ECB NSA Data: Euroland Balance Of Payments, Current Month

Release for:        April 2006

Release date:       June 26, 2006

In billions of euro

Non-Seasonally Adjusted Data

                           ------Mar06-----       ------Apr06-----

                           Net  Credit   Debit    Net  Credit   Debit

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Current Account            0.1   191.7  191.6    -8.0   173.8   181.8

 goods                     2.6   121.1  118.5    -0.1   107.3   107.4

 services                  1.5    32.2   30.7     3.0    32.6    29.7

 income                    0.8    31.4   30.6    -4.8    29.1    33.9

 current transfers        -4.8     6.9   11.8    -6.0     4.8    10.8

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Capital Account            0.6     1.6    0.9     0.5     1.1     0.6

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Financial Account         34.7                    3.1

Direct investment          8.6    -4.3   12.9    -2.5   -12.4     9.9

 Equity capital and

  reinvested earnings     -5.5    -9.5    4.0     1.6    -2.2     3.8

 Other capital, mostly

  intercompany loans      14.2     5.2    9.0    -4.1   -10.2     6.1

Portfolio investment      48.4   -44.4   92.9    -5.7   -31.6    25.9

 Equity                   39.8   -12.0   51.8   -13.6    -3.6    -9.9

 Debt instruments          8.7   -32.4   41.1     7.9   -27.9    35.9

  Bonds and notes         11.0   -31.3   42.3     5.1   -19.8    24.9

  Money mkt instrument    -2.3    -1.1   -1.2     2.8    -8.1    11.0

Combined direct +

  Portfolio Investment    57.1   -48.7  105.8    -8.1   -43.9    35.8

Financial derivatives     -2.1                   -5.8

Other investment         -26.3  -101.6   75.4    18.3   -92.6   110.9

 Eurosystem                1.6     0.9    0.7    -2.1     0.2    -2.3

 General government        2.0     2.1   -0.1    -0.9    -5.5     4.6

  currency/deposits        0.3     0.3           -5.1    -5.1

 MFIs (excl. eurosyste    -4.9   -76.4   71.6    17.4   -65.7    83.1

  Long-term              -10.7   -12.9    2.2     4.0    -6.2    10.2

  Short-term               5.8   -63.5   69.4    13.4   -59.5    72.9

 Other sectors           -25.0   -28.2    3.2     3.9   -21.6    25.6

  currency/deposits       -4.8    -4.8            1.9     1.9

Reserve Assets             6.0     6.0           -1.2    -1.2

Errors and omissions     -35.4                    4.3

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(1) Financial accounts: Inflows (+), outflows (-)

(2) Increase in reserve assets (-), decrease (+)

Source: European Central Bank