[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[Page Number 37]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS--Continued
In the capital accounts, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S.
banks increased $4.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 1995, in contrast
to a decrease of $14.6 billion in the third quarter. U.S. liabilities to
private foreigners reported by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury
securities, increased $29.8 billion in the fourth quarter, in contrast
to a decrease of $21.6 billion in the third quarter.
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[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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U.S. assets abroad, net [increase/capital Foreign assets in the U.S., net Statistical discrepancy U.S.
outflow (-)] [increase/capital inflow (+)] ------------------------- official
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Other of special Total (sum Of which: assets,
Period U.S. official U.S. U.S. Foreign Other drawing of the Seasonal net\5\
Total reserve Govern- private Total official foreign rights items with adjustment (unadjusted,
assets\3\\5\ ment assets assets\3\ assets (SDRs) sign discrepancy end of
assets reversed) period)
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1986................................................... -106,753 312 -2,022 -105,044 226,111 35,648 190,463 ........... 31,501 ........... 48,511
1987................................................... -72,617 9,149 1,006 -82,771 242,983 45,387 197,596 ........... -4,028 ........... 45,798
1988................................................... -100,087 -3,912 2,967 -99,141 240,265 39,758 200,507 ........... -13,095 ........... 47,802
1989................................................... -168,744 -25,293 1,259 -144,710 218,490 8,503 209,987 ........... 54,094 ........... 74,609
1990................................................... -74,011 -2,158 2,307 -74,160 122,192 33,910 88,282 ........... 44,480 ........... 83,316
1991................................................... -57,881 5,763 2,911 -66,555 94,241 17,389 76,853 ........... -28,936 ........... 77,721
1992................................................... -65,875 3,901 -1,661 -68,115 153,823 40,466 113,358 ........... -26,399 ........... 71,323
1993................................................... -184,589 -1,379 -330 -182,880 248,529 72,146 176,383 ........... 35,985 ........... 73,442
1994................................................... -125,851 5,346 -322 -130,875 291,365 39,409 251,956 ........... -14,269 ........... 74,335
1995p.................................................. -280,096 -9,742 -326 -270,028 426,325 110,483 315,842 ........... 6,685 ........... 85,832
1993:I................................................. -19,729 -983 467 -19,213 19,867 10,955 8,912 ........... 17,245 5,367 74,378
II............................................... -40,933 822 -281 -41,474 51,277 17,495 33,782 ........... 13,993 154 73,968
III.............................................. -46,270 -545 -197 -45,529 77,928 19,386 58,542 ........... -4,626 -6,353 75,835
IV............................................... -77,657 -673 -318 -76,666 99,458 24,311 75,147 ........... 9,375 834 73,442
1994:I................................................. -36,783 -59 401 -37,125 80,390 10,977 69,413 ........... -13,336 5,274 76,809
II............................................... -5,973 3,537 491 -10,001 46,526 9,162 37,364 ........... -2,567 587 75,732
III.............................................. -27,940 -165 -283 -27,492 79,736 19,691 60,045 ........... -12,082 -6,641 76,532
IV............................................... -55,156 2,033 -931 -56,258 84,715 -421 85,136 ........... 13,718 782 74,335
1995:I................................................. -75,455 -5,318 -152 -69,985 94,841 22,308 72,533 ........... 19,068 6,162 86,761
II............................................... -100,355 -2,722 -180 -97,453 124,332 37,836 86,496 ........... 19,165 317 90,063
III.............................................. -27,517 -1,893 246 -25,870 116,544 39,346 77,198 ........... -48,777 -7,076 87,152
IVp.............................................. -76,769 191 -240 -76,720 90,609 10,993 79,616 ........... 17,233 600 85,832
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\5\Consists of gold, special
drawing rights (SDRs), foreign
currencies, and the U.S. reserve
position in the IMF.
Sources: Department of Commerce
(Bureau of Economic Analysis) and
Department of the Treasury.