[Economic Indicators June, 2003]
[Page Number 37]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS--Continued

In the financial account, U.S. claims on foreigners reported by U.S. 
banks increased $24.4 billion in the first quarter of 2003, following an 
increase of $5.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2002. U.S. liabilities 
to private foreigners reported by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury 
securities, increased $25.0 billion in the first quarter, following an 
increase of $54.2 billion in the fourth quarter. (Series revised.)
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                                                       [Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted. Credits (+), debits (-)]
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                                                                                                        Financial account                                  Statistical discrepancy
                                                                      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     U.S.
                                                                          U.S.-owned assets abroad, net  [increase/     Foreign-owned assets in the U.S.,                             official
                                                           Capital                 financial outflow (-)]                net  [increase/financial inflow   Total (sum                  reserve
                        Period                             account    ------------------------------------------------                (+)]                   of the     Of which:    assets, net
                                                        transactions,                 U.S.     Other U.S.             ------------------------------------ items with    Seasonal        \4\
                                                              net                   official     Govern-      U.S.                   Foreign      Other       sign      adjustment  (unadjusted,
                                                                          Total      reserve      ment       private      Total     official     foreign    reversed)  discrepancy     end of
                                                                                   assets \4\    assets      assets                  assets      assets                                period)
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1993 r................................................       -1,299      -200,552      -1,379        -351    -198,822     282,040      71,753     210,287       1,799  ...........       73,442
1994 r................................................       -1,723      -176,056       5,346        -390    -181,012     305,989      39,583     266,406     -10,532  ...........       74,335
1995 r................................................         -927      -352,376      -9,742        -984    -341,650     438,562     109,880     328,682      19,958  ...........       85,832
1996 r................................................         -654      -413,923       6,668        -989    -419,602     551,096     126,724     424,372     -19,316  ...........       75,089
1997 r................................................       -1,044      -487,599      -1,010          68    -486,657     706,809      19,036     687,773     -90,482  ...........       69,954
1998 r................................................         -740      -347,829      -6,783        -422    -340,624     423,569     -19,903     443,472     129,691  ...........       81,761
1999 r................................................       -4,843      -503,640       8,747       2,750    -515,137     740,210      43,543     696,667      59,119  ...........       71,516
2000 r................................................         -799      -569,798        -290        -941    -568,567   1,026,139      37,724     988,415     -44,084  ...........       67,647
2001 r................................................       -1,062      -349,939      -4,911        -486    -344,542     765,531       5,104     760,427     -20,785  ...........       68,654
2002 r................................................       -1,285      -178,985      -3,681         -32    -175,272     706,983      94,860     612,123     -45,852  ...........       79,006
 
2000:I r..............................................         -194      -214,667        -554        -127    -213,986     244,512      22,542     221,970      65,370       5,005        70,789
      II r............................................         -195      -108,046       2,020        -570    -109,496     242,481       6,548     235,933     -35,114         187        67,955
      III r...........................................         -218       -86,485        -346         114     -86,253     240,954      12,952     228,002     -45,684      -8,423        66,256
      IV r............................................         -192      -160,602      -1,410        -358    -158,834     298,194      -4,318     302,512     -28,646       3,241        67,647
 
2001:I r..............................................         -267      -192,224         190          77    -192,491     313,923       4,290     309,633     -17,428       6,244        64,222
      II r............................................         -260       -92,213      -1,343        -783     -90,087     213,471     -21,197     234,668     -21,034         799        64,847
      III r...........................................         -286        37,353      -3,559          77      40,835      24,084      16,702       7,382      42,485      -8,244        70,963
      IV r............................................         -249      -102,853        -199         143    -102,797     214,051       5,309     208,742     -24,809       1,200        68,654
 
2002:I r..............................................         -277       -35,227         390         133     -35,750     146,813       6,106     140,707      -4,581       8,579        67,574
      II r............................................         -286      -128,567      -1,843          42    -126,766     221,242      47,552     173,690      30,438       2,091        74,696
      III r...........................................         -364        29,712      -1,416         -27      31,155     141,478       8,992     132,486     -48,102     -12,409        75,860
      IV r............................................         -358       -44,902        -812        -180     -43,910     197,448      32,210     165,238     -23,602       1,744        79,006
 
2003:I p..............................................         -340       -75,897          83          37     -76,017     188,652      35,870     152,782      23,697       8,916        80,049
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    \4\ Consists of gold, special 
drawing rights (SDRs), foreign 
currencies, and the U.S. reserve 
position in the International 
Monetary Fund (IMF).
    Note.--Data reflect annual 
revisions. See U.S. International 
Transactions: First Quarter 2003, 
released on June 19, 2003. The July 
2003 Survey of Current Business will 
also contain details on the 
revisions.
    Sources: Department of Commerce 
(Bureau of Economic Analysis) and 
Department of the Treasury.