Line |
(Credits +; debits -)
1
|
2007
|
2008
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
IV
|
I
|
II
p
|
|
Current account
|
|
1
|
Exports of goods and services and income receipts
|
572,182
|
602,122
|
638,393
|
650,808
|
651,473
|
669,691
|
2
|
Exports of goods and services
|
385,436
|
399,951
|
424,873
|
435,465
|
451,645
|
474,819
|
3
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
270,318
|
279,488
|
295,494
|
303,180
|
317,813
|
337,312
|
4
|
Services3
|
115,118
|
120,463
|
129,378
|
132,285
|
133,833
|
137,506
|
5
|
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts4
|
4,629
|
4,000
|
3,881
|
3,542
|
4,371
|
3,516
|
6
|
Travel
|
21,818
|
23,154
|
25,241
|
26,499
|
27,060
|
28,243
|
7
|
Passenger fares
|
5,800
|
5,996
|
6,530
|
7,259
|
7,623
|
7,904
|
8
|
Other transportation
|
12,076
|
12,639
|
13,081
|
13,790
|
14,632
|
15,577
|
9
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
18,991
|
19,866
|
21,940
|
21,817
|
21,559
|
22,264
|
10
|
Other private services5
|
51,508
|
54,521
|
58,396
|
59,058
|
58,289
|
59,677
|
11
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
296
|
288
|
309
|
320
|
299
|
325
|
12
|
Income receipts
|
186,746
|
202,171
|
213,520
|
215,343
|
199,827
|
194,873
|
13
|
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad
|
186,013
|
201,434
|
212,774
|
214,587
|
199,064
|
194,106
|
14
|
Direct investment receipts
|
83,391
|
89,673
|
94,953
|
100,259
|
97,262
|
99,612
|
15
|
Other private receipts
|
102,063
|
111,187
|
117,275
|
113,774
|
101,088
|
93,728
|
16
|
U.S. government receipts
|
559
|
574
|
546
|
554
|
714
|
766
|
17
|
Compensation of employees
|
733
|
737
|
746
|
756
|
763
|
767
|
18
|
Imports of goods and services and income payments
|
-738,938
|
-771,262
|
-783,548
|
-788,264
|
-795,371
|
-822,898
|
19
|
Imports of goods and services
|
-564,979
|
-578,770
|
-592,986
|
-609,248
|
-628,756
|
-655,369
|
20
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
-473,681
|
-485,375
|
-496,698
|
-512,099
|
-528,845
|
-553,641
|
21
|
Services3
|
-91,298
|
-93,395
|
-96,288
|
-97,149
|
-99,910
|
-101,729
|
22
|
Direct defense expenditures
|
-7,915
|
-8,085
|
-8,132
|
-8,688
|
-8,769
|
-8,856
|
23
|
Travel
|
-18,538
|
-18,849
|
-19,247
|
-19,533
|
-20,403
|
-20,560
|
24
|
Passenger fares
|
-6,721
|
-6,979
|
-7,422
|
-7,364
|
-7,928
|
-8,133
|
25
|
Other transportation
|
-16,022
|
-16,767
|
-17,119
|
-17,142
|
-17,869
|
-18,560
|
26
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
-6,643
|
-6,260
|
-6,155
|
-5,991
|
-6,663
|
-6,809
|
27
|
Other private services5
|
-34,444
|
-35,437
|
-37,145
|
-37,350
|
-37,196
|
-37,732
|
28
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
-1,016
|
-1,018
|
-1,069
|
-1,081
|
-1,083
|
-1,079
|
29
|
Income payments
|
-173,959
|
-192,492
|
-190,562
|
-179,016
|
-166,615
|
-167,529
|
30
|
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States
|
-171,560
|
-189,991
|
-188,045
|
-176,436
|
-164,055
|
-164,979
|
31
|
Direct investment payments
|
-33,128
|
-40,620
|
-35,243
|
-25,424
|
-27,001
|
-35,750
|
32
|
Other private payments
|
-99,373
|
-107,963
|
-110,898
|
-108,281
|
-94,302
|
-86,265
|
33
|
U.S. government payments
|
-39,059
|
-41,408
|
-41,904
|
-42,731
|
-42,752
|
-42,964
|
34
|
Compensation of employees
|
-2,399
|
-2,501
|
-2,517
|
-2,580
|
-2,560
|
-2,549
|
35
|
Unilateral current transfers, net
|
-30,174
|
-24,953
|
-27,796
|
-29,784
|
-31,742
|
-29,941
|
36
|
U.S. government grants4
|
-10,567
|
-5,611
|
-7,109
|
-9,950
|
-9,990
|
-7,138
|
37
|
U.S. government pensions and other transfers
|
-1,805
|
-1,834
|
-1,837
|
-1,849
|
-1,951
|
-1,976
|
38
|
Private remittances and other transfers6
|
-17,802
|
-17,508
|
-18,850
|
-17,985
|
-19,801
|
-20,827
|
|
Capital account
|
|
39
|
Capital account transactions, net
|
-543
|
-112
|
-617
|
-571
|
-600
|
-652
|
|
Financial account
|
|
40
|
U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial outflow (-))
|
-442,065
