Statistics
15 April 2011 10:00 AM
Balance of payments, February 2011
Current account
Current account in February 2011 EUR 0.5 bn in surplus, ie EUR 0.3 bn higher than a year earlier.
In BOP terms, trade account EUR 0.2 bn in surplus. A year earlier exports and imports were equal and BOP trade account was in balance.
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Financial account
Net capital inflow of EUR 0.4 bnNet capital outflow of EUR 0.1 bn.
Net outflow of EUR 0.4 bn in direct investment.
Net inflow of EUR 1.6 bn in portfolio investment.
Net outflow of EUR 1.6 bn in other investment (loans, deposits and trade credits).
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Net international investment position at end-February
Finnish residents’ foreign assets exceeded foreign liabilities by EUR 14 bn.
Foreign assets totalled EUR 554 bnForeign assets totalled EUR 546 bn.
Foreign liabilities totalled EUR 532 bn.
Net international investment position excluding equity items was a negative EUR 51 bn.
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Finland's balance of payments
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Year 2010, EUR million |
January 2011, EUR million |
February 2011, EUR million |
12 month moving sum, EUR million |
Current account |
5,636 |
375 |
457 |
5,962 |
Goods |
3,382 |
137 |
210 |
3,680 |
Services |
2,151 |
18 |
20 |
2,035 |
Income |
1,721 |
369 |
374 |
1,866 |
Current transfers |
-1,618 |
-148 |
-148 |
-1,618 |
Capital account |
184 |
15 |
15 |
184 |
Financial account |
-3,316 |
116 |
-82 |
-1,547 |
Direct investment |
-3,459 |
-357 |
-433 |
-4,750 |
Portfolio investment |
-7,872 |
-1,613 |
1,570 |
-5,510 |
Other investment |
6,716 |
2,815 |
-1,592 |
8,053 |
Reserve assets |
1,661 |
-680 |
604 |
1,503 |
Financial derivatives |
-362 |
-48 |
-231 |
-843 |
Errors and omissions |
-2,503 |
-506 |
-390 |
-4,599 |
The statistics become final more than two years after the end of the reference year.
More information
Jaakko Suni tel. +358 10 831 2454, email firstname.lastname(at)bof.fi
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