[Economic Indicators June, 2009]
[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 $90.9 billion in the first quarter of 2009, following a 
decrease of $293.9 billion in the fourth quarter. U.S. liabilities to 
private foreigners reported by U.S. banks, excluding Treasury 
securities, decreased $163.7 billion in the first quarter, following a 
decrease of $35.2 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,  excluding financial    Foreign-owned assets in the U.S.,                                           official
                                           Capital       derivatives  [increase/financial outflow (-)]     excluding financial derivatives                 Total (sum                  reserve
                Period                     account    --------------------------------------------------   [increase/financial inflow (+)]     Financial     of the     Of which:    assets, net
                                        transactions,                  U.S.     Other U.S.              ------------------------------------ derivatives,  items with    Seasonal        \4\
                                              net                    official     Govern-       U.S.                   Foreign      Other         net         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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1999 .................................       -4,939       -504,062       8,747       2,750     -515,559     742,210      43,543     698,667  ............      68,421  ...........       71,516
2000 .................................       -1,010       -560,523        -290        -941     -559,292   1,038,224      42,758     995,466  ............     -59,265  ...........       67,647
2001 r................................       11,922       -382,616      -4,911        -486     -377,219     782,870      28,059     754,811  ............     -13,906  ...........       68,654
2002 r................................       -1,470       -294,646      -3,681         345     -291,310     795,161     115,945     679,216  ............     -39,894  ...........       79,006
2003 r................................       -3,480       -325,424       1,523         537     -327,484     858,303     278,069     580,234  ............      -7,880  ...........       85,938
2004 r................................        1,323     -1,000,870       2,805       1,710   -1,005,385   1,533,201     397,755   1,135,446  ............      97,476  ...........       86,824
2005 r................................       11,344       -546,631      14,096       5,539     -566,266   1,247,347     259,268     988,079  ............      36,623  ...........       65,127
2006 r................................       -3,906     -1,285,729       2,374       5,346   -1,293,449   2,065,169     487,939   1,577,230       29,710       -1,698  ...........       65,895
2007 r................................       -1,895     -1,472,126        -122     -22,273   -1,449,731   2,129,460     480,949   1,648,511        6,222       64,912  ...........       70,565
2008 r................................          953           -106      -4,848    -529,615      534,357     534,071     487,021      47,050      -28,905      200,055  ...........       77,648
 
2006:I r..............................       -1,721       -387,689         513       1,049     -389,251     545,648     130,427     415,221        1,633       40,780       9,315        65,354
      II r............................       -1,017       -223,953        -560       1,765     -225,158     407,652     127,303     280,349       14,090        5,305      -2,443        67,935
      III r...........................         -539       -295,389       1,006       1,570     -297,965     525,441     121,843     403,598       15,134      -29,858     -19,305        66,217
      IV r............................         -629       -378,698       1,415         962     -381,075     586,428     108,366     478,062       -1,147      -17,924      12,434        65,895
 
2007:I r..............................         -549       -485,867         -72         445     -486,240     700,961     165,837     535,124       14,795      -30,242      10,399        66,551
      II r............................         -124       -545,158          26        -596     -544,588     737,457      88,331     649,126       -1,007         -637        -528        66,127
      III r...........................         -625       -192,530         -54         623     -193,099     278,424      47,674     230,750        5,942       80,403     -23,938        69,070
      IV r............................         -597       -248,571         -22     -22,744     -225,805     412,618     179,107     233,511      -13,508       15,388      14,066        70,565
 
2008:I r..............................         -637       -251,501        -276       3,268     -254,493     426,058     208,646     217,412       -7,966       13,344      14,659        75,764
      II r............................         -682        107,343      -1,267     -41,592      150,202       2,003     178,826    -176,823       -2,355       81,410      -3,037        75,740
      III r...........................        2,967         29,322        -179    -225,997      255,498     117,897     115,573       2,324       -4,075       38,067     -25,884        71,834
      IV r............................         -695        114,730      -3,126    -265,293      383,150     -11,888     -16,024       4,136      -14,509       67,236      14,264        77,648
 
2009:I p..............................         -690        125,241        -982     244,078     -117,855     -78,149      71,182    -149,331  ............      55,093      10,971        74,958
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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.--See Note, p. 36.
    Sources: Department of Commerce 
(Bureau of Economic Analysis) and 
Department of the Treasury.