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F. Balance of Payments (8 August 2013)

(in 100 millions of yen, %)

2012 2013
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr(P) May(P) Jun(P)
Current Account 4,221 6,625 4,448 5,137 4,208 -1,796 -2,307 -3,484 6,497 12,831 7,500 5,407 3,363
  Goods & Services -961 -7,053 -8,803 -7,380 -7,668 -9,953 -8,206 -16,458 -7,198 -2,016 -12,593 -8,626 -2,696
  Trade balance 1,122 -3,761 -6,636 -4,747 -4,513 -8,508 -5,723 -14,798 -6,713 -2,224 -8,188 -9,067 -1,392
  Exports 54,258 51,184 48,451 51,046 49,495 47,890 50,700 46,479 50,741 60,693 55,683 55,269 57,894
Imports 53,136 54,945 55,087 55,792 54,007 56,398 56,423 61,277 57,453 62,918 63,871 64,336 59,286
Services -2,083 -3,292 -2,167 -2,633 -3,155 -1,445 -2,483 -1,661 -486 208 -4,405 441 -1,305
Income 5,844 14,444 13,920 13,061 12,483 8,926 7,127 12,310 14,088 17,277 21,160 15,228 6,720
Current transfers -662 -766 -669 -544 -607 -769 -1,228 664 -393 -2,429 -1,066 -1,195 -661
Capital & Financial Account -19,683 -6,766 -10,278 -6,860 -4,692 -2,341 10,198 5,333 4,215 -7,828 -1,124 6,390 15,024
  Financial Account -19,871 -6,156 -9,719 -6,839 -4,548 -2,403 10,555 6,602 4,430 -7,010 -1,029 9,008 15,392
  Direct investment -13,262 -5,389 -6,846 -7,800 -11,032 -4,982 -9,852 -7,780 -4,190 -8,516 -14,282 -8,760 -8,570
Portfolio investment -27,028 15,513 -3,855 -36,534 12,774 30,830 -32,935 73,736 43,906 -25,404 117,228 43,958 -4,627
  (Excl. securities lending) -8,478 572 -608 -8,455 -35,677 26,198 -16,411 47,176 46,457 7,022 73,110 47,462 18,168
Financial derivatives 272 3,078 2,088 330 -84 -1,078 -5,830 -9,925 -10,291 -9,443 -9,724 -5,605 -2,492
Other investment 20,148 -19,357 -1,107 37,166 -6,206 -27,173 59,172 -49,430 -24,996 36,353 -94,251 -20,584 31,081
  (Excl. securities lending) 1,595 -4,418 -4,355 9,086 42,246 -22,542 42,772 -22,870 -27,546 3,926 -50,135 -24,088 8,286
Capital Account 188 -610 -559 -22 -144 63 -357 -1,269 -215 -818 -94 -2,619 -368
Changes in Reserve Assets 7,483 -345 1,758 2,125 -869 4,966 1,545 -1,680 1,527 2,205 1,017 -10,150 -4,501
Errors & Omissions 7,979 485 4,072 -402 1,353 -829 -9,436 -169 -12,239 -7,208 -7,394 -1,646 -13,885
(Notes)

  • 1. Totals may not add due to rounding.

  • 2. Negative figures show outflow of capital (an increase in assets or a decrease in liabilities) in “Capital & Financial Account” and “Changes in Reserve Assets”.

  • 3. "(P)" means Preliminary.

• Trend of Balance of Payments

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(Appendix table)

1. Outward/Inward Direct Investment

(in 100 millions of yen)

2012 2013
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr(P) May(P) Jun(P)
Direct Investment Abroad (by residents) Inflow 6,913 4,840 5,598 7,432 7,036 5,549 7,123 4,252 6,118 9,851 5,994 6,655 5,624
Outflow 17,502 12,063 13,086 15,078 17,552 10,715 18,970 12,485 10,163 19,185 21,116 15,670 14,160
Net -10,589 -7,223 -7,488 -7,646 -10,516 -5,165 -11,848 -8,233 -4,045 -9,334 -15,122 -9,015 -8,536
  Equity Capital Inflow 1,323 1,882 1,401 1,169 4,343 663 1,825 993 2,814 2,905 1,440 803 357
Outflow 8,673 5,637 4,284 8,742 11,718 5,875 11,551 6,619 4,275 10,032 12,477 8,925 7,080
Net -7,350 -3,755 -2,883 -7,573 -7,375 -5,212 -9,726 -5,626 -1,461 -7,128 -11,037 -8,123 -6,723
Reinvested Earnings Inflow - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Outflow 1,943 1,940 1,951 1,502 1,502 1,505 1,496 1,496 1,503 1,501 1,495 1,503 1,587
Net -1,943 -1,940 -1,951 -1,502 -1,502 -1,505 -1,496 -1,496 -1,503 -1,501 -1,495 -1,503 -1,587
Other Capital Inflow 5,590 2,959 4,198 6,263 2,694 4,886 5,298 3,259 3,304 6,946 4,554 5,853 5,267
Outflow 6,887 4,486 6,851 4,833 4,331 3,335 5,923 4,370 4,386 7,652 7,144 5,241 5,493
Net -1,296 -1,527 -2,653 1,430 -1,638 1,551 -625 -1,111 -1,081 -705 -2,590 611 -226
Direct Investment in Japan (by non-residents) Inflow 3,357 2,698 2,222 1,784 1,755 1,418 4,793 1,613 1,812 2,614 4,454 1,367 2,043
Outflow 6,031 865 1,579 1,938 2,272 1,234 2,797 1,160 1,956 1,795 3,614 1,112 2,077
Net -2,674 1,833 642 -154 -517 184 1,996 453 -144 818 841 254 -34
  Equity Capital Inflow 2,508 1,594 1,425 1,163 1,012 667 3,482 543 905 1,858 3,206 648 1,283
Outflow 5,069 171 953 1,111 1,564 514 1,171 400 635 820 2,859 314 738
Net -2,561 1,423 472 52 -552 153 2,311 143 270 1,039 348 334 544
Reinvested Earnings Inflow 128 100 97 45 48 62 58 70 74 72 45 63 -20
Outflow - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Net 128 100 97 45 48 62 58 70 74 72 45 63 -20
Other Capital Inflow 720 1,004 700 576 695 689 1,254 1,001 832 683 1,203 656 781
Outflow 961 694 627 827 707 720 1,626 760 1,321 975 755 798 1,338
Net -241 310 74 -251 -12 -32 -372 240 -489 -293 448 -142 -557
(Notes)