|
-523,556
|
-170,476
|
-153,757
|
-260,644
|
110,431
|
41
|
U.S. official reserve assets
|
-72
|
26
|
-54
|
-22
|
-276
|
-1,267
|
42
|
Gold7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
Special drawing rights
|
-43
|
-39
|
-37
|
-35
|
-29
|
-22
|
44
|
Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund
|
212
|
294
|
230
|
285
|
112
|
-955
|
45
|
Foreign currencies
|
-241
|
-229
|
-247
|
-272
|
-359
|
-290
|
46
|
U.S. government assets, other than official reserve assets
|
445
|
-596
|
623
|
-22,744
|
3,265
|
-41,265
|
47
|
U.S. credits and other long-term assets
|
-608
|
-1,405
|
-182
|
-279
|
-179
|
-1,173
|
48
|
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets8
|
1,091
|
687
|
780
|
1,546
|
487
|
860
|
49
|
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets
|
-38
|
122
|
25
|
-24,011
|
2,957
|
-40,952
|
50
|
U.S. private assets
|
-442,438
|
-522,985
|
-171,045
|
-130,990
|
-263,634
|
152,963
|
51
|
Direct investment
|
-66,706
|
-93,616
|
-62,043
|
-110,905
|
-89,100
|
-65,549
|
52
|
Foreign securities
|
-99,541
|
-84,671
|
-100,317
|
-4,202
|
-35,066
|
-32,457
|
53
|
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
-46,048
|
-134,713
|
80,012
|
100,043
|
81,848
|
25,224
|
54
|
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
-230,143
|
-209,985
|
-88,697
|
-115,926
|
-221,316
|
225,745
|
55
|
Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial inflow (+))
|
692,713
|
718,112
|
266,476
|
380,402
|
459,017
|
26,301
|
56
|
Foreign official assets in the United States
|
163,270
|
88,822
|
13,469
|
145,497
|
173,533
|
144,417
|
57
|
U.S. government securities
|
121,640
|
61,641
|
-7,788
|
54,837
|
167,883
|
150,390
|
58
|
U.S. Treasury securities9
|
40,337
|
1,610
|
-25,810
|
42,728
|
88,649
|
57,245
|
59
|
Other10
|
81,303
|
60,031
|
18,022
|
12,109
|
79,234
|
93,145
|
60
|
Other U.S. government liabilities11
|
366
|
-69
|
913
|
4,132
|
1,645
|
2,439
|
61
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
30,329
|
15,956
|
9,873
|
52,537
|
-26,930
|
-30,131
|
62
|
Other foreign official assets12
|
10,935
|
11,294
|
10,471
|
33,991
|
30,935
|
21,719
|
63
|
Other foreign assets in the United States
|
529,443
|
629,290
|
253,007
|
234,905
|
285,484
|
-118,116
|
64
|
Direct investment
|
14,026
|
61,862
|
105,908
|
55,746
|
80,437
|
93,767
|
65
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
42,882
|
-13,522
|
67,406
|
60,059
|
63,263
|
66,950
|
66
|
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities
|
183,507
|
310,340
|
-30,486
|
110,489
|
-20,475
|
16,532
|
67
|
U.S. currency
|
-6,165
|
-1,635
|
655
|
-3,530
|
-914
|
230
|
68
|
U.S. liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
90,061
|
122,476
|
55,599
|
-111,846
|
84,085
|
-61,972
|
69
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
205,132
|
149,769
|
53,925
|
123,987
|
79,088
|
-233,623
|
70
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
14,795
|
-1,007
|
5,942
|
-13,234
|
-8,001
|
n.a.
|
71
|
Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)
|
-67,970
|
656
|
71,627
|
-45,600
|
-14,131
|
47,067
|
71a
|
Of which: Seasonal adjustment discrepancy
|
12,192
|
722
|
-21,805
|
8,892
|
9,271
|
-3,464
|
|
Memoranda:
|
|
72
|
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20)
|
-203,363
|
-205,887
|
-201,204
|
-208,919
|
-211,032
|
-216,328
|
73
|
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21)
|
23,820
|
27,068
|
33,090
|
35,136
|
33,922
|
35,777
|
74
|
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)
|
-179,543
|
-178,819
|
-168,114
|
-173,783
|
-177,110
|
-180,551
|
75
|
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29)
|
12,787
|
9,679
|
22,958
|
36,327
|
33,212
|
27,344
|
76
|
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)
|
-30,174
|
-24,953
|
-27,796
|
-29,784
|
-31,742
|
-29,941
|
77
|
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)13
|
-196,930
|
-194,093
|
-172,952
|
-167,241
|
-175,640
|
-183,147
|
|