[Economic Indicators August, 2000]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the first quarter of 2000, the goods deficit rose to $105.8 billion, 
from $96.2 billion in the fourth quarter. The current account deficit 
rose to $102.3 billion in the first quarter, from $96.2 billion in the 
fourth quarter.
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                                               [Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted. Credits (+), debits (-)]
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                                                          Goods \1\                               Services                               Income receipts and payments
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                                                                                                       Net                                                               Unilateral
                                                                                                      travel              Balance on                                       current   Balance  on
                  Period                                               Balance on   Net  military   and trans-   Other     goods and                           Balance   transfers,     current
                                              Exports      Imports       goods     trans-  actions    porta-   services,   services    Receipts    Payments       on       net \4\     account
                                                                                       \2\ \3\         tion       net                                           income
                                                                                                     receipts
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1990 .....................................      389,307     -498,337     -109,030        -7,599         7,501     30,270     -78,857     171,742    -143,192     28,550     -26,654      -76,961
1991 .....................................      416,913     -490,981      -74,068        -5,274        16,561     34,516     -28,266     149,214    -125,084     24,130      10,752        6,616
1992 .....................................      440,352     -536,458      -96,106        -1,448        19,969     41,918     -35,666     132,056    -109,101     22,954     -35,013      -47,724
1993 .....................................      456,832     -589,441     -132,609         1,385        19,714     42,562     -68,949     134,159    -110,255     23,904     -37,637      -82,681
1994 .....................................      502,398     -668,590     -166,192         2,570        16,305     50,278     -97,039     165,438    -148,744     16,694     -38,260     -118,605
1995 .....................................      575,845     -749,574     -173,729         4,600        21,772     51,410     -95,947     211,502    -190,955     20,547     -34,057     -109,457
1996 .....................................      612,057     -803,327     -191,270         5,385        25,015     58,757    -102,113     223,810    -204,934     18,876     -40,081     -123,318
1997 .....................................      679,702     -876,367     -196,665         5,138        22,152     63,443    -105,932     257,346    -251,160      6,186     -40,794     -140,540
1998 .....................................      670,324     -917,178     -246,854         5,387        10,145     64,424    -166,898     258,445    -264,656     -6,211     -44,029     -217,138
1999 .....................................      684,358   -1,029,917     -345,559         2,684         6,797     71,107    -264,971     276,165    -294,648    -18,483     -48,025     -331,479
 
1997:I ...................................      162,670     -212,153      -49,483         1,056         5,914     15,466     -27,047      61,414     -59,689      1,725      -9,054      -34,376
      II .................................      170,614     -217,884      -47,270         1,985         5,522     16,188     -23,575      64,881     -62,011      2,870      -9,280      -29,985
      III ................................      173,957     -222,114      -48,157         1,319         5,527     16,031     -25,280      66,218     -64,784      1,434      -9,561      -33,407
      IV .................................      172,461     -224,216      -51,755           778         5,189     15,759     -30,029      64,834     -64,675        159     -12,902      -42,772
 
1998:I ...................................      170,609     -225,255      -54,646         1,728         3,419     15,886     -33,613      65,996     -64,979      1,017      -9,794      -42,390
      II .................................      166,054     -228,675      -62,621         1,564         3,118     16,331     -41,608      66,506     -66,274        232     -10,099      -51,475
      III ................................      164,378     -228,942      -64,564           827         1,820     15,583     -46,334      62,469     -66,786     -4,317     -10,658      -61,309
      IV .................................      169,283     -234,306      -65,023         1,268         1,788     16,619     -45,348      63,474     -66,617     -3,143     -13,474      -61,965
 
1999:I ...................................      163,949     -236,973      -73,024           947         1,910     17,491     -52,676      63,396     -66,516     -3,120     -10,831      -66,627
      II .................................      166,443     -250,427      -83,984         1,188         1,979     17,517     -63,300      66,697     -70,842     -4,145     -11,537      -78,982
      III ................................      173,881     -266,199      -92,318           318         1,428     17,854     -72,718      71,115     -76,650     -5,535     -11,396      -89,649
      IV .................................      180,085     -276,318      -96,233           231         1,478     18,244     -76,280      74,959     -80,642     -5,683     -14,260      -96,223
 
2000:I p..................................      183,728     -289,566     -105,838            82           807     18,773     -86,176      79,749     -83,949     -4,200     -11,925     -102,301
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    \1\ Adjusted from Census data 
for differences in timing and 
coverage; excludes military.
    \2\ Transfers under U.S. 
military agency sales contracts 
(exports) minus direct defense 
expenditures (imports).
    \3\ Quarterly data are not 
seasonally adjusted.
    \4\ Includes transfers of goods 
and services under U.S. military 
grant programs.
    See p. 37 for continuation of 
table.