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Table 3: Quarterly balance of payments of the euro area ( 1 )

(EUR billions; not seasonally adjusted)

2003 Q2 2003 Q1 2002 Q2
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 408.3 415.3 -7.0 414.3 411.8 2.4 432.6 430.0 2.6
Goods 253.5 228.3 25.1 252.6 236.0 16.6 267.6 236.3 31.3
Services 78.2 73.9 4.3 75.7 74.1 1.6 83.9 78.9 5.1
Income 61.4 78.6 -17.2 53.4 66.1 -12.7 65.6 80.4 -14.9
Compensation of employees 3.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.5 2.0
Investment income 57.8 77.2 -19.4 49.8 64.9 -15.0 62.0 78.9 -16.9
Direct investment 17.1 19.3 -2.2 10.1 13.0 -2.9 19.4 16.7 2.8
Income on equity 14.3 17.0 -2.7 8.4 11.1 -2.7 17.7 15.4 2.2
Income on debt 2.8 2.3 0.6 1.7 1.9 -0.2 1.8 1.3 0.5
Portfolio investment 22.0 36.8 -14.8 19.0 31.8 -12.8 23.0 39.7 -16.7
Income on equity 6.9 20.7 -13.8 3.7 8.4 -4.7 6.6 24.3 -17.7
Income on debt 15.1 16.1 -1.0 15.4 23.4 -8.0 16.4 15.4 1.0
Other investment 18.7 21.2 -2.4 20.7 20.1 0.6 19.6 22.5 -3.0
Current transfers 15.2 34.4 -19.2 32.6 35.7 -3.1 15.5 34.4 -18.9
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 4.4 2.6 1.8 5.3 3.4 2.0 5.0 1.6 3.4
Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT ( 2 ) -41.3 -25.1 -3.3
DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 3 ) -30.1 35.4 5.4 -36.5 35.6 -0.9 -45.3 38.5 -6.8
Equity capital and reinvested earnings -21.2 29.4 8.3 -19.3 25.6 6.3 -35.2 21.1 -14.2
Other capital, mostly intercompany loans -8.9 6.0 -2.9 -17.2 10.0 -7.2 -10.0 17.5 7.4
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT -96.3 138.5 42.2 -47.3 54.3 7.0 -48.9 129.9 81.0
Equity -32.3 30.5 -1.9 10.8 3.7 14.5 -12.2 36.0 23.8
Eurosystem -0.2 -0.1 -0.1
General government -0.8 -0.6 -1.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 0.7 -3.7 -3.7
Other sectors -32.2 15.2 -7.2
Debt instruments -64.0 108.0 44.0 -58.0 50.6 -7.5 -36.7 93.9 57.2
Bonds and notes -53.9 97.5 43.6 -49.9 47.9 -2.1 -29.2 66.1 37.0
Eurosystem -0.2 -0.4 -0.3
General government 0.0 0.2 0.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) -21.2 -22.9 -3.1
Other sectors -32.4 -26.9 -26.0
Money market instruments -10.1 10.5 0.4 -8.1 2.7 -5.4 -7.5 27.7 20.2
Eurosystem 1.1 -1.4 -0.0
General government 1.0 -1.6 -0.1
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) -4.4 -7.3 -1.9
Other sectors -7.8 2.2 -5.4
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES (NET) -2.8 -2.5 -3.1
OTHER INVESTMENT -120.2 32.1 -88.1 -114.7 74.0 -40.7 -75.5 -5.7 -81.2
Eurosystem 0.2 2.3 2.4 -0.6 -4.4 -5.0 -0.6 3.4 2.8
Loans/currency and deposits 0.2 2.3 2.4 -0.6 -4.4 -4.9 -0.6 3.4 2.8
Other assets/liabilities 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.0
General government -1.5 3.9 2.3 -1.8 -8.4 -10.2 0.9 3.8 4.7
Trade credits -0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.4 -0.0 1.4
Loans/currency and deposits -1.2 3.6 2.4 -1.2 -8.3 -9.6 -0.2 3.6 3.4
Other assets/liabilities -0.3 0.3 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 -0.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) -103.2 27.0 -76.2 -65.4 60.2 -5.3 -65.2 -12.3 -77.5
Loans/currency and deposits -103.9 28.7 -75.2 -63.5 59.7 -3.8 -64.1 -11.1 -75.2
Other assets/liabilities 0.7 -1.6 -1.0 -1.9 0.5 -1.5 -1.0 -1.3 -2.3
Other sectors -15.6 -1.0 -16.6 -46.9 26.6 -20.3 -10.7 -0.5 -11.2
Trade credits -1.4 -0.9 -2.2 -1.3 5.1 3.8 -2.5 -1.3 -3.8
Loans/currency and deposits -6.7 -6.4 -13.2 -39.8 18.2 -21.6 -8.5 -0.2 -8.8
Other assets/liabilities -7.5 6.3 -1.2 -5.8 3.2 -2.6 0.3 1.0 1.4
RESERVE ASSETS 2.0 2.0 11.9 11.9 6.7 6.7
Monetary gold 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Special drawing rights 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
Reserve position in the IMF -2.6 -2.6 -0.2 -0.2 -2.0 -2.0
Foreign exchange 4.5 4.5 11.5 11.5 7.8 7.8
Currency and deposits -0.5 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6
with monetary authorities and the BIS -0.5 -0.5 0.8 0.8 -0.6 -0.6
with banks -0.0 -0.0 -0.6 -0.6 1.2 1.2
Securities 5.0 5.0 11.3 11.3 7.3 7.3
Equity -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bonds and notes 4.8 4.8 9.6 9.6 4.2 4.2
Money market instruments 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.7 3.1 3.1
Financial derivatives 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2
Other claims 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS 46.5 20.7 -2.6