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Table 24. China: Balance of Payments, 1981-85
(In millions of U.S. dollars)
A.
1st Half
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Current account
Exports, f.o.b. 1/
1,349
5,674
4,240
2,030
-5,300
22,027
21,125
20,707
23,905
10,800
Imports, f.o.b. 1/
-21,047
-16,876
-18,717
-23,891
-16,800
Trade balance
980
4,249
1,990
14
-6,000
Services (net)
-203
(Credit)
(3,130)
(Debit)
(-3,333)
939 (3,604) (-2,665)
1,739 (4,028)
1,574 (4,819)
500
(2,250)
(-2,289)
(-3,245)
(-1,750)
Net unrequited transfers
572
486
511
442
200
-328
338
256
-1,003
1,700 4/
Capital account (net)
Medium- and long-term
borrowing (net) Drawings
Repayments
Foreign direct investment
(net)Tor: sour) sulema. Portfolio investment abroad Other medium- and long-term. capital (net) : 3 bet Short-term capital (net) ::=
Errors and omissions to
6421PM * iu besa Allocation of SDRS
Overall balance A
entrans
Reserves and related items-2/
Gold 3/
Foreign exchange
Reserve position in Fund 3/
SDRs 3/1 pikka spol. Use of Fund credit 3/ **
A
335
449
820
734
(1,372)
(2,628)
(1,572)
(1,468)
.)
(-1,037)
(-2,179)
(-752)
(-734)
(...)
265
-20-641, -1,721
430.11 & 636 1,258,
111,258,
-470-284-384 -51-275-1 -890
31 -959
25
762
279-es -366
-932
142 }
ize dashi 1,925
6,291
4,130 95
95-3,600
དེ་
-1,925
-6,291
-4,130
3,600
55
-2,512
-6,352;
351
55
3,600
191
-121
-79
-183
61
-176
-71
524
-482
PUL BIT S
Sources:- Data provided by the Chinese authorities; and Fund staff estimates. 1/ Data for 1981 are not comparable with those for 1982-85, because of a difference in the sources. The latter excludes re-exports.
2/ (-) indicates increase.
3/ Net of valuation adjustment.
4/
Includes errors and omissions.