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Table 1: International investment position of the euro area, including a breakdown of changes from end- 2009 to end- 2010

(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; outstanding amounts at end of period, flows during period)

2007 2008 2009 2010
Totalchanges Transactions1) Other changesin outstanding amounts End-of-periodoutstandingamounts
as % of 2010 i.i.p. pricechanges exchangeratechanges otheradjustments as % ofGDP
Source: ECB.
( 1 ) In this table, by contrast with the balance of payments sign convention, a positive (negative) figure indicates an increase (decrease) in euro area assets.
Financial account balance/Net international investment position -1,274.0 -1,584.3 -1,406.2 179.3 -44.1 - 141.3 211.3 -129.3 -1,226.9 -13.4
Direct investment 504.7 630.6 884.1 199.2 49.9 - 47.9 102.9 -1.5 1,083.3 11.8
Abroad 3,726.7 3,878.4 4,287.2 511.0 174.9 4.1 50.1 160.3 125.7 4,798.2 52.3
Equity/reinvested earnings 2,970.6 2,992.6 3,305.5 361.6 51.1 1.5 50.1 148.2 112.2 3,667.1 40.0
Other capital 756.1 885.9 981.7 149.4 123.8 12.6 0.0 12.1 13.5 1,131.1 12.3
In the euro area 3,221.9 3,247.8 3,403.0 311.8 125.0 3.7 2.2 57.4 127.2 3,714.8 40.5
Equity/reinvested earnings 2,391.9 2,320.7 2,501.9 318.3 176.7 7.1 2.2 50.7 88.7 2,820.2 30.7
Other capital 830.0 927.1 901.1 -6.5 -51.7 -5.7 0.0 6.8 38.5 894.6 9.7
Portfolio investment -1,906.9 -2,141.9 -2,440.6 -94.8 -148.0 - 35.8 77.9 -60.4 -2,535.4 -27.6
Assets 4,631.1 3,834.9 4,341.3 566.2 145.6 3.4 187.3 179.4 53.9 4,907.5 53.5
Equity securities 1,963.4 1,147.3 1,514.5 399.7 76.5 5.1 156.3 106.1 60.8 1,914.2 20.9
Debt securities 2,667.7 2,687.6 2,826.8 166.5 69.1 2.4 31.0 73.3 -6.9 2,993.3 32.6
Bonds and notes 2,277.2 2,235.0 2,426.6 162.2 109.3 4.5 31.0 52.3 -30.5 2,588.8 28.2
Money market instruments 390.5 452.6 400.2 4.3 -40.3 -10.1 0.0 21.0 23.6 404.5 4.4
Liabilities 6,538.1 5,976.8 6,781.9 661.0 293.6 4.3 151.5 101.6 114.4 7,442.9 81.1
Equity securities 3,301.2 2,200.8 2,781.9 368.8 128.9 4.6 160.2 45.0 34.7 3,150.7 34.3
Debt securities 3,236.8 3,776.0 4,000.0 292.2 164.7 4.1 -8.8 56.6 79.6 4,292.2 46.8
Bonds and notes 2,996.3 3,377.9 3,493.1 329.8 174.2 5.0 -8.8 53.8 110.6 3,823.0 41.7
Money market instruments 240.5 398.1 506.9 -37.6 -9.5 -1.9 0.0 2.8 -30.9 469.2 5.1
MEMO ITEM: COMBINED DIRECT AND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT -1,402.2 -1,511.3 -1,556.4 104.4 -98.1 - 83.7 180.8 -61.9 -1,452.0 -15.8
Financial derivatives -28.9 -0.5 0.2 -61.7 -17.4 - -44.3 - - -61.6 -0.7
Other investment -190.1 -446.7 -309.5 8.4 61.2 - 0.0 17.6 -70.3 -301.1 -3.3
Assets 5,316.7 5,290.0 4,675.9 327.1 176.7 3.8 0.0 182.2 -31.8 5,002.9 54.5
Eurosystem 37.1 28.8 30.2 2.5 -2.9 -9.7 0.0 0.0 5.4 32.6 0.4
General government 95.7 104.1 122.1 44.1 40.0 32.8 0.0 0.0 4.1 166.3 1.8
MFIs excluding Eurosystem 3,346.5 3,272.6 2,834.7 137.6 8.5 0.3 0.0 126.4 2.8 2,972.3 32.4
Other sectors 1,837.3 1,884.4 1,688.9 142.9 131.2 7.8 0.0 55.8 -44.1 1,831.8 20.0
Liabilities 5,506.8 5,736.7 4,985.4 318.7 115.5 2.3 0.0 164.6 38.5 5,304.0 57.8
Eurosystem 202.1 482.7 251.7 17.1 8.9 3.5 0.0 0.0 8.1 268.8 2.9
General government 52.6 69.1 85.2 68.7 64.6 75.8 0.0 0.9 3.2 153.9 1.7
MFIs excluding Eurosystem 3,945.5 3,763.2 3,399.7 108.9 -10.8 -0.3 0.0 133.9 -14.2 3,508.6 38.2
Other sectors 1,306.6 1,421.7 1,248.8 124.1 52.8 4.2 0.0 29.9 41.3 1,372.8 15.0
Reserve assets 347.2 374.2 459.6 128.2 10.3 2.2 102.0 13.0 2.9 587.8 6.4
Breakdown of direct investment in equity
Abroad - 2,992.6 3,305.5 361.6 51.1 1.5 50.1 148.2 112.2 3,667.1 40.0
Listed companies (market value) - 118.7 154.4 - - - - - - 186.0 2.0
Unlisted companies - 2,777.0 3,029.1 - - - - - - 3,333.3 36.3
Real estate and other - 96.9 122.0 - - - - - - 147.8 1.6
Memo item: listed companies (book value) - 72.8 72.6 - - - - - - 91.0 1.0
In the euro area - 2,320.7 2,501.9 318.3 176.7 7.1 2.2 50.7 88.7 2,820.2 30.7
Listed companies (market value) - 54.8 85.6 - - - - - - 89.2 1.0
Unlisted companies - 2,148.8 2,284.7 - - - - - - 2,565.1 28.0
Real estate and other - 117.2 131.6 - - - - - - 165.9 1.8
Memo item: listed companies (book value) - 39.6 46.8 - - - - - - 48.0 0.5