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Table 3: Balance of payments of the euro area ( 1 )

(EUR billions)

2001 Q3 2002 Q2 2002 Q3
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
Source: ECB.
( 1 ) Figures may not add up due to rounding.
( 2 ) Financial account: inflows (+); outflows (-). Reserve assets: increase (-); decrease (+).
( 3 ) Direct investment: assets refer to direct investment abroad and liabilities to direct investment in the euro area.
CURRENT ACCOUNT 420.5 415.3 5.2 428.6 425.8 2.9 425.1 399.8 25.2
Goods 252.7 228.7 24.0 266.8 236.0 30.7 262.8 223.0 39.8
Services 86.7 83.2 3.5 83.9 77.2 6.7 89.0 81.7 7.3
Income 65.9 74.9 −9.0 62.6 78.6 −16.0 55.1 65.9 −10.8
Compensation of employees 3.5 1.8 1.7 3.7 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.8 1.9
Investment income 62.4 73.1 −10.7 59.0 77.1 −18.1 51.4 64.2 −12.8
Direct investment 15.0 15.0 0.1 17.1 16.0 1.1 10.9 11.5 −0.6
Income on equity 12.9 13.2 −0.3 15.3 14.8 0.5 9.5 10.2 −0.8
Income on debt 2.1 1.8 0.3 1.8 1.2 0.6 1.5 1.3 0.2
Portfolio investment 19.9 27.4 −7.6 22.1 38.8 −16.7 20.3 31.1 −10.9
Income on equity 3.8 8.6 −4.8 6.8 23.9 −17.1 4.3 10.6 −6.3
Income on debt 16.1 18.8 −2.8 15.4 14.9 0.5 16.0 20.6 −4.6
Other investment 27.5 30.7 −3.2 19.7 22.3 −2.6 20.2 21.5 −1.3
Current transfers 15.2 28.4 −13.3 15.3 33.9 −18.6 18.2 29.2 −11.1
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 2.7 1.7 1.1 4.9 1.5 3.5 4.0 1.7 2.3
Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT ( 2 ) −53.1 −29.0 −55.7
DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 3 ) −55.6 31.3 −24.3 −45.8 37.9 −7.9 −27.7 21.0 −6.7
Equity capital and reinvested earnings −36.2 24.7 −11.5 −29.1 21.3 −7.7 −31.8 12.2 −19.6
Other capital, mostly intercompany loans −19.5 6.6 −12.8 −16.8 16.6 −0.2 4.2 8.8 13.0
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −26.3 79.1 52.7 −52.1 109.6 57.4 −18.5 48.1 29.7
Equity −1.1 52.0 50.8 −13.6 30.9 17.3 12.9 4.1 17.0
Eurosystem −0.1 −0.1 −0.1
General government −0.4 −2.0 −0.6
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 3.5 −3.6 2.8
Other sectors −4.1 −7.9 10.8
Debt instruments −25.2 27.1 1.9 −38.5 78.7 40.1 −31.4 44.0 12.6
Bonds and notes −15.6 34.5 18.9 −23.4 52.5 29.1 −17.0 23.0 6.0
Eurosystem 1.0 2.4 −1.1
General government −0.1 0.2 −0.3
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 5.6 −2.1 −3.5
Other sectors −22.0 −23.9 −12.1
Money market instruments −9.6 −7.4 −17.0 −15.1 26.2 11.0 −14.4 21.0 6.6
Eurosystem 0.1 −0.0 0.9
General government −0.5 −0.1 0.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) −13.9 −2.4 −13.6
Other sectors 4.8 −12.6 −1.9
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES (NET) −10.4 −3.1 −9.9
OTHER INVESTMENT −57.0 −16.5 −73.5 −73.9 −8.3 −82.2 −65.1 0.8 −64.2
Eurosystem 1.0 −1.0 −0.0 −0.6 −3.5 −4.1 0.3 −0.1 0.1
Loans/currency and deposits 1.0 −1.0 −0.0 −0.6 −3.5 −4.1 0.3 −0.2 0.1
Other assets/liabilities 0.0 −0.0 −0.0 0.0 −0.0 −0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
General government −1.0 0.1 −0.9 0.9 3.9 4.8 −0.6 −2.8 −3.3
Trade credits −0.0 0.0 −0.0 1.4 −0.0 1.4 −0.0 −0.0 −0.0
Loans/currency and deposits −0.7 0.2 −0.6 −0.3 3.8 3.5 −0.3 −2.8 −3.1
Other assets/liabilities −0.3 −0.0 −0.3 −0.3 0.2 −0.2 −0.2 −0.0 −0.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) −55.0 −27.2 −82.2 −62.4 −11.2 −73.6 −35.7 9.1 −26.6
Loans/currency and deposits −53.9 −29.1 −82.9 −61.4 −9.9 −71.4 −33.4 7.1 −26.3
Other assets/liabilities −1.1 1.8 0.7 −0.9 −1.3 −2.2 −2.3 2.0 −0.3
Other sectors −2.0 11.6 9.6 −11.8 2.5 −9.3 −29.1 −5.4 −34.4
Trade credits 0.8 −0.9 −0.1 −3.4 −0.8 −4.2 −2.9 0.6 −2.3
Loans/currency and deposits −0.9 11.1 10.2 −8.3 2.3 −5.9 −26.1 −7.3 −33.5
Other assets/liabilities −1.9 1.4 −0.5 −0.1 0.9 0.8 −0.1 1.4 1.3
RESERVE ASSETS 2.5 2.5 6.7 6.7 −4.6 −4.6
Monetary gold 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 −0.1 −0.1
Special drawing rights 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 −0.2 −0.2
Reserve position in the IMF −4.5 −4.5 −2.1 −2.1 0.2 0.2
Foreign exchange 6.7 6.7 7.8 7.8 −4.6 −4.6
Currency and deposits 2.2 2.2 0.6 0.6 −5.4 −5.4
with monetary authorities and the BIS −0.9 −0.9 −0.6 −0.6 −2.4 −2.4
with banks 3.1 3.1 1.2 1.2 −3.0 −3.0
Securities 4.5 4.5 7.4 7.4 0.8 0.8
Equity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bonds and notes 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.3 1.9 1.9
Money market instruments −0.4 −0.4 3.1 3.1 −1.2 −1.2
Financial derivatives 0.0 0.0 −0.2 −0.2 0.0 0.0
Other claims 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS 46.8 22.7 28.1