Table 18.—Revisions to Foreign Transactions

[Billions of dollars]

1959 1982 1987 1992 1996 1997 1998
Receipts from the rest of the world05.56.710.510.419.723.5
Definitional0000000
Statistical05.56.710.510.419.723.5
Source of revision by component
Exports of goods and services00–.1–2.6.42.67.3
Income receipts05.56.913.210.117.116.1
Corporate profits05.57.06.96.110.22.6
Interest00–.36.03.56.312.9
Compensation of employees00.2.3.5.5.6
Payments to the rest of the world05.56.710.510.419.723.5
Definitional0000000
Statistical05.56.710.510.419.723.5
Source of revision by component
Imports of goods and services000–4.4–1.9–2.55.7
Income payments0.12.1.84.44.95.6
Corporate profits0.2.63.11.71.2–1.7
Interest000–5.8.41.14.7
Compensation of employees001.53.62.32.52.6
Transfer payments (net)0–.6.12.2–.6.11.0
Net foreign investment05.94.411.88.517.211.1