Line |
(Credits +; debits -)
1
|
2007
|
2008
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
IV
|
I
|
II
|
III
|
IV
p
|
|
Current account
|
|
1
|
Exports of goods and services and income receipts
|
206,400
|
224,544
|
230,081
|
234,701
|
231,262
|
240,763
|
235,323
|
208,945
|
2
|
Exports of goods and services
|
115,387
|
122,811
|
124,637
|
127,537
|
134,231
|
145,206
|
143,659
|
130,466
|
3
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
68,594
|
71,828
|
68,610
|
71,813
|
81,372
|
87,322
|
82,296
|
73,415
|
4
|
Services3
|
46,793
|
50,983
|
56,027
|
55,724
|
52,859
|
57,884
|
61,363
|
57,051
|
5
|
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts4
|
1,170
|
1,064
|
1,107
|
844
|
1,165
|
839
|
963
|
888
|
6
|
Travel
|
5,980
|
7,819
|
9,931
|
7,797
|
7,362
|
9,956
|
12,502
|
8,572
|
7
|
Passenger fares
|
1,450
|
1,815
|
2,345
|
2,545
|
2,115
|
2,771
|
3,583
|
2,680
|
8
|
Other transportation
|
4,534
|
4,731
|
4,816
|
5,247
|
5,135
|
5,537
|
5,679
|
5,035
|
9
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
10,855
|
11,422
|
12,399
|
13,120
|
12,080
|
13,147
|
12,889
|
13,628
|
10
|
Other private services5
|
22,727
|
24,058
|
25,344
|
26,093
|
24,929
|
25,559
|
25,659
|
26,158
|
11
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
77
|
74
|
85
|
77
|
73
|
75
|
88
|
90
|
12
|
Income receipts
|
91,013
|
101,733
|
105,444
|
107,164
|
97,031
|
95,556
|
91,664
|
78,479
|
13
|
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad
|
90,903
|
101,622
|
105,332
|
107,051
|
96,916
|
95,440
|
91,546
|
78,364
|
14
|
Direct investment receipts
|
39,455
|
44,782
|
45,021
|
47,622
|
45,132
|
47,759
|
43,696
|
35,397
|
15
|
Other private receipts
|
51,162
|
56,614
|
60,055
|
59,143
|
51,274
|
47,177
|
47,018
|
41,261
|
16
|
U.S. government receipts
|
286
|
226
|
256
|
286
|
510
|
504
|
832
|
1,706
|
17
|
Compensation of employees
|
110
|
111
|
112
|
113
|
115
|
117
|
117
|
115
|
18
|
Imports of goods and services and income payments
|
-214,401
|
-244,957
|
-242,062
|
-235,631
|
-226,983
|
-254,858
|
-246,448
|
-202,965
|
19
|
Imports of goods and services
|
-132,003
|
-148,652
|
-149,326
|
-150,225
|
-145,827
|
-165,129
|
-163,782
|
-142,032
|
20
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
-94,649
|
-104,325
|
-103,689
|
-108,517
|
-106,381
|
-118,311
|
-116,085
|
-100,334
|
21
|
Services3
|
-37,354
|
-44,327
|
-45,637
|
-41,708
|
-39,446
|
-46,819
|
-47,697
|
-41,697
|
22
|
Direct defense expenditures
|
-2,946
|
-3,021
|
-3,086
|
-3,510
|
-3,386
|
-3,551
|
-3,881
|
-3,576
|
23
|
Travel
|
-3,851
|
-8,131
|
-7,944
|
-4,419
|
-3,868
|
-8,874
|
-7,833
|
-4,478
|
24
|
Passenger fares
|
-2,830
|
-4,134
|
-4,136
|
-2,929
|
-2,926
|
-4,741
|
-4,504
|
-3,256
|
25
|
Other transportation
|
-5,903
|
-6,645
|
-6,902
|
-6,701
|
-6,655
|
-7,495
|
-7,845
|
-6,501
|
26
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
-3,828
|
-3,645
|
-3,660
|
-4,125
|
-3,977
|
-3,850
|
-4,017
|
-4,343
|
27
|
Other private services5
|
-17,488
|
-18,246
|
-19,390
|
-19,483
|
-18,128
|
-17,788
|
-19,089
|
-19,011
|
28
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
-508
|
-505
|
-519
|
-541
|
-506
|
-519
|
-528
|
-532
|
29
|
Income payments
|
-82,398
|
-96,305
|
-92,736
|
-85,406
|
-81,156
|
-89,728
|
-82,666
|
-60,933
|
30
|
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States
|
-82,223
|
-96,164
|
-92,605
|
-85,231
|
-80,978
|
-89,581
|
-82,529
|
-60,751
|
31
|
Direct investment payments
|
-19,361
|
-26,683
|
-21,009
|
-14,966
|
-17,270
|
-30,075
|
-23,715
|
-7,938
|
32
|
Other private payments
|
-54,792
|
-60,983
|
-62,464
|
-60,239
|
-53,125
|
-48,508
|
-48,262
|
-42,722
|
33
|
U.S. government payments
|
-8,070
|
-8,498
|
-9,132
|
-10,026
|
-10,583
|
-10,998
|
-10,552
|
-10,091
|
34
|
Compensation of employees
|
-175
|
-141
|
-131
|
-174
|
-178
|
-147
|
-138
|
-182
|
35
|
Unilateral current transfers, net
|
-3,254
|
-2,674
|
-3,778
|
-2,216
|
-3,836
|
-2,133
|
-2,997
|
-2,632
|
36
|
U.S. government grants4
|
-470
|
-441
|
-515
|
-430
|
-499
|
-492
|
-560
|
-707
|
37
|
U.S. government pensions and other transfers
|
-419
|
-449
|
-454
|
-457
|
-456
|
-459
|
-470
|
-467
|
38
|
Private remittances and other transfers6
|
-2,365
|
-1,784
|
-2,809
|
-1,329
|
-2,881
|
-1,182
|
-1,967
|
-1,458
|
|
Capital account
|
|
39
|
Capital account transactions, net
|
-212
|
278
|
-219
|
-223
|
-224
|
-228
|
-231
|
-234
|
|
