Annual Revision of the U.S. International Transactions Accounts

摘要

IN JUNE 2016, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released annual revisions of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs) and the U.S. international investment position (IIP) accounts. Through annual revisions, BEA introduces newly available and revised source data and new definitions, classifications, methodologies, and presentations. Together, these changes improve the accuracy and consistency of the statistics, address important developments in the U.S. economy and in foreign economies, and bring BEA's statistics into closer alignment with international statistical guidelines for compiling balance of payments and IIP statistics, including the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).