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Table 3: International investment position of the euro area (Euro 12) ( 1 )

(EUR billions, end-of-period positions)

1999 2000 2001
Net Net Net Assets Liabilities
Source: ECB.
( 1 ) Data for 1999 and 2000 have been re-calculated to take into account the new composition of the euro area. Figures may not add up due to rounding.
( 2 ) Assets refer to direct investment abroad and liabilities to direct investment in the euro area.
TOTAL −297.3 −414.7 −152.2 7459.4 7611.6
as a % of GDP −4.7 −6.3 −2.2
DIRECT INVESTMENT ( 2 ) 369.6 428.4 530.7 1859.9 1329.2
Equity capital and reinvested earnings 332.5 375.5 492.9 1478.4 985.6
Other capital (mostly inter−company loans) 37.2 53.0 37.9 381.5 343.6
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT −881.2 −804.9 −682.7 2499.8 3182.5
Equity −684.4 −443.9 −466.1 1111.5 1577.6
Debt instruments −196.8 −361.0 −216.6 1388.3 1604.9
Bonds and notes −201.3 −361.5 −297.4 1208.1 1505.5
Money market instruments 4.5 0.5 80.7 180.1 99.4
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES 16.0 8.5 −5.9 123.7 129.5
OTHER INVESTMENT −183.9 −437.2 −387.0 2583.4 2970.5
Trade credits 72.7 72.0 70.8 180.6 109.8
Loans/currency and deposits −334.7 −600.1 −540.0 2223.6 2763.6
Other assets/liabilities 78.1 91.0 82.2 179.3 97.0
RESERVE ASSETS 382.2 390.4 392.7 392.7