Recent U.S. Progress in Collecting Data on Derivatives

摘要

This note briefly summarizes work conducted in the United States over the past several years to design a report form that collects comprehensive data on U.S. positions and transactions in derivative financial instruments. In the United States, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is the agency that is responsible for compiling the U.S. balance of payments and international investment position accounts. BEA has authority for directly collecting certain data for these purposes, principally in the areas of direct investment and international services transactions. It relies on other U.S. Government agencies as well as on private institutions for most of the other information that it uses in the accounts.