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Table 2: International investment position of the euro area

(EUR billions, unless otherwise indicated; amounts outstanding at the end of the period, flows during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015
Transactions Other
changes		 Amounts
outstanding		 Transactions Other
changes		 Amounts
outstanding		 Percentage
of GDP
Net/Balance -1,420 -1,269 -1,248 61 -210 -1,397 -9 111 -1,295 -13
 of which: Direct investment 1,822 1,912 1,897 -17 -310 1,570 85 218 1,873 18
 of which: Portfolio investment -3,402 -3,489 -3,407 96 -95 -3,406 -131 -187 -3,724 -37
 of which: Other investment -254 -129 -202 -31 180 -52 4 23 -25 -0
Assets 17,940 18,472 19,220 58 74 19,352 505 1,231 21,087 208
  Direct investment 7,464 7,543 7,798 56 -285 7,569 160 476 8,204 81
    Equity 5,142 5,171 5,315 8 -57 5,266 71 289 5,626 55
    Debt instruments 2,322 2,372 2,483 48 -228 2,303 89 187 2,578 25
  Portfolio investment 5,664 5,961 6,306 93 110 6,509 129 633 7,271 72
    Equity 2,043 2,190 2,318 22 77 2,417 -15 347 2,749 27
    Investment fund shares 360 380 404 -10 24 418 2 51 470 5
    Debt securitites 3,261 3,390 3,584 81 9 3,674 142 235 4,052 40
      Short-term 525 535 583 19 -10 592 13 38 644 6
      Long-term 2,736 2,856 3,001 62 20 3,082 129 197 3,408 34
  Financial derivatives (net assets) -82 -70 -56 10 2 -44 27 -5 -21 -0
  Other investment 4,397 4,532 4,652 -105 235 4,783 183 64 5,030 50
    of which: Currency and deposits 2,369 2,459 2,518 -84 150 2,584 109 66 2,758 27
  Reserve assets 497 507 520 3 12 534 6 63 603 6
Liabilities 19,360 19,741 20,468 -3 284 20,749 514 1,119 22,382 220
  Direct investment 5,642 5,631 5,901 74 25 5,999 75 258 6,332 62
    Equity 3,728 3,721 3,868 60 102 4,031 3 85 4,119 41
    Debt instruments 1,915 1,909 2,032 13 -78 1,968 71 174 2,212 22
  Portfolio investment 9,066 9,449 9,713 -3 205 9,915 260 820 10,995 108
    Equity 1,736 1,827 1,835 3 -6 1,832 42 331 2,205 22
    Investment fund shares 2,636 2,762 2,924 31 57 3,013 101 307 3,421 34
    Debt securities 4,694 4,860 4,954 -37 153 5,071 117 182 5,370 53
      Short-term 434 465 484 -53 6 437 22 10 470 5
      Long-term 4,260 4,394 4,470 16 147 4,633 94 172 4,899 48
  Other investment 4,651 4,661 4,854 -74 55 4,835 179 41 5,055 50
    of which: Currency and deposits 2,823 2,802 2,907 -53 9 2,863 119 166 3,147 31
Memo item: Gross external debt 11,255 11,426 11,836  -  - 11,869  -  - 12,633 124
Memo item: Net external debt 1,090 944 917  -  - 903  -  - 731 7
Source: ECB.
Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015
Transactions Other
changes		 Amounts
outstanding		 Transactions Other
changes		 Amounts
outstanding		 Percentage
of GDP
Net/Balance -1,420 -1,269 -1,248 61 -210 -1,397 -9 111 -1,295 -13
 of which: Direct investment 1,822 1,912 1,897 -17 -310 1,570 85 218 1,873 18
 of which: Portfolio investment -3,402 -3,489 -3,407 96 -95 -3,406 -131 -187 -3,724 -37
 of which: Other investment -254 -129 -202 -31 180 -52 4 23 -25 -0
Assets 17,940 18,472 19,220 58 74 19,352 505 1,231 21,087 208
  Direct investment 7,464 7,543 7,798 56 -285 7,569 160 476 8,204 81
    Equity 5,142 5,171 5,315 8 -57 5,266 71 289 5,626 55
    Debt instruments 2,322 2,372 2,483 48 -228 2,303 89 187 2,578 25
  Portfolio investment 5,664 5,961 6,306 93 110 6,509 129 633 7,271 72
    Equity 2,043 2,190 2,318 22 77 2,417 -15 347 2,749 27
    Investment fund shares 360 380 404 -10 24 418 2 51 470 5
    Debt securitites 3,261 3,390 3,584 81 9 3,674 142 235 4,052 40
      Short-term 525 535 583 19 -10 592 13 38 644 6
      Long-term 2,736 2,856 3,001 62 20 3,082 129 197 3,408 34
  Financial derivatives (net assets) -82 -70 -56 10 2 -44 27 -5 -21 -0
  Other investment 4,397 4,532 4,652 -105 235 4,783 183 64 5,030 50
    of which: Currency and deposits 2,369 2,459 2,518 -84 150 2,584 109 66 2,758 27
  Reserve assets 497 507 520 3 12 534 6 63 603 6
Liabilities 19,360 19,741 20,468 -3 284 20,749 514 1,119 22,382 220
  Direct investment 5,642 5,631 5,901 74 25 5,999 75 258 6,332 62
    Equity 3,728 3,721 3,868 60 102 4,031 3 85 4,119 41
    Debt instruments 1,915 1,909 2,032 13 -78 1,968 71 174 2,212 22
  Portfolio investment 9,066 9,449 9,713 -3 205 9,915 260 820 10,995 108
    Equity 1,736 1,827 1,835 3 -6 1,832 42 331 2,205 22
    Investment fund shares 2,636 2,762 2,924 31 57 3,013 101 307 3,421 34
    Debt securities 4,694 4,860 4,954 -37 153 5,071 117 182 5,370 53
      Short-term 434 465 484 -53 6 437 22 10 470 5
      Long-term 4,260 4,394 4,470 16 147 4,633 94 172 4,899 48
  Other investment 4,651 4,661 4,854 -74 55 4,835 179 41 5,055 50
    of which: Currency and deposits 2,823 2,802 2,907 -53 9 2,863 119 166 3,147 31
Memo item: Gross external debt 11,255 11,426 11,836  -  - 11,869  -  - 12,633 124
Memo item: Net external debt 1,090 944 917  -  - 903  -  - 731 7
Source: ECB.