances and other transfers6
|
-671
|
-533
|
-640
|
-559
|
-716
|
|
Capital account
|
|
39
|
Capital account transactions, net
|
-40
|
-41
|
-42
|
-43
|
-44
|
|
Financial account
|
|
40
|
U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial outflow (-))
|
99
|
5
|
2,366
|
-494
|
5,079
|
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
|
42
|
19
|
40
|
25
|
38
|
47
|
U.S. credits and other long-term assets
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
48
|
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets8
|
43
|
21
|
39
|
22
|
37
|
49
|
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets
|
-1
|
-2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
50
|
U.S. private assets
|
57
|
-14
|
2,326
|
-519
|
5,041
|
51
|
Direct investment
|
-2,417
|
-1,484
|
-1,354
|
-455
|
-1,846
|
52
|
Foreign securities
|
5,888
|
3,247
|
784
|
1,230
|
4,101
|
53
|
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
66
|
-401
|
279
|
-40
|
63
|
54
|
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
-3,480
|
-1,376
|
2,617
|
-1,254
|
2,723
|
55
|
Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial inflow (+))
|
87,638
|
63,616
|
34,180
|
50,173
|
76,658
|
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
|
0
|
22
|
-22
|
0
|
0
|
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
|
46
|
-9
|
-3
|
89
|
161
|
65
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
(
18
)
|
66
|
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities
|
2,285
|
5,983
|
-4,112
|
-7,573
|
-9,334
|
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
|
-518
|
2,425
|
435
|
-2,801
|
3,183
|
69
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
18
85,825
|
18
55,195
|
18
37,882
|
18
60,458
|
18
82,648
|
70
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
(
19
)
|
(
19
)
|
(
19
)
|
(
19
)
|
n.a.
|
71
|
Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)14
|
-23,131
|
5,849
|
41,900
|
27,667
|
-18,193
|
|
Memoranda:
|
|
72
|
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20)
|
-56,836
|
-60,793
|
-70,273
|
-68,710
|
-54,813
|
73
|
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21)
|
1,418
|
799
|
1,666
|
1,530
|
1,877
|
74
|
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)
|
-55,418
|
-59,994
|
-68,607
|
-67,180
|
-52,936
|
75
|
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29)
|
-8,474
|
-8,898
|
-9,152
|
-9,559
|
-9,843
|
76
|
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)
|
-675
|
-538
|
-645
|
-564
|
-720
|
77
|
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)13
|
-64,567
|
-69,430
|
-78,404
|
-77,302
|
-63,499
|
|