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Table 2: Monthly balance of payments of the euro area

(EUR billions; transactions; non−working day and non−seasonally adjusted data)

  Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending
November 2015
(revised)
December 2015
December 2014 December 2015    
       
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 240.9 3,401.6 3,160.7 310.7 3,547.7 3,237.0 30.3 294.1 263.8 41.4 307.6 266.2
Goods 250.3 1,967.7 1,717.4 322.0 2,074.4 1,752.3 29.8 176.0 146.3 28.1 167.4 139.3
Services 71.0 699.4 628.4 62.4 755.1 692.7 4.4 61.4 57.1 6.5 70.1 63.6
Primary income 59.8 640.6 580.9 62.3 615.3 552.9 7.0 48.6 41.6 18.8 60.5 41.8
Secondary income -140.2 93.9 234.1 -136.1 102.9 239.0 -10.9 8.0 18.9 -12.0 9.6 21.5
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 20.1 36.6 16.6 -13.8 41.9 55.7 2.0 3.9 1.8 2.3 5.6 3.3
         
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 303.5 844.1 540.6 215.9 549.3 333.4 18.9 -32.2 -51.1 40.9 -207.5 -248.5
  Direct investment 46.6 141.4 94.8 32.8 439.8 407.0 -0.4 -4.9 -4.5 6.7 7.6 0.9
   Equity -3.2 63.9 67.1 8.7 254.0 245.3 -1.8 0.5 2.3 -50.3 -56.7 -6.5
   Debt instruments 49.8 77.5 27.7 24.1 185.8 161.8 1.4 -5.4 -6.8 57.0 64.3 7.4
  Portfolio investment 72.8 440.8 367.9 269.4 382.5 113.1 30.2 27.0 -3.2 78.3 19.9 -58.3
   Equity -165.1 126.5 291.6 -205.8 10.5 216.3 -26.9 -3.8 23.1 -14.4 -2.8 11.5
   Debt securities 237.9 314.3 76.4 475.2 372.0 -103.3 57.1 30.8 -26.3 92.7 22.8 -69.9
     Short-term 112.1 89.4 -22.7 97.8 18.8 -79.0 20.4 15.5 -4.9 74.9 24.0 -51.0
     Long-term 125.8 224.8 99.0 377.4 353.2 -24.2 36.7 15.3 -21.4 17.7 -1.2 -18.9
   Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 119.4 582.2 462.8 302.2 822.3 520.1 29.8 22.1 -7.7 85.0 27.5 -57.4
  Financial derivatives 41.8     38.6     9.8     7.3    
  Other investment 138.0 215.8 77.8 -135.6 -322.3 -186.7 -23.1 -66.5 -43.4 -59.5 -250.5 -191.0
   Eurosystem 55.8 -2.5 -58.3 -13.1 1.5 14.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 -1.3 2.1 3.5
   MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 103.7 139.3 35.6 -134.8 -310.6 -175.8 -27.3 -53.6 -26.3 -22.8 -219.8 -197.1
   General government 10.3 4.0 -6.4 17.1 -9.5 -26.6 2.0 4.8 2.8 0.4 -0.6 -1.0
   Other sectors -31.8 75.0 106.9 -4.9 -3.8 1.1 1.3 -20.6 -21.8 -35.8 -32.2 3.6
     Of which: currency and deposits 173.8 145.5 -28.3 -142.7 -279.3 -136.6 -87.0 -112.3 -25.2 28.1 -142.0 -170.0
  Reserve assets   4.4     10.7     2.5     8.1  
Errors and omissions 42.5 -81.0 -13.4 -2.8

Table 2: Monthly balance of payments of the euro area

(EUR billions; transactions; non−working day and non−seasonally adjusted data)

  Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending
November 2015
(revised)
December 2015
December 2014 December 2015    
       
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 240.9 3,401.6 3,160.7 310.7 3,547.7 3,237.0 30.3 294.1 263.8 41.4 307.6 266.2
Goods 250.3 1,967.7 1,717.4 322.0 2,074.4 1,752.3 29.8 176.0 146.3 28.1 167.4 139.3
Services 71.0 699.4 628.4 62.4 755.1 692.7 4.4 61.4 57.1 6.5 70.1 63.6
Primary income 59.8 640.6 580.9 62.3 615.3 552.9 7.0 48.6 41.6 18.8 60.5 41.8
Secondary income -140.2 93.9 234.1 -136.1 102.9 239.0 -10.9 8.0 18.9 -12.0 9.6 21.5
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 20.1 36.6 16.6 -13.8 41.9 55.7 2.0 3.9 1.8 2.3 5.6 3.3
         
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 303.5 844.1 540.6 215.9 549.3 333.4 18.9 -32.2 -51.1 40.9 -207.5 -248.5
  Direct investment 46.6 141.4 94.8 32.8 439.8 407.0 -0.4 -4.9 -4.5 6.7 7.6 0.9
   Equity -3.2 63.9 67.1 8.7 254.0 245.3 -1.8 0.5 2.3 -50.3 -56.7 -6.5
   Debt instruments 49.8 77.5 27.7 24.1 185.8 161.8 1.4 -5.4 -6.8 57.0 64.3 7.4
  Portfolio investment 72.8 440.8 367.9 269.4 382.5 113.1 30.2 27.0 -3.2 78.3 19.9 -58.3
   Equity -165.1 126.5 291.6 -205.8 10.5 216.3 -26.9 -3.8 23.1 -14.4 -2.8 11.5
   Debt securities 237.9 314.3 76.4 475.2 372.0 -103.3 57.1 30.8 -26.3 92.7 22.8 -69.9
     Short-term 112.1 89.4 -22.7 97.8 18.8 -79.0 20.4 15.5 -4.9 74.9 24.0 -51.0
     Long-term 125.8 224.8 99.0 377.4 353.2 -24.2 36.7 15.3 -21.4 17.7 -1.2 -18.9
   Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 119.4 582.2 462.8 302.2 822.3 520.1 29.8 22.1 -7.7 85.0 27.5 -57.4
  Financial derivatives 41.8     38.6     9.8     7.3    
  Other investment 138.0 215.8 77.8 -135.6 -322.3 -186.7 -23.1 -66.5 -43.4 -59.5 -250.5 -191.0
   Eurosystem 55.8 -2.5 -58.3 -13.1 1.5 14.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 -1.3 2.1 3.5
   MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 103.7 139.3 35.6 -134.8 -310.6 -175.8 -27.3 -53.6 -26.3 -22.8 -219.8 -197.1
   General government 10.3 4.0 -6.4 17.1 -9.5 -26.6 2.0 4.8 2.8 0.4 -0.6 -1.0
   Other sectors -31.8 75.0 106.9 -4.9 -3.8 1.1 1.3 -20.6 -21.8 -35.8 -32.2 3.6
     Of which: currency and deposits 173.8 145.5 -28.3 -142.7 -279.3 -136.6 -87.0 -112.3 -25.2 28.1 -142.0 -170.0
  Reserve assets   4.4     10.7     2.5     8.1  
Errors and omissions 42.5 -81.0 -13.4 -2.8