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

(EUR billions)

2002 2003
February January – February February January – February
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 132.8 128.1 4.7 274.5 270.0 4.5 131.5 128.3 3.2 274.7 278.0 −3.2
Goods 83.5 73.3 10.1 163.1 149.9 13.2 83.5 74.0 9.5 165.2 154.9 10.3
Services 23.1 24.5 −1.4 47.4 51.3 −4.0 23.1 23.3 −0.3 48.3 48.9 −0.7
Income 19.2 19.4 −0.2 39.6 46.1 −6.6 17.1 20.3 −3.2 35.8 49.0 −13.2
Current transfers 7.1 10.9 −3.9 24.5 22.7 1.8 7.8 10.7 −2.8 25.4 25.1 0.3
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 1.0 0.6 0.4 4.0 1.0 3.0 1.5 2.4 −0.9 4.1 2.9 1.2
Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance Assets Liabilities Balance
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT ( 2 ) 13.3 −26.1 −3.1 −18.7
DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 3 ) −21.4 12.2 −9.1 −28.1 20.1 −7.9 −7.0 7.6 0.7 −17.9 17.7 −0.2
Equity capital and reinvested earnings −5.1 3.4 −1.8 −13.7 6.2 −7.6 −5.2 5.5 0.3 −11.9 13.9 2.0
Other capital, mostly intercompany loans −16.2 8.9 −7.4 −14.4 14.0 −0.4 −1.8 2.1 0.3 −6.0 3.7 −2.3
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −18.6 10.1 −8.6 −46.1 4.0 −42.1 −23.9 34.6 10.7 −46.6 51.7 5.2
Equity −8.8 9.4 0.6 −22.3 22.7 0.4 −0.1 4.2 4.1 2.0 18.3 20.3
Debt instruments −9.8 0.6 −9.2 −23.9 −18.7 −42.6 −23.8 30.4 6.6 −48.5 33.4 −15.1
Bonds and notes −5.7 1.2 −4.5 −8.7 −10.4 −19.1 −25.1 17.8 −7.3 −42.1 22.2 −19.9
Money market instruments −4.2 −0.5 −4.7 −15.2 −8.3 −23.5 1.3 12.6 13.9 −6.4 11.3 4.9
MEMO ITEM: COMBINED DIRECT AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −40.0 22.3 −17.7 −74.2 24.1 −50.1 −30.9 42.2 11.4 −64.5 69.4 4.9
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES (NET) 2.1 5.4 0.9 −0.1
OTHER INVESTMENT 27.0 −0.6 26.4 29.0 −7.6 21.4 −81.9 61.1 −20.8 −91.4 60.9 −30.5
Eurosystem −0.1 −3.8 −3.9 −0.8 −1.2 −2.0 −0.5 −2.0 −2.5 −0.0 −4.4 −4.4
General government 1.0 −1.6 −0.6 −0.4 −10.4 −10.8 −3.8 −2.9 −6.7 −6.1 −9.1 −15.2
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 5.3 12.4 17.7 20.0 12.9 32.9 −55.1 54.5 −0.6 −48.7 58.0 9.3
Long-term −7.7 1.3 −6.4 −8.7 7.6 −1.1 −3.8 6.1 2.3 −5.9 15.4 9.5
Short-term 13.1 11.1 24.1 28.7 5.3 34.0 −51.3 48.4 −2.9 −42.8 42.6 −0.2
Other sectors 20.8 −7.6 13.2 10.2 −8.9 1.4 −22.4 11.4 −11.0 −36.5 16.4 −20.1
RESERVE ASSETS 2.5 2.5 −2.9 −2.9 5.4 5.4 7.0 7.0
Errors and omissions −18.3 18.6 0.7 20.7

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