Balance of payments June 2010

Current account

• The current account posted a surplus of EUR 0.6 bn. The current account of a year earlier had been EUR 0.3 bn in deficit. The current account of for January - June still posted a deficit of EUR 0.8 bn.
• In BOP terms, there was a surplus of EUR 0.6 bn on the balance of trade. There was growth in imports and exports over June 2009, by almost a quarter.

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Financial account

• Investment was outward on net, in the amount of EUR 0.5 bn.
• There was a EUR 1.1 bn net outflow of capital in the form of direct investment.
• Portfolio investment was outward on net, in the amount of EUR 1.9 bn.
• Other investments (loans, deposits, trade credits) resulted in a net capital inflow of EUR 2.4 bn.

Net international investment at the end of June

• The new international investment position was a positive EUR 5 bn.
• Finnish residents' foreign claims were EUR 512 bn.
• Finnish residents' foreign liabilities were EUR 507 bn.
• Finland's net international investment position excluding equity items was positive, in the amount of EUR 47 bn.