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
|
117,525
|
126,812
|
133,542
|
135,609
|
131,405
|
138,622
|
143,913
|
128,132
|
2
|
Exports of goods and services
|
74,509
|
80,190
|
85,150
|
89,301
|
89,875
|
97,159
|
103,359
|
93,220
|
3
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
55,754
|
59,794
|
62,264
|
65,250
|
66,919
|
73,800
|
78,732
|
69,550
|
4
|
Services3
|
18,755
|
20,396
|
22,886
|
24,051
|
22,956
|
23,360
|
24,627
|
23,670
|
5
|
Transfers under U.S. military agency sales contracts4
|
178
|
167
|
168
|
197
|
191
|
162
|
167
|
201
|
6
|
Travel
|
4,561
|
5,756
|
6,715
|
6,088
|
5,355
|
6,135
|
7,211
|
6,417
|
7
|
Passenger fares
|
1,692
|
1,616
|
1,834
|
2,152
|
2,037
|
1,963
|
2,113
|
2,236
|
8
|
Other transportation
|
1,365
|
1,430
|
1,535
|
1,640
|
1,720
|
1,912
|
2,036
|
1,696
|
9
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
1,567
|
1,717
|
1,948
|
2,219
|
1,815
|
1,826
|
1,707
|
1,835
|
10
|
Other private services5
|
9,354
|
9,670
|
10,642
|
11,706
|
11,792
|
11,308
|
11,340
|
11,233
|
11
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
38
|
39
|
43
|
49
|
47
|
53
|
53
|
52
|
12
|
Income receipts
|
43,016
|
46,622
|
48,392
|
46,308
|
41,530
|
41,463
|
40,554
|
34,912
|
13
|
Income receipts on U.S.-owned assets abroad
|
42,961
|
46,566
|
48,336
|
46,252
|
41,473
|
41,406
|
40,497
|
34,855
|
14
|
Direct investment receipts
|
15,193
|
16,627
|
17,313
|
17,555
|
17,994
|
20,493
|
18,888
|
14,347
|
15
|
Other private receipts
|
27,726
|
29,863
|
30,986
|
28,616
|
23,465
|
20,857
|
21,597
|
20,445
|
16
|
U.S. government receipts
|
42
|
76
|
37
|
81
|
14
|
56
|
12
|
62
|
17
|
Compensation of employees
|
55
|
56
|
56
|
56
|
57
|
57
|
57
|
57
|
18
|
Imports of goods and services and income payments
|
-132,095
|
-141,865
|
-146,131
|
-148,857
|
-139,363
|
-147,277
|
-151,941
|
-125,578
|
19
|
Imports of goods and services
|
-94,901
|
-101,318
|
-105,473
|
-110,004
|
-107,728
|
-118,844
|
-122,624
|
-99,828
|
20
|
Goods, balance of payments basis2
|
-79,538
|
-85,651
|
-89,544
|
-93,645
|
-90,398
|
-100,785
|
-104,707
|
-82,747
|
21
|
Services3
|
-15,363
|
-15,666
|
-15,929
|
-16,359
|
-17,331
|
-18,059
|
-17,918
|
-17,081
|
22
|
Direct defense expenditures
|
-74
|
-101
|
-92
|
-75
|
-86
|
-84
|
-115
|
-91
|
23
|
Travel
|
-6,343
|
-5,990
|
-5,903
|
-6,005
|
-7,044
|
-6,564
|
-6,562
|
-5,912
|
24
|
Passenger fares
|
-700
|
-753
|
-923
|
-1,030
|
-925
|
-866
|
-934
|
-1,127
|
25
|
Other transportation
|
-1,498
|
-1,591
|
-1,628
|
-1,622
|
-1,849
|
-1,976
|
-2,097
|
-1,732
|
26
|
Royalties and license fees5
|
-115
|
-102
|
-114
|
-101
|
-99
|
-97
|
-106
|
-102
|
27
|
Other private services5
|
-6,492
|
-6,989
|
-7,118
|
-7,383
|
-7,174
|
-8,319
|
-7,944
|
-7,966
|
28
|
U.S. government miscellaneous services
|
-140
|
-140
|
-151
|
-143
|
-153
|
-152
|
-159
|
-151
|
29
|
Income payments
|
-37,194
|
-40,548
|
-40,658
|
-38,853
|
-31,635
|
-28,433
|
-29,317
|
-25,750
|
30
|
Income payments on foreign-owned assets in the United States
|
-35,538
|
-38,717
|
-38,679
|
-36,834
|
-29,873
|
-26,567
|
-27,306
|
-23,667
|
31
|
Direct investment payments
|
-1,431
|
-2,569
|
-1,830
|
-843
|
-372
|
-726
|
-1,205
|
380
|
32
|
Other private payments
|
-29,603
|
-31,360
|
-32,040
|
-30,863
|
-24,484
|
-21,158
|
-21,594
|
-19,806
|
33
|
U.S. government payments
|
-4,504
|
-4,788
|
-4,809
|
-5,128
|
-5,017
|
-4,683
|
-4,507
|
-4,241
|
34
|
Compensation of employees
|
-1,656
|
-1,831
|
-1,979
|
-2,019
|
-1,762
|
-1,865
|
-2,011
|
-2,083
|
35
|
Unilateral current transfers, net
|
-7,640
|
-7,332
|
-7,599
|
-7,445
|
-7,459
|
-8,273
|
-8,147
|
-8,329
|
36
|
U.S. government grants4
|
-664
|
-418
|
-710
|
-511
|
-464
|
-564
|
-726
|
-774
|
37
|
U.S. government pensions and other transfers
|
-184
|
-198
|
-198
|
-199
|
-198
|
-204
|
-206
|
-207
|
38
|
Private remittances and other transfers6
|
-6,793
|
-6,716
|
-6,691
|
-6,735
|
-6,797
|
-7,505
|
-7,215
|
-7,348
|
|
Capital account
|
|
39
|
Capital account transactions, net
|
-37
|
-55
|
-92
|
-41
|
-45
|
-53
|
-49
|
-39
|
|
Financial account
|
|
40
|
U.S.-owned assets abroad, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial outflow (-))
|
-91,390
|
-155,749
|
19,508
|
15,856
|
-43,889
|
14,353
|
19,992
|
-79,105
|
41
|
U.S. official reserve assets
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
.....
