Table 1: International investment position of the euro area, including breakdown of changes from end- 2006 to end- 2007
(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; outstanding amounts at end-of-period, flows during period)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totalchanges | Transactions1) | Other changesin outstanding amountsreflecting: | End-of-periodoutstandingamounts | ||||||||||||
| as % of2006 i.i.p. | pricechanges | exchangeratechanges | otheradjustments | as % ofGDP | |||||||||||
| Source: ECB. | |||||||||||||||
| ( 1 ) In this table, contrary to the balance of payments sign convention, a positive (negative) number indicates an increase (decrease) of euro area assets. | |||||||||||||||
| Financial account balance/Net international investment position | -898.1 | -798.7 | -1,020.4 | -109.9 | -29.4 | - | 242.8 | -296.0 | -27.2 | -1,130.8 | -12.7 | ||||
| Direct investment | 46.2 | 362.2 | 422.4 | 35.3 | 90.4 | - | 19.3 | -147.9 | 73.5 | 457.7 | 5.1 | ||||
| Abroad | 2,276.0 | 2,800.9 | 3,143.7 | 398.5 | 455.3 | 14.5 | 32.3 | -114.3 | 25.2 | 3,542.2 | 39.7 | ||||
| Equity/reinvested earnings | 1,848.5 | 2,275.9 | 2,551.1 | 307.7 | 354.4 | 13.9 | 32.3 | -88.3 | 9.3 | 2,858.8 | 32.0 | ||||
| Other capital | 427.5 | 525.0 | 592.6 | 90.8 | 100.9 | 17.0 | 0.0 | -26.0 | 15.9 | 683.4 | 7.7 | ||||
| In the euro area | 2,229.8 | 2,438.7 | 2,721.3 | 363.2 | 364.9 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 33.6 | -48.3 | 3,084.5 | 34.6 | ||||
| Equity/reinvested earnings | 1,646.8 | 1,828.5 | 2,085.7 | 252.7 | 250.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 30.8 | -41.9 | 2,338.4 | 26.2 | ||||
| Other capital | 583.0 | 610.3 | 635.5 | 110.5 | 114.2 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | -6.4 | 746.1 | 8.4 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | -1,035.7 | -1,224.1 | -1,494.7 | -191.5 | -137.7 | - | 235.0 | -96.5 | -192.3 | -1,686.2 | -18.9 | ||||
| Assets | 3,043.1 | 3,883.8 | 4,370.2 | 283.1 | 440.6 | 10.1 | 158.7 | -222.3 | -93.8 | 4,653.3 | 52.1 | ||||
| Equity securities | 1,250.9 | 1,727.4 | 1,936.0 | 48.3 | 81.1 | 4.2 | 147.0 | -113.8 | -66.0 | 1,984.2 | 22.2 | ||||
| Debt securities | 1,792.2 | 2,156.4 | 2,434.2 | 234.8 | 359.5 | 14.8 | 11.7 | -108.5 | -27.8 | 2,669.0 | 29.9 | ||||
| Bonds and notes | 1,505.2 | 1,837.4 | 2,056.7 | 175.8 | 283.3 | 13.8 | 11.7 | -88.0 | -31.3 | 2,232.5 | 25.0 | ||||
| Money market instruments | 287.0 | 319.0 | 377.5 | 59.0 | 76.2 | 20.2 | 0.0 | -20.6 | 3.4 | 436.6 | 4.9 | ||||
| Liabilities | 4,078.8 | 5,107.9 | 5,864.9 | 474.6 | 578.3 | 9.9 | -76.3 | -125.8 | 98.5 | 6,339.4 | 71.0 | ||||
| Equity securities | 1,768.4 | 2,437.9 | 2,910.7 | 192.4 | 96.0 | 3.3 | -53.3 | -49.2 | 198.9 | 3,103.1 | 34.8 | ||||
| Debt securities | 2,310.4 | 2,669.9 | 2,954.2 | 282.2 | 482.3 | 16.3 | -23.0 | -76.6 | -100.5 | 3,236.3 | 36.3 | ||||
| Bonds and notes | 2,083.9 | 2,364.0 | 2,655.3 | 261.5 | 446.4 | 16.8 | -23.0 | -58.1 | -103.7 | 2,916.8 | 32.7 | ||||
