[Economic Indicators February, 2002]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the third quarter of 2001, the goods deficit fell to $105.8 billion,
from $107.7 billion in the second quarter. The current account deficit
fell to $95.0 billion in the third quarter, from $107.6 billion in the
second 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 current current
Exports Imports Balance on trans- actions and trans- services, services Receipts Payments Balance on transfers, account
goods \2\ \3\ porta- net income net \4\
tion
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1991 .................................. 414,083 -491,020 -76,937 -5,274 16,561 34,516 -31,135 149,214 -125,084 24,130 10,752 3,747
1992 .................................. 439,631 -536,528 -96,897 -1,448 19,969 41,918 -36,457 132,056 -109,101 22,954 -35,013 -48,515
1993 .................................. 456,943 -589,394 -132,451 1,385 19,714 42,562 -68,791 134,159 -110,255 23,904 -37,637 -82,523
1994 .................................. 502,859 -668,690 -165,831 2,570 16,305 50,278 -96,678 165,438 -148,744 16,694 -38,260 -118,244
1995 .................................. 575,204 -749,374 -174,170 4,600 21,772 51,410 -96,388 211,502 -190,955 20,547 -34,057 -109,898
1996 .................................. 612,113 -803,113 -191,000 5,385 25,015 58,757 -101,843 225,846 -204,859 20,987 -40,081 -120,937
1997 .................................. 678,366 -876,485 -198,119 4,968 22,152 63,234 -107,765 260,558 -251,808 8,750 -40,794 -139,809
1998 .................................. 670,416 -917,112 -246,696 5,265 10,145 64,458 -166,828 259,238 -265,440 -6,202 -44,427 -217,457
1999 .................................. 684,553 -1,029,987 -345,434 2,586 7,113 73,897 -261,838 285,302 -298,915 -13,613 -48,913 -324,364
2000 .................................. 772,210 -1,224,417 -452,207 500 3,180 72,788 -375,739 352,866 -367,658 -14,792 -54,136 -444,667
1999:I ................................ 164,716 -238,709 -73,993 1,031 2,108 17,982 -52,872 64,893 -67,418 -2,525 -11,051 -66,448
II .............................. 166,267 -250,557 -84,290 1,220 1,887 18,317 -62,866 68,703 -71,619 -2,916 -11,596 -77,378
III ............................. 173,045 -264,777 -91,732 296 1,566 18,735 -71,135 73,506 -78,673 -5,167 -11,761 -88,063
IV .............................. 180,525 -275,944 -95,419 39 1,552 18,860 -74,968 78,202 -81,204 -3,002 -14,504 -92,474
2000:I ................................ 185,142 -292,547 -107,405 139 929 19,015 -87,322 82,389 -88,046 -5,657 -11,924 -104,903
II .............................. 191,558 -303,229 -111,671 528 1,571 18,788 -90,784 89,253 -94,142 -4,889 -12,461 -108,134
III ............................. 199,273 -313,884 -114,611 -212 177 17,306 -97,340 88,739 -93,624 -4,885 -13,080 -115,305
IV .............................. 196,237 -314,757 -118,520 45 500 17,682 -100,293 92,486 -91,844 642 -16,673 -116,324
2001:I ................................ 194,942 -307,462 -112,520 -187 584 17,100 -95,023 85,532 -90,553 -5,021 -11,734 -111,778
II .............................. 185,864 -293,522 -107,658 -151 -331 17,597 -90,543 76,878 -81,873 -4,995 -12,038 -107,576
III p............................ 173,775 -279,603 -105,828 -652 332 28,561 -77,587 70,447 -75,485 -5,038 -12,355 -94,980
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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.