Modification of Structure on Financial Derivatives

February 14, 2002
Ministry of Finance
Bank of Japan

In accordance with the amendment of the section regarding Financial Derivatives in the IMF Balance of Payments Manual 5th Edition, Japan's Balance of Payments Statistics will be modified.

The outline of modification is as follows:

I1 Balance of Payments

1. Details of Modification

   Details of Modification

   Present	After Modification
   Current Account Income Portfolio Investment Income Income on Debt Money Market Instruments & Financial Derivatives	Current Account Income Portfolio Investment Income Income on Debt Money Market Instruments
   Capital and Financial Account Financial Account Direct Investment Portfolio Investment Financial Derivatives Other Investment	Capital and Financial Account Financial Account Direct Investment Portfolio Investment Financial Derivatives Other Investment

2. Date of Modification
   Modification will take effect from the press release of 'Balance of Payments for January 2002 (Provisional)'
3. Release of Retrospective Statistics
   From January 1996 to December 2001

II2 International Investment Position

1. Details of Modification

   Details of Modification

   Present	After Modification
   Direct Investment Portfolio Investment Financial Derivatives Other Investment	Direct Investment Portfolio Investment Financial Derivatives Other Investment

2. Date of Modification
   Modification will take effect from the 'International Investment Position at the end of 2001'