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Table 2: Current and capital account of the euro area – geographical breakdown

(EUR billions, unless otherwise indicated; amounts outstanding at the end of the period, flows during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

  Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending 		August 2015
(revised)		 September 2015
September 2014 September 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 226.0 3,370.5 3,144.5 302.5 3,508.0 3,205.5 14.6 267.8 253.2 33.1 300.3 267.2
Goods 230.3 1,948.5 1,718.2 313.6 2,058.4 1,744.8 15.9 150.5 134.6 29.1 176.6 147.5
Services 75.9 686.3 610.4 58.3 736.3 678.0 3.9 63.7 59.8 6.8 65.1 58.3
Primary income 56.9 642.3 585.4 67.0 611.1 544.2 4.0 45.3 41.4 4.8 50.6 45.8
Secondary income -137.1 93.4 230.5 -136.4 102.2 238.6 -9.3 8.1 17.4 -7.6 8.0 15.5
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 22.3 40.5 18.1 -14.9 40.2 55.1 2.2 3.3 1.2 1.0 2.7 1.7
         
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 432.9 1,044.2 611.3 188.4 674.9 486.5 4.3 -6.4 -10.7 11.5 -46.2 -57.8
  Direct investment 82.1 331.7 249.6 68.5 405.9 337.4 3.2 0.3 -2.8 -26.6 29.7 56.3
   Equity 109.2 289.8 180.5 47.6 246.7 199.1 -1.0 13.2 14.2 -1.5 20.2 21.8
   Debt instruments -27.1 41.9 69.1 20.9 159.2 138.3 4.2 -12.8 -17.0 -25.1 9.5 34.6
  Portfolio investment -19.1 397.1 416.2 213.4 363.4 150.0 31.6 10.2 -21.4 16.1 -7.2 -23.3
   Equity -150.8 150.9 301.7 -193.8 12.9 206.8 -20.2 -11.4 8.9 -13.7 -13.8 -0.1
   Debt securities 131.6 246.1 114.5 407.2 350.4 -56.8 51.8 21.6 -30.3 29.8 6.6 -23.2
     Short-term 83.7 70.3 -13.4 75.8 -1.3 -77.1 8.1 2.4 -5.8 -17.3 -22.0 -4.7
     Long-term 48.0 175.8 127.9 331.4 351.7 20.3 43.7 19.2 -24.5 47.1 28.6 -18.5
   Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 62.9 728.8 665.8 281.9 769.3 487.4 34.7 10.5 -24.2 -10.5 22.5 33.0
  Financial derivatives 38.3     31.7     -8.8     -6.4    
  Other investment 329.7 275.2 -54.5 -133.9 -134.9 -0.9 -23.0 -9.5 13.5 20.1 -70.7 -90.8
   Eurosystem 65.0 -12.0 -77.0 -17.2 1.3 18.5 5.3 0.8 -4.5 -15.4 3.5 18.9
   MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 222.3 194.2 -28.1 -91.7 -128.3 -36.6 -19.4 7.2 26.6 25.9 -87.6 -113.6
   General government 6.1 3.5 -2.6 35.2 -5.6 -40.7 6.7 -0.3 -7.0 0.9 0.5 -0.3
   Other sectors 36.3 89.5 53.1 -60.3 -2.4 57.9 -15.7 -17.3 -1.5 8.7 13.0 4.3
     Of which: currency and deposits 341.8 236.1 -105.7 -167.8 -132.7 35.1 -32.4 3.8 36.1 57.6 -48.6 -106.2
  Reserve assets   1.9     8.8     1.4     8.3  
Errors and omissions 184.5 -99.1 -12.4 -22.6
  Cumulated figures for
the 12-month period ending 		August 2015
(revised)		 September 2015
September 2014 September 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 226.0 3,370.5 3,144.5 302.5 3,508.0 3,205.5 14.6 267.8 253.2 33.1 300.3 267.2
Goods 230.3 1,948.5 1,718.2 313.6 2,058.4 1,744.8 15.9 150.5 134.6 29.1 176.6 147.5
Services 75.9 686.3 610.4 58.3 736.3 678.0 3.9 63.7 59.8 6.8 65.1 58.3
Primary income 56.9 642.3 585.4 67.0 611.1 544.2 4.0 45.3 41.4 4.8 50.6 45.8
Secondary income -137.1 93.4 230.5 -136.4 102.2 238.6 -9.3 8.1 17.4 -7.6 8.0 15.5
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 22.3 40.5 18.1 -14.9 40.2 55.1 2.2 3.3 1.2 1.0 2.7 1.7
         
Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities Net Assets Liabilities
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1) 432.9 1,044.2 611.3 188.4 674.9 486.5 4.3 -6.4 -10.7 11.5 -46.2 -57.8
  Direct investment 82.1 331.7 249.6 68.5 405.9 337.4 3.2 0.3 -2.8 -26.6 29.7 56.3
   Equity 109.2 289.8 180.5 47.6 246.7 199.1 -1.0 13.2 14.2 -1.5 20.2 21.8
   Debt instruments -27.1 41.9 69.1 20.9 159.2 138.3 4.2 -12.8 -17.0 -25.1 9.5 34.6
  Portfolio investment -19.1 397.1 416.2 213.4 363.4 150.0 31.6 10.2 -21.4 16.1 -7.2 -23.3
   Equity -150.8 150.9 301.7 -193.8 12.9 206.8 -20.2 -11.4 8.9 -13.7 -13.8 -0.1
   Debt securities 131.6 246.1 114.5 407.2 350.4 -56.8 51.8 21.6 -30.3 29.8 6.6 -23.2
     Short-term 83.7 70.3 -13.4 75.8 -1.3 -77.1 8.1 2.4 -5.8 -17.3 -22.0 -4.7
     Long-term 48.0 175.8 127.9 331.4 351.7 20.3 43.7 19.2 -24.5 47.1 28.6 -18.5
   Memo: Direct and portfolio investment 62.9 728.8 665.8 281.9 769.3 487.4 34.7 10.5 -24.2 -10.5 22.5 33.0
  Financial derivatives 38.3     31.7     -8.8     -6.4    
  Other investment 329.7 275.2 -54.5 -133.9 -134.9 -0.9 -23.0 -9.5 13.5 20.1 -70.7 -90.8
   Eurosystem 65.0 -12.0 -77.0 -17.2 1.3 18.5 5.3 0.8 -4.5 -15.4 3.5 18.9
   MFIs (excluding the Eurosystem) 222.3 194.2 -28.1 -91.7 -128.3 -36.6 -19.4 7.2 26.6 25.9 -87.6 -113.6
   General government 6.1 3.5 -2.6 35.2 -5.6 -40.7 6.7 -0.3 -7.0 0.9 0.5 -0.3
   Other sectors 36.3 89.5 53.1 -60.3 -2.4 57.9 -15.7 -17.3 -1.5 8.7 13.0 4.3
     Of which: currency and deposits 341.8 236.1 -105.7 -167.8 -132.7 35.1 -32.4 3.8 36.1 57.6 -48.6 -106.2
  Reserve assets   1.9     8.8     1.4     8.3  
Errors and omissions 184.5 -99.1 -12.4 -22.6