Table 1.—Revisions to the Current-Account Estimates

[Millions of dollars; quarterly data are seasonally adjusted]

Exports of goods, services, and income Imports of goods, services, and income Unilateral transfers Balance on current account
Previously published Revised Revision Previously published Revised Revision Previously published Revised Revision Previously published Revised Revision
1985 382,747 382,749 2 -484,037 -484,037 -22,954 -22,700 254 -124,243 -123,987 256
1986 401,258 400,842 -416 -528,513 -529,356 -843 -24,833 -24,679 154 -152,088 -153,193 -1,105
1987 449,292 449,272 -20 -592,745 -593,416 -671 -23,939 -23,909 30 -167,392 -168,053 -661
1988 560,233 560,620 387 -662,403 -662,876 -473 -26,266 -25,988 278 -128,436 -128,245 191
1989 641,659 642,921 1,262 -719,539 -720,189 -650 -27,696 -26,963 733 -105,575 -104,231 1,344
1990 697,083 700,455 3,372 -756,522 -757,758 -1,236 -35,219 -34,588 631 -94,657 -91,892 2,765
1991 717,726 722,557 4,831 -731,753 -733,335 -1,582 4,510 5,122 612 -9,518 -5,657 3,861
1992 736,704 743,358 6,654 -763,773 -764,549 -776 -35,514 -35,192 322 -62,583 -56,383 6,200
1993 762,851 773,387 10,536 -825,147 -826,020 -873 -37,640 -38,137 -497 -99,936 -90,771 9,165
1994 840,006 854,156 14,150 -948,544 -948,849 -305 -39,866 -38,845 1,021 -148,405 -133,538 14,867
1995 969,189 991,490 22,301 -1,082,268 -1,086,539 -4,271 -35,075 -34,046 1,029 -148,154 -129,095 19,059
1996 1,032,478 1,055,233 22,755 -1,155,101 -1,163,450 -8,349 -42,472 -39,968 2,504 -165,095 -148,184 16,911
1992:I 183,103 184,610 1,507 -183,077 -183,097 -20 -7,680 -7,625 55 -7,654 -6,112 1,542
II 184,312 185,967 1,655 -191,127 -191,301 -174 -8,580 -8,462 118 -15,395 -13,796 1,599
III 183,063 184,924 1,861 -192,693 -193,033 -340 -7,871 -7,867 4 -17,501 -15,976 1,525
IV 186,226 187,856 1,630 -196,875 -197,118 -243 -11,383 -11,237 146 -22,032 -20,499 1,533
1993:I 187,026 189,422 2,396 -196,816 -197,041 -225 -8,380 -8,502 -122 -18,170 -16,121 2,049
II 190,582 192,533 1,951 -206,269 -206,335 -66 -8,533 -8,501 32 -24,220 -22,303 1,917
III 188,218 191,354 3,136 -206,420 -206,720 -300 -9,215 -9,347 -132 -27,417 -24,713 2,704
IV 197,027 200,077 3,050 -215,643 -215,928 -285 -11,513 -11,787 -274 -30,129 -27,638 2,491
1994:I 197,420 200,670 3,250 -218,959 -218,852 107 -8,169 -7,971 198 -29,708 -26,153 3,555
II 204,809 208,713 3,904 -231,327 -231,438 -111 -9,507 -9,275 232 -36,025 -32,000 4,025
III 214,287 217,714 3,427 -244,323 -244,405 -82 -9,975 -9,671 304 -40,011 -36,362 3,649
IV 223,494 227,062 3,568 -253,934 -254,154 -220 -12,215 -11,928 287 -42,655 -39,020 3,635
1995:I 233,086 237,587 4,501 -263,501 -263,845 -344 -8,639 -8,451 188 -39,054 -34,709 4,345
II 241,497 246,787 5,290 -274,183 -274,363 -180 -8,290 -8,128 162 -40,976 -35,704 5,272
III 244,479 250,734 6,255 -273,175 -275,019 -1,844 -8,992 -8,847 145 -37,688 -33,132 4,556
IV 250,128 256,382 6,254 -271,409 -273,316 -1,907 -9,154 -8,620 534 -30,435 -25,554 4,881
1996:I 252,656 256,382 3,726 -276,975 -278,860 -1,885 -10,955 -10,406 549 -35,274 -32,884 2,390
II 257,035 262,335 5,300 -288,208 -289,231 -1,023 -9,420 -8,689 731 -40,593 -35,585 5,008
III 254,405 261,979 7,574 -292,782 -295,865 -3,083 -9,476 -8,947 529 -47,853 -42,833 5,020
IV 268,380 274,545 6,165 -297,139 -299,493 -2,354 -12,621 -11,926 695 -41,380 -36,874 4,506