Balance of payments, February 2013
Current account
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Financial accountInvestment was outward on net, in the amount of EUR 0.2 bn.
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Net international investment position at the end of FebruaryThe international investment position was a positive EUR 23 bn.
Net international investment position – excluding equity items – was a negative EUR 71 bn. 1 The data under ‘Goods’ in the balance of payments statistics differ from the National Board of Customs’ foreign trade statistics. Freight and insurance costs, which appear in balance of payments statistics as services expenditure, are deducted from the National Board of Customs’ cif-based goods imports. Goods produced in ports, including eg fuel, are added to both imports and exports. |
Year 2012, EUR million |
January 2013, EUR million |
February 2013, EUR million |
12 month moving sum, EUR million | |
Current account | -3,602 | -415 | -158 | -3,122 |
Goods | 194 | -212 | 93 | 569 |
Services | -945 | -107 | -72 | -788 |
Income | -1,334 | 58 | -25 | -1,387 |
Current transfers | -1,516 | -154 | -154 | -1,516 |
Capital account | 203 | 17 | 17 | 203 |
Financial account | 15,190 | 3,078 | -175 | 9,364 |
Direct investment | -4,934 | 2 | 102 | -4,098 |
Portfolio investment | 9,218 | 5,805 | -1,204 | 11,944 |
Other investment | 10,890 | -3,871 | 1,657 | 1,593 |
Reserve assets | -494 | -116 | 181 | -251 |
Financial derivatives | 510 | 1,258 | -911 | 176 |
Errors and omissions | -11,791 | -2,680 | 316 | -6,444 |
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