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Table 2: Monthly balance of payments of the euro area

(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; transactions; non-working day and non-seasonally adjusted data)

Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending
January 2016 February 2016
February 2015 February 2016
Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit
Source: ECB.
1) Financial account: increases in assets and liabilities (+) and decreases in assets and liabilities (-).
CURRENT ACCOUNT 264.4 3,420.2 3,155.8 323.8 3,583.8 3,260.0 8.3 254.3 246.0 11.1 274.2 263.2
Goods 262.6 1,977.9 1,715.3 322.5 2,073.8 1,751.4 13.6 147.5 133.9 25.5 163.9 138.4
Services 73.4 715.4 642.0 64.8 768.6 703.8 1.9 57.3 55.4 3.1 55.9 52.8
Primary income 70.7 632.3 561.6 65.9 638.1 572.3 2.6 41.9 39.2 6.3 46.1 39.8
Secondary income -142.2 94.6 236.9 -129.4 103.2 232.5 -9.9 7.6 17.5 -23.9 8.4 32.3
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 15.3 36.2 20.9 -13.0 44.6 57.6 -0.9 2.7 3.5 2.2 3.5 1.2
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 358.4 1,145.0 786.6 385.3 611.8 226.5 -15.0 136.7 151.7 48.3 170.8 122.4
Direct investment 156.1 367.6 211.5 119.2 494.4 375.2 16.5 6.6 -9.9 46.6 67.7 21.1
Equity 60.5 182.6 122.1 108.4 405.0 296.6 5.9 15.5 9.6 57.2 66.9 9.7
Debt instruments 95.5 184.9 89.4 10.8 89.4 78.6 10.6 -8.9 -19.5 -10.6 0.8 11.4
Portfolio investment 99.1 510.4 411.3 448.3 334.6 -113.7 33.8 -16.7 -50.5 75.0 44.5 -30.4
Equity -165.7 143.9 309.6 -95.5 -1.0 94.6 40.8 -1.5 -42.3 -21.6 -15.7 5.9
Debt securities 264.8 366.5 101.7 543.8 335.5 -208.3 -7.1 -15.3 -8.2 96.5 60.2 -36.3
Short-term 93.7 88.6 -5.1 8.2 -58.7 -66.8 -44.9 -38.5 6.4 -10.1 -4.5 5.6
Long-term 171.1 277.9 106.8 535.6 394.2 -141.4 37.8 23.2 -14.5 106.6 64.7 -41.9
Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 255.2 878.0 622.8 567.4 829.0 261.5 50.2 -10.1 -60.4 121.6 112.3 -9.3
Financial derivatives 59.0 68.3 10.0 4.4
Other investment 36.6 200.4 163.9 -255.6 -290.6 -35.0 -74.2 137.9 212.1 -78.8 52.9 131.8
Eurosystem 13.8 -2.1 -16.0 8.9 0.7 -8.2 16.2 -4.0 -20.2 -18.0 -0.2 17.8
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 34.4 135.4 101.0 -251.9 -301.2 -49.3 -71.1 148.2 219.2 -32.3 42.1 74.4
General government 20.4 9.1 -11.3 20.7 -6.1 -26.8 8.1 1.9 -6.2 0.6 3.1 2.5
Other sectors -32.1 58.0 90.1 -33.3 16.0 49.3 -27.3 -8.1 19.2 -29.2 7.9 37.0
Of which: currency and deposits 30.1 113.0 82.9 -243.1 -270.1 -27.0 -128.5 84.2 212.7 -69.1 15.2 84.3
Reserve assets 7.7 5.1 -1.1 1.1
Errors and omissions 78.7 74.5 -22.4 35.0

Table 2: Monthly balance of payments of the euro area

(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; transactions; non-working day and non-seasonally adjusted data)

Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending
January 2016 February 2016
February 2015 February 2016
Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit
Source: ECB.
1) Financial account: increases in assets and liabilities (+) and decreases in assets and liabilities (-).
CURRENT ACCOUNT 264.4 3,420.2 3,155.8 323.8 3,583.8 3,260.0 8.3 254.3 246.0 11.1 274.2 263.2
Goods 262.6 1,977.9 1,715.3 322.5 2,073.8 1,751.4 13.6 147.5 133.9 25.5 163.9 138.4
Services 73.4 715.4 642.0 64.8 768.6 703.8 1.9 57.3 55.4 3.1 55.9 52.8
Primary income 70.7 632.3 561.6 65.9 638.1 572.3 2.6 41.9 39.2 6.3 46.1 39.8
Secondary income -142.2 94.6 236.9 -129.4 103.2 232.5 -9.9 7.6 17.5 -23.9 8.4 32.3
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 15.3 36.2 20.9 -13.0 44.6 57.6 -0.9 2.7 3.5 2.2 3.5 1.2
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 358.4 1,145.0 786.6 385.3 611.8 226.5 -15.0 136.7 151.7 48.3 170.8 122.4
Direct investment 156.1 367.6 211.5 119.2 494.4 375.2 16.5 6.6 -9.9 46.6 67.7 21.1
Equity 60.5 182.6 122.1 108.4 405.0 296.6 5.9 15.5 9.6 57.2 66.9 9.7
Debt instruments 95.5 184.9 89.4 10.8 89.4 78.6 10.6 -8.9 -19.5 -10.6 0.8 11.4
Portfolio investment 99.1 510.4 411.3 448.3 334.6 -113.7 33.8 -16.7 -50.5 75.0 44.5 -30.4
Equity -165.7 143.9 309.6 -95.5 -1.0 94.6 40.8 -1.5 -42.3 -21.6 -15.7 5.9
Debt securities 264.8 366.5 101.7 543.8 335.5 -208.3 -7.1 -15.3 -8.2 96.5 60.2 -36.3
Short-term 93.7 88.6 -5.1 8.2 -58.7 -66.8 -44.9 -38.5 6.4 -10.1 -4.5 5.6
Long-term 171.1 277.9 106.8 535.6 394.2 -141.4 37.8 23.2 -14.5 106.6 64.7 -41.9
Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 255.2 878.0 622.8 567.4 829.0 261.5 50.2 -10.1 -60.4 121.6 112.3 -9.3
Financial derivatives 59.0 68.3 10.0 4.4
Other investment 36.6 200.4 163.9 -255.6 -290.6 -35.0 -74.2 137.9 212.1 -78.8 52.9 131.8
Eurosystem 13.8 -2.1 -16.0 8.9 0.7 -8.2 16.2 -4.0 -20.2 -18.0 -0.2 17.8
MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 34.4 135.4 101.0 -251.9 -301.2 -49.3 -71.1 148.2 219.2 -32.3 42.1 74.4
General government 20.4 9.1 -11.3 20.7 -6.1 -26.8 8.1 1.9 -6.2 0.6 3.1 2.5
Other sectors -32.1 58.0 90.1 -33.3 16.0 49.3 -27.3 -8.1 19.2 -29.2 7.9 37.0
Of which: currency and deposits 30.1 113.0 82.9 -243.1 -270.1 -27.0 -128.5 84.2 212.7 -69.1 15.2 84.3
Reserve assets 7.7 5.1 -1.1 1.1
Errors and omissions 78.7 74.5 -22.4 35.0