- Here are data for the U.S. balance of payments in a given year. All figures are in billions of dollars. Answer all of the following:
a.The
Balance of trade= (1635+709)-(478+2371)= -505
b. The current account balance is $____billion.
Current account= (-505+218)= -287. (-287-124)= -411
c.The capital and financial account balance is $____billion.
Capital and financial account= (1044-632)=412. (412-1)=411
d. The overall balance of payments balance is $____ billion. Explain why this must be so.
balance of payments= -411+411= 0
Here's is the information table:
Foreign purchases of US assets - 632
Goods imports - 2,371
Service imports - 478
Net investment income +218
Service exports +709
Goods exports +1,635
Balance on the capital account -1
Net transfers -124
US purchases of assets abroad +1,044
Can you please check if my answer is correct and explain to me why answer d the overall balance of payments must be so?
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