For the first time, the Department of the Treasury released quarterly transactions data and yearend investment position data on financial derivatives. These data cover transactions and investment positions for 2006, and BEA will incorporate the data in its international economic accounts in its June 2007 annual revisions. The annual revision of the balance of payments transactions data will be released by BEA on June 15, and the 2006 U.S. international investment position will be released by BEA on June 28. At these times, BEA will also be incorporating other new and updated source data into its accounts. The data on financial derivatives will be included on new line items in BEA’s standard tables. In future releases of the balance of payments, BEA will incorporate quarterly derivatives transactions data on the newly established line item with a one quarter lag.
View formats for new quarterly balance of payments table 1 and for annual international investment position table 1. These tables will be used beginning with the June 2007 releases. The quarterly balance of payments table presents U.S. transactions in financial derivatives on a net basis on a new line. The annual international investment position table will separately present gross positive and gross negative positions in derivatives, as this level of detail is available from the new source data.
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