The Riksbank has long been in the practice of compiling "Balance of Payments ", i.e. statistical data on crossborder transactions, portfolio investment, Swedish assets and liabilities with the rest of the world. Since 1 September 2007 the data are assembled by SCB (Statistic Sweden), on behalf of the Riksbank.
These statistics are the responsibility of
The Riksbank
Balance of payments, 4th quarter 2011
The current account for the fourth quarter of 2011 amounted to SEK 50 billion, which is SEK 6 billion weaker than the same period in 2010. Trade in goods has made the biggest contribution to the weaker current account.
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