[Economic Indicators May, 2001]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the fourth quarter of 2000, the goods deficit rose to $118.3 billion,
from $114.7 billion in the third quarter. The current account deficit
rose to $115.3 billion in the fourth quarter, from $113.1 billion in the
third 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 Balance on Unilateral Balance on
Period Net military travel Other goods and Balance current current
Exports Imports Balance on trans- actions and trans- services, services Receipts Payments on transfers, account
goods \2\ \3\ porta- net income net \4\
tion
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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
2000 p.................................... 773,304 -1,222,772 -449,468 720 6,654 73,614 -368,480 345,394 -359,050 -13,656 -53,241 -435,377
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 ................................... 183,659 -289,699 -106,040 252 1,620 18,908 -85,260 80,793 -85,214 -4,421 -12,087 -101,768
II ................................. 191,713 -302,147 -110,434 268 2,368 19,053 -88,745 87,569 -91,729 -4,160 -12,334 -105,239
III ................................ 200,836 -315,574 -114,738 179 1,622 17,307 -95,630 87,354 -91,885 -4,531 -12,949 -113,110
IV p................................ 197,096 -315,352 -118,256 21 1,042 18,340 -98,853 89,682 -90,223 -541 -15,872 -115,266
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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.