Table 2.—Major Sources of Revisions, 1982–1999

[Millions of dollars]

(Credits +; debits –)/1/	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
	International transactions
Current account
Other private services receipts (line 10):
Revised	..........	..........	..........	..........	28,027	29,263	31,111	36,729	40,251	47,748	49,956	53,532	61,477	65,094	73,858	84,505	90,914	96,508
Changes due to financial services	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	–1,296	–2,425	–1,848
Changes due to expenditures of temporary nonagricultural workers	..........	..........	..........	..........	600	466	247	354	667	777	1,005	1,093	1,345	1,369	1,358	1,454	1,515	1,589
Changes due to expenditures of international organizations in the United States	..........	..........	..........	..........	647	604	606	517	415	441	355	–102	11	224	264	181	408	145
Changes due to expenditures of foreign embassies in the United States	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	–191	–211	–231	–218
Revisions due to updated source data	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	36	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	15	–1,189	–469	–2,517
Previously published	..........	..........	..........	..........	26,779	28,193	30,222	35,858	39,170	46,531	48,597	52,541	60,121	63,502	72,412	85,566	92,116	99,357
Direct investment receipts (line 14):
Revised	29,469	31,750	35,325	35,410	36,938	46,288	58,445	61,981	65,973	58,718	57,538	67,246	77,344	95,260	102,505	115,536	106,407	118,802
Changes due to improved estimates of current-cost adjustment	57	–50	–139	–194	–210	–244	–287	–279	–336	–344	–467	–462	–530	–731	–809	–1,192	785	1,010
Revisions due to updated source data	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	933	2,776	1,109
Previously published	29,412	31,800	35,464	35,604	37,148	46,532	58,732	62,260	66,309	59,062	58,005	67,708	77,874	95,991	103,314	115,795	102,846	116,683
Other private income receipts (line 15):
Revised	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	146,503	151,958
Previously published	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	150,001	152,104
Dividends on foreign stocks:
Revised	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	23,467	30,602
Changes to dividends due to revised yields based on 1997 outward portfolio benchmark survey final results	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	–5,011	–3,619
Revisions to dividends due to adjustments to account for undercoverage of securities transactions	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	..........	790	2,373
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	2	848
Previously published	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	27,686	31,000
Interest on foreign bonds:
Revised	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	39,246	40,321
Changes to bond interest due to revised yields based on 1997 outward portfolio benchmark survey final results	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	990	–1,484
Revisions to bond interest due to adjustments to account for undercoverage of securities transactions	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	839	1,584
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–157	4
Previously published	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	37,574	40,217
Other:
Revised	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	83,790	81,035
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–951	148
Previously published	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	84,741	80,887
Other private services payments (line 27):
Revised	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–43,280	–49,051	–46,657
Changes due to financial services	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	............	.........	.........	.........	.........	216	210	349
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	411	–1,589	4,584
Previously published	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–43,909	–47,670	–51,591
Direct investment payments (line 31):
Revised	–2,114	–4,120	–8,443	–6,945	–6,856	–7,676	–12,150	–7,045	–3,450	2,266	–2,189	–7,943	–22,150	–30,318	–33,093	–43,601	–38,679	–56,098
Changes due to improved estimates of current-cost adjustment	–11	89	221	337	336	382	426	379	457	524	1,152	1,190	1,317	1,868	2,475	1,257	–136	632
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	1,717	4,898	1,520
Previously published	–2,103	–4,209	–8,664	–7,282	–7,192	–8,058	–12,576	–7,424	–3,907	1,742	–3,341	–9,133	–23,467	–32,186	–35,568	–46,575	–43,441	–58,250
Private remittances and other transfers (line 38):
Revised	–8,207	–8,635	–9,479	–8,593	–9,877	–10,548	–12,028	–12,534	–13,070	–14,665	–14,650	–16,497	–18,726	–19,416	–20,214	–24,131	–26,454	–29,850
Changes due to revision of tax receipts	594	468	326	764	687	782	865	947	1,168	934	860	886	932	1,380	2,170	1,838	2,059	2,174
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–628	–1,845	–2,394
Previously published	–8,801	–9,103	–9,805	–9,357	–10,564	–11,330	–12,893	–13,481	–14,238	–15,599	–15,510	–17,383	–19,658	–20,796	–22,384	–25,341	–26,668	–29,630
Capital and financial account
Capital account
Capital account transactions, net (line 39):
Revised	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–3,500
Revisions due to revaluation of Panama Canal transfer	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–3,303
Revisions due to updated source data	.........	.........	.........	............	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–25
Previously published	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	.........	–172

See footnotes at the end of the table.