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US Data: Current Account - Details Changes>
Release for: Third Quarter
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Changes in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18
Current account
Exports of goods, services, income receipts 21396 14905 31219 -6241
Exports of goods, services 16809 11521 17811 -5850
Goods 14125 9503 17989 -7669
General merchandise 14315 7784 19177 -8451
Foods, feeds, beverages -2110 1239 7183 -4298
Industrial supplies, materials 12452 1159 9313 358
Capital goods except auto 2356 868 3438 -1364
auto vehicles, parts, engines 683 2446 -1873 -1528
Consumer goods except food, auto 928 1791 -316 -79
Other general merchandise 8 278 1434 -1540
Net exports of goods under merchanting 9 10 11 -2
Nonmonetary gold -200 1710 -1201 785
Services 2684 2017 -177 1818
Maintenance, repair services 527 546 183 47
Transport 213 253 504 -349
Travel (for all purposes incl education) 449 75 147 185
Insurance services 47 -200 2 -5
Financial services 824 -844 317 622
Charges for use of intellectual prop 489 815 -1179 627
Telecomm, computer, information 167 11 -283 178
Other business services 390 1230 -424 620
Government goods, services -420 131 555 -107
Primary income receipts 11308 7089 10245 -1751
Investment income 11309 7068 10234 -1762
Direct investment income 8130 -867 5122 -3234
Portfolio investment income 2460 5630 2955 1136
Other investment income 745 2218 2280 154
Reserve asset income -27 87 -122 183
Compensation of employees 0 21 11 11
Secondary income (current transfer) receipts -6721 -3704 3162 1360
Imports of goods, services, income payments 34096 20467 10733 17352
Imports of goods, services 31843 17684 -1572 18200
Goods 29680 17927 245 16286
General merchandise 28995 18592 375 16492
Foods, feeds, beverages 482 1463 75 7
Industrial supplies, materials 10257 8503 4113 4095
Capital goods except auto 5968 1453 3571 2513
auto vehicles, parts, engines 1134 2296 -2735 3623
Consumer goods except food, auto 9400 6410 -6594 4688
Other general merchandise 1754 -1533 1945 1566
Nonmonetary gold 684 -664 -131 -206
Services 2165 -244 -1817 1914
Maintenance, repair services 55 34 -31 -61
Transport 520 381 502 227
Travel (for all purposes incl education) 1093 647 67 526
Insurance services -660 -2680 -200 -54
Financial services 150 -96 185 147
Charges for use of intellectual prop 672 117 -874 231
Telecomm, computer, information 212 -106 -343 44
Other business services 155 1317 -1202 809
Government goods, services -31 143 78 44
Primary income payments 7159 8285 9072 1172
Investment income 7171 8274 8991 1155
Direct investment income 4636 1480 3638 -1794
Portfolio investment income 1460 3663 1927 -236
Other investment income 1074 3131 3427 3184
Compensation of employees -11 10 81 17
Secondary income (current transfer) payments -4907 -5501 3233 -2019
Capital account
Capital transfer receipts, other credits -24788 0 0 562
Capital transfer payments, other debits 39 -38 3 #N/A
Financial account
Net US acquisition of financial assets ex derivatives -246456 123991 -451069 332632
Direct investment assets -11680 -230582 71266 144906
Equity 32458 -269268 114923 124366
Debt instruments -44138 38687 -43658 20540
Portfolio investment assets -87609 215793 -318366 86870
Equity, investment fund shares -102632 240104 -271701 105857
Debt securities 15022 -24311 -46664 -18988
Short term -33682 -12696 -25302 19090
Long term 48704 -11614 -21364 -38077
Other investment assets -145687 137248 -207044 104102
Currency, deposits -73638 48966 -76204 35153
Loans -70859 89116 -132932 72410
Insurance technical reserves #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Trade credit, advances -1191 -833 2092 -3461
Reserve assets -1478 1532 3075 -3245
Monetary gold 0 0 0 0
Special drawing rights 0 7 0 10
Reserve position in the IMF -1437 1462 3209 -3424
Other reserve assets -40 63 -135 169
Currency, deposits 0 0 0 0
Securities -40 63 -135 169
Financial derivatives 0 0 0 0
Other claims 0 0 0 0
Net US incurrence of liabilities ex derivatives -344918 281916 -504342 214985
Direct investment liabilities -68857 19699 -41450 105837
Equity -8607 8341 -27208 71950
Debt instruments -60250 11358 -14242 33887
Portfolio investment liabilities -212649 219877 -280907 -8127
Equity, investment fund shares -83938 157690 -154022 -95880
Debt securities -128710 62187 -126885 87754
Short term 45250 6140 6081 -89964
Long term -173960 56047 -132966 177718
Other investment liabilities -63413 42340 -181986 117276
Currency, deposits 77215 -71457 -47893 51224
Loans -135985 106002 -129630 68356
Insurance technical reserves #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Trade credit, advances -4641 7794 -4462 -2306
Special drawing rights allocations 0 0 0 0
Financial derivatives other than reserves,net -17823 28247 -45993 4714
Statistical discrepancy
Statistical discrepancy 118167 -124154 -13203 145387
Balances
Balance on current account -12701 -5562 20486 -23593
Balance on goods, services -15035 -6163 19383 -24050
Balance on goods -15555 -8424 17744 -23954
Balance on services 519 2261 1640 -96
Balance on primary income 4149 -1196 1173 -2923
Balance on secondary income -1814 1796 -70 3380
Balance on capital account -24827 38 -3 567
Net lending/borrowing, current-, capital-account -37528 -5524 20483 -23025
Net lending/borrowing, financial-account transactions 80639 -129678 7280 122361
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