TABLE 5.-CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCES OF MAJOR COUNTRIES 1-DOLLAR VALUE AND PERCENT OF GDP Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics Yearbook or monthly report, except as otherwise noted. TABLE 6.-NET INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES 376.3 436.2 520.2 626.7 721.7 801.9 837.4 890.0 1,019.3 1,128.2 1,235.7 1,362.1 1,427.8 1,517.2 Of which, direct investment abroad.... 162.7 187.9 215.4 228.3 207.8 207.2 211.5 230.3 259.8 308.0 326.9 373.4 424.1 450.2 371.8 416.2 500.9 578.7 688.0 784.5 898.1 1,066.9 1,346.0 1,541.3 1,778.8 2,042.7 2,109.2 2,242.4 1 Note: For this table, direct investment data are valued on a historical cost basis. The Bureau of Economic Analysis [BEA] has developed two additional series which value direct investment on a current cost and a market value bases. 2.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 568.2 849.1 831.1 856.2 1,138.6 1,354.0 1,519.3 1,756.1 1,908.9 1,491.2 1,297.0 1,302.4 1,372.3 1,198.3 1,241.3 261.9 210.4 219.0 226.6 220.6 249.1 237.6 237.5 238.5 168.4 144.6 128.1 138.1 145.0 134.6 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.2 5.1 6.3 7.7 8.3 8.6 7.1 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.9 6.1 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 174.8 151.6 133.7 129.7 146.8 164.0 178.1 163.8 178.4 176.7 1 All currency exchange rates are stated in terms of foreign currency units per U.S. dollar, except for the U.K. pound, which is cents per pound. 2 Multilateral trade-weighted value; March 1973 equals 100. Real value is adjusted by changes in consumer prices. Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Rank 1990 TABLE 8.-LEADING EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS IN WORLD MERCHANDISE TRADE, 1 Combined trade values for the former Federal Republic of Germany and the former German Democratic Republic. 2 Because of difficulties involved in converting data expressed in the national currency into dollars, the figures are at best rough approximations. 3 Includes re-exports. In 1990, they amounted to $53.0 billion compared to $44.3 billion in 1989. • Includes re-exports. In 1990, they amounted to $18.0 billion compared to $16.4 billion in 1989. Includes trade flows through processing zones. • Imports f.o.b. 7 Includes substantial imports for re-export. Source: International Trade 90-91, vol. 1, GATT, Geneva, 1992. |