| Money market instruments | 226.6 | 305.9 | 298.9 | 20.7 | 35.9 | 12.0 | 0.0 | -18.4 | 3.2 | 319.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| MEMO ITEM: COMBINED DIRECT AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT | -989.5 | -861.9 | -1,072.2 | -156.2 | -47.3 | - | 254.3 | -244.4 | -118.8 | -1,228.4 | -13.8 | ||||
| Financial derivatives | -37.3 | -21.4 | -20.9 | 10.7 | 53.9 | - | -43.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -10.3 | -0.1 | ||||
| Other investment | -152.2 | -237.9 | -255.0 | 15.7 | -41.1 | - | 0.0 | -36.7 | 93.5 | -239.3 | -2.7 | ||||
| Assets | 3,046.9 | 3,809.2 | 4,451.8 | 789.4 | 918.3 | 20.6 | 0.0 | -183.3 | 54.4 | 5,241.2 | 58.7 | ||||
| Eurosystem | 6.6 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 24.8 | 21.9 | 164.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 38.2 | 0.4 | ||||
| General government | 131.6 | 130.1 | 119.6 | -12.8 | -7.6 | -6.3 | 0.0 | -3.0 | -2.2 | 106.7 | 1.2 | ||||
| MFIs excluding Eurosystem | 2,000.3 | 2,520.3 | 2,941.2 | 409.3 | 555.0 | 18.9 | 0.0 | -135.6 | -10.1 | 3,350.5 | 37.5 | ||||
| Other sectors | 908.4 | 1,150.9 | 1,377.7 | 368.1 | 348.9 | 25.3 | 0.0 | -44.6 | 63.8 | 1,745.7 | 19.6 | ||||
| Liabilities | 3,199.1 | 4,047.1 | 4,706.8 | 773.7 | 959.3 | 20.4 | 0.0 | -146.5 | -39.1 | 5,480.5 | 61.4 | ||||
| Eurosystem | 74.7 | 82.4 | 115.9 | 85.3 | 91.4 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -6.0 | 201.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| General government | 46.5 | 47.3 | 50.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 | -2.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 50.9 | 0.6 | ||||
| MFIs excluding Eurosystem | 2,475.9 | 3,111.2 | 3,483.9 | 454.2 | 635.8 | 18.2 | 0.0 | -131.8 | -49.8 | 3,938.2 | 44.1 | ||||
| Other sectors | 601.9 | 806.1 | 1,056.2 | 234.0 | 233.4 | 22.1 | 0.0 | -15.8 | 16.4 | 1,290.2 | 14.5 | ||||
| Reserve assets | 281.0 | 322.5 | 327.7 | 19.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 31.7 | -14.9 | -1.9 | 347.2 | 3.9 | ||||
| Breakdown of direct investment in equity | |||||||||||||||
| Abroad | - | - | 2,551.1 | 307.7 | 354.4 | 13.9 | 32.3 | -88.3 | 9.3 | 2,858.8 | 32.0 | ||||
| In listed companies (market value) | - | - | 171.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188.6 | 2.1 | ||||
| In unlisted companies | - | - | 2,299.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,577.4 | 28.9 | ||||
| Real estate and other | - | - | 79.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92.8 | 1.0 | ||||
| Memo: In listed companies (book value) | - | - | 93.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131.1 | 1.5 | ||||
| In the euro area | - | - | 2,085.7 | 252.7 | 250.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 30.8 | -41.9 | 2,338.4 | 26.2 | ||||
| In listed companies (market value) | - | - | 74.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82.4 | 0.9 | ||||
| In unlisted companies | - | - | 1,919.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,172.8 | 24.3 | ||||
| Real estate and other | - | - | 92.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.2 | 0.9 | ||||
| Memo: In listed companies (book value) | - | - | 28.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.0 | 0.3 | ||||