Financial account
|
|
40
|
U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial outflow (-))
|
-333,776
|
-295,970
|
-215,155
|
-113,742
|
-180,883
|
83,066
|
-10,257
|
259,183
|
41
|
U.S. official reserve assets
|
-224
|
-204
|
-219
|
-249
|
-316
|
-263
|
-365
|
-183
|
42
|
Gold7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
43
|
Special drawing rights
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
44
|
Reserve position in the International Monetary Fund
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
45
|
Foreign currencies
|
-224
|
-204
|
-219
|
-249
|
-316
|
-263
|
-365
|
-183
|
46
|
U.S. government assets, other than official reserve assets
|
354
|
51
|
42
|
-23,548
|
3,058
|
-40,954
|
-186,558
|
-149,149
|
47
|
U.S. credits and other long-term assets
|
-89
|
-77
|
-27
|
-107
|
-6
|
-13
|
-37
|
-66
|
48
|
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets8
|
448
|
117
|
86
|
549
|
70
|
49
|
106
|
103
|
49
|
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets
|
-5
|
11
|
-17
|
-23,990
|
2,994
|
-40,990
|
-186,627
|
-149,186
|
50
|
U.S. private assets
|
-333,907
|
-295,817
|
-214,977
|
-89,945
|
-183,624
|
124,283
|
176,666
|
408,515
|
51
|
Direct investment
|
-33,122
|
-66,531
|
-42,668
|
-54,933
|
-47,384
|
-51,071
|
-37,382
|
-38,961
|
52
|
Foreign securities
|
-81,817
|
-71,927
|
-68,179
|
-10,047
|
-32,255
|
-23,150
|
66,785
|
46,498
|
53
|
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
-41,934
|
-39,114
|
29,476
|
9,888
|
37,359
|
46,731
|
123,148
|
26,446
|
54
|
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
-177,034
|
-118,245
|
-133,606
|
-34,853
|
-141,344
|
151,773
|
24,115
|
374,532
|
55
|
Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial inflow (+))
|
483,628
|
368,846
|
108,294
|
88,972
|
252,465
|
-138,732
|
-9,107
|
-246,647
|
56
|
Foreign official assets in the United States
|
18,394
|
-7,127
|
15,707
|
46,401
|
42,919
|
22,790
|
1,074
|
-103,225
|
57
|
U.S. government securities
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
58
|
U.S. Treasury securities9
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
59
|
Other10
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
60
|
Other U.S. government liabilities11
|
-225
|
-77
|
-348
|
272
|
-43
|
113
|
398
|
1,092
|
61
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
62
|
Other foreign official assets12
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
63
|
Other foreign assets in the United States
|
465,234
|
375,973
|
92,587
|
42,571
|
209,546
|
-161,522
|
-10,181
|
-143,422
|
64
|
Direct investment
|
11,076
|
32,691
|
74,677
|
26,409
|
45,597
|
57,326
|
51,625
|
69,038
|
65
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
33,142
|
16,830
|
72,680
|
29,884
|
25,936
|
41,442
|
23,427
|
20,432
|
66
|
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities
|
129,072
|
201,729
|
-23,020
|
51,849
|
-3,394
|
-473
|
-54,867
|
17,391
|
67
|
U.S. currency
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
68
|
U.S. liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
90,051
|
76,154
|
51,262
|
-97,993
|
79,537
|
-46,690
|
63,862
|
-115,525
|
69
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
201,893
|
48,569
|
-83,012
|
32,422
|
61,870
|
-213,127
|
-94,228
|
-134,758
|
70
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
11,731
|
3,841
|
10,123
|
-9,386
|
-8,062
|
-8,593
|
-11,180
|
n.a.
|
71
|
Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)14
|
-150,117
|
-53,909
|
112,716
|
37,525
|
-63,738
|
80,715
|
44,898
|
-15,650
|
|
Memoranda:
|
|
72
|
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20)
|
-26,055
|
-32,497
|
-35,078
|
-36,703
|
-25,009
|
-30,989
|
-33,789
|
-26,919
|
73
|
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21)
|
9,439
|
6,656
|
10,390
|
14,015
|
13,413
|
11,065
|
13,666
|
15,353
|
74
|
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)
|
-16,616
|
-25,841
|
-24,688
|
-22,688
|
-11,596
|
-19,923
|
-20,123
|
-11,566
|
75
|
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29)
|
8,615
|
5,429
|
12,707
|
21,759
|
15,875
|
5,828
|
8,997
|
17,546
|
76
|
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)
|
-3,254
|
-2,674
|
-3,778
|
-2,216
|
-3,836
|
-2,133
|
-2,997
|
-2,632
|
77
|
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)13
|
-11,254
|
-23,087
|
-15,758
|
-3,146
|
443
|
-16,228
|
-14,123
|
3,348
|
|