  • 1. Negative figures (-) recorded under “Net” show net capital outflows, i.e., the execution of direct investment abroad or the withdrawal of direct investment in Japan.

  • 2. Reinvested earnings are recorded under “Outflow” of direct investment abroad or under “Inflow” of direct investment in Japan.
    Negative figures are recorded when retained earnings decrease.

  • 3. "(P)" means Preliminary.

2. Outward/Inward Portfolio Investment (Excl. Securities Lending)

(in 100 millions of yen)

2011 2012
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr(P) May(P) Jun(P)
Portfolio Investment Abroad -21,667 -11,115 -20,748 -18,696 -11,853 -14,848 -3,254 10,333 39,133 25,009 19,754 26,210 28,443
  Equity securities Inflow (Cr.) 13,246 13,113 15,840 17,330 14,622 15,166 17,236 28,119 27,489 36,062 22,361 27,014 19,972
Outflow (Dr.) 14,699 11,966 12,846 12,442 14,522 14,180 12,626 17,379 15,563 19,842 20,713 22,845 16,127
Net -1,454 1,146 2,994 4,888 100 985 4,611 10,740 11,926 16,220 1,648 4,169 3,845
Bonds and notes Inflow (Cr.) 162,052 165,038 141,451 148,260 122,578 106,677 108,514 147,927 145,231 177,586 209,189 213,799 179,926
Outflow (Dr.) 181,291 176,747 164,612 171,201 134,523 123,749 116,991 150,069 118,721 169,421 192,035 192,282 153,212
Net -19,239 -11,709 -23,160 -22,940 -11,944 -17,072 -8,477 -2,142 26,510 8,165 17,154 21,518 26,714
Money market instruments Inflow (Cr.) 9,757 12,387 11,447 10,480 7,422 7,509 7,736 11,682 8,682 11,452 12,416 11,459 16,262
Outflow (Dr.) 10,732 12,939 12,028 11,124 7,431 6,271 7,124 9,948 7,984 10,829 11,464 10,936 18,379
Net -975 -552 -581 -644 -9 1,238 612 1,735 698 624 952 524 -2,116
Portfolio Investment in Japan 13,190 11,686 20,140 10,241 -23,824 41,046 -13,157 36,844 7,324 -17,986 53,356 21,251 -10,275
  Equity securities Inflow (Cr.) 145,744 131,766 138,129 141,389 168,475 163,983 184,507 247,601 264,573 307,083 422,093 473,168 377,976
Outflow (Dr.) 147,280 134,009 140,099 142,022 165,657 159,366 169,260 236,433 255,144 287,026 391,176 460,197 368,876
Net -1,535 -2,243 -1,970 -633 2,817 4,617 15,247 11,168 9,429 20,058 30,917 12,972 9,100
Bonds and notes Inflow (Cr.) 79,617 69,344 70,178 65,094 64,793 54,870 43,435 56,674 57,097 80,904 104,777 82,506 74,081
Outflow (Dr.) 68,952 61,529 62,444 61,026 55,750 53,418 55,557 53,322 54,536 93,625 95,096 89,635 82,488
Net 10,665 7,815 7,734 4,069 9,043 1,452 -12,123 3,353 2,561 -12,721 9,681 -7,130 -8,407
Money market instruments Inflow (Cr.) 134,649 164,190 159,105 154,945 138,716 166,269 109,839 186,232 128,359 157,107 143,524 159,293 134,578
Outflow (Dr.) 130,589 158,076 144,730 148,140 174,401 131,292 126,119 163,909 133,027 182,430 130,767 143,884 145,546
Net 4,060 6,114 14,375 6,805 -35,685 34,977 -16,281 22,323 -4,667 -25,323 12,757 15,409 -10,968
(Notes)

  • 1. Totals may not add due to rounding.

  • 2. Negative figures(-) of “Net” show capital outflow, i.e., increase in investment abroad or decrease in investment in Japan.

  • 3. "(P)" means Preliminary.

Source : International Bureau (http://www.mof.go.jp/english/international_policy/reference/balance_of_payments/index.htm)

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