|
46
|
U.S. government assets, other than official reserve assets
|
120
|
295
|
13
|
574
|
17
|
188
|
34
|
163
|
47
|
U.S. credits and other long-term assets
|
-101
|
-88
|
-50
|
-61
|
-38
|
-21
|
-50
|
-7
|
48
|
Repayments on U.S. credits and other long-term assets8
|
240
|
247
|
159
|
628
|
73
|
187
|
60
|
175
|
49
|
U.S. foreign currency holdings and U.S. short-term assets
|
-19
|
136
|
-96
|
7
|
-19
|
22
|
24
|
-5
|
50
|
U.S. private assets
|
-91,510
|
-156,044
|
19,496
|
15,282
|
-43,905
|
14,165
|
19,958
|
-79,268
|
51
|
Direct investment
|
-8,043
|
-5,538
|
-556
|
-19,581
|
-21,738
|
-12,534
|
-7,234
|
-11,666
|
52
|
Foreign securities
|
-13,356
|
-5,716
|
-35,340
|
-6,557
|
-2,456
|
-7,682
|
-22,340
|
3,608
|
53
|
U.S. claims on unaffiliated foreigners reported by U.S. nonbanking concerns
|
-4,672
|
-88,599
|
49,148
|
92,564
|
32,271
|
4,309
|
-35,356
|
37,457
|
54
|
U.S. claims reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
-65,439
|
-56,191
|
6,244
|
-51,144
|
-51,982
|
30,072
|
84,888
|
-108,667
|
55
|
Foreign-owned assets in the United States, excluding financial derivatives (increase/financial inflow (+))
|
68,848
|
160,064
|
113,540
|
134,279
|
-23,121
|
-36,298
|
19,929
|
9,513
|
56
|
Foreign official assets in the United States
|
22,823
|
33,078
|
15,640
|
8,810
|
8,730
|
23,053
|
-14,247
|
-9,117
|
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
|
5
|
38
|
28
|
13
|
169
|
6
|
47
|
30
|
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
|
46,025
|
126,986
|
97,900
|
125,469
|
-31,851
|
-59,351
|
34,176
|
18,630
|
64
|
Direct investment
|
-12,178
|
4,877
|
3,245
|
3,482
|
6,376
|
18,543
|
2,911
|
-621
|
65
|
U.S. Treasury securities
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
66
|
U.S. securities other than U.S. Treasury securities
|
41,343
|
60,407
|
-26,689
|
26,214
|
-41,089
|
-12,546
|
-1,015
|
-50,207
|
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
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
(
17
)
|
69
|
U.S. liabilities reported by U.S. banks, not included elsewhere
|
5,646
|
62,146
|
95,682
|
78,423
|
6,046
|
-74,191
|
-44,859
|
54,623
|
70
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
1,190
|
-786
|
-2,408
|
-763
|
1,816
|
4,441
|
10,332
|
n.a.
|
71
|
Statistical discrepancy (sum of above items with sign reversed)14
|
43,600
|
18,911
|
-110,361
|
-128,638
|
80,656
|
34,484
|
-34,030
|
75,406
|
|
Memoranda:
|
|
72
|
Balance on goods (lines 3 and 20)
|
-23,785
|
-25,857
|
-27,280
|
-28,394
|
-23,479
|
-26,985
|
-25,974
|
-13,197
|
73
|
Balance on services (lines 4 and 21)
|
3,392
|
4,729
|
6,957
|
7,691
|
5,626
|
5,301
|
6,709
|
6,590
|
74
|
Balance on goods and services (lines 2 and 19)
|
-20,392
|
-21,128
|
-20,323
|
-20,703
|
-17,853
|
-21,685
|
-19,265
|
-6,608
|
75
|
Balance on income (lines 12 and 29)
|
5,822
|
6,075
|
7,734
|
7,455
|
9,895
|
13,030
|
11,237
|
9,161
|
76
|
Unilateral current transfers, net (line 35)
|
-7,640
|
-7,332
|
-7,599
|
-7,445
|
-7,459
|
-8,273
|
-8,147
|
-8,329
|
77
|
Balance on current account (lines 1, 18, and 35 or lines 74, 75, and 76)13
|
-22,210
|
-22,385
|
-20,188
|
-20,693
|
-15,417
|
-16,927
|
-16,174
|
-5,775
|
|