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

(EUR billions)

2001 2002
June January – June June January – June
Credit Debit Net 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 148.1 149.1 −1.0 858.4 878.8 −20.4 141.1 137.2 3.9 831.7 822.3 9.3
Goods 90.0 81.6 8.4 517.1 495.8 21.4 88.2 76.1 12.1 514.0 457.2 56.8
Services 28.4 26.3 2.1 151.7 150.2 1.4 27.0 25.0 2.0 152.4 152.5 −0.0
Income 25.4 29.6 −4.2 145.0 169.2 −24.2 21.4 24.7 −3.4 120.1 146.8 −26.6
Current transfers 4.3 11.6 −7.3 44.6 63.6 −19.0 4.6 11.3 −6.7 45.1 65.9 −20.8
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 1.3 0.4 0.8 9.7 3.3 6.4 1.6 0.5 1.1 9.6 3.1 6.5
Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT ( 2 ) −14.0 18.6 −36.9 −61.4
DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 3 ) −21.9 10.9 −11.0 −146.0 53.6 −92.3 −15.6 0.1 −15.5 −79.0 59.5 −19.5
Equity capital and reinvested earnings −8.5 3.4 −5.1 −85.7 45.2 −40.5 −11.0 3.2 −7.7 −51.2 30.8 −20.4
Other capital, mostly intercompany loans −13.4 7.5 −5.9 −60.3 8.4 −51.8 −4.6 −3.2 −7.8 −27.8 28.7 0.9
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −26.8 56.6 29.8 −158.4 145.6 −12.8 −7.2 21.5 14.3 −113.9 116.9 2.9
Equity −11.6 38.9 27.3 −71.6 127.4 55.8 −5.7 −3.5 −9.2 −47.1 57.9 10.8
Debt instruments −15.2 17.7 2.5 −86.8 18.2 −68.6 −1.5 25.0 23.5 −66.9 59.0 −7.9
Bonds and notes −17.8 14.3 −3.5 −83.9 23.0 −60.9 1.2 24.2 25.4 −39.1 48.8 9.7
Money market instruments 2.6 3.3 6.0 −3.0 −4.7 −7.7 −2.7 0.8 −1.9 −27.7 10.2 −17.6
MEMO ITEM: COMBINED DIRECT AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −48.7 67.5 18.8 −304.4 199.3 −105.1 −22.8 21.6 −1.3 −193.0 176.4 −16.6
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES (NET) −4.6 −1.4 −1.1 −0.6
OTHER INVESTMENT −1.2 −26.2 −27.4 −128.0 240.9 113.0 29.8 −60.9 −31.0 −58.8 10.7 −48.1
Eurosystem −0.3 4.2 3.9 −0.0 1.7 1.6 −0.1 1.3 1.2 −1.0 −2.3 −3.3
General government −1.3 1.2 −0.1 2.1 −5.4 −3.4 −1.8 2.7 0.9 −2.3 −6.8 −9.0
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) −7.2 −30.2 −37.3 −123.0 252.6 129.6 22.5 −67.7 −45.2 −41.2 14.5 −26.7
Long-term −2.6 7.4 4.9 −17.6 18.8 1.2 2.4 4.5 6.9 −6.7 32.4 25.7
Short-term −4.6 −37.6 −42.2 −105.4 233.8 128.4 20.2 −72.3 −52.1 −34.5 −17.9 −52.4
Other sectors 7.5 −1.4 6.1 −7.0 −7.9 −14.9 9.2 2.9 12.1 −14.4 5.3 −9.1
RESERVE ASSETS −0.8 −0.8 12.1 12.1 −3.5 −3.5 3.9 3.9
Errors and omissions 14.2 −4.6 31.9 45.6