[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.