[Economic Indicators August, 2004]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the first quarter of 2004, the goods deficit rose to $150.8 billion,
from $139.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003. The current account
deficit rose to $144.9 billion in the first quarter from $127.0 billion
in the fourth quarter.
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[Millions of dollars; quarterly data seasonally adjusted. 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 travel Other goods and current current
Exports Imports Balance on military and trans- services, services Receipts Payments Balance on transfers, account
goods trans- porta- net income net \3\
actions \2\ tion
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1994 ...................................... 502,859 -668,690 -165,831 2,570 16,305 48,577 -98,379 166,521 -149,375 17,146 -36,799 -118,032
1995 ...................................... 575,204 -749,374 -174,170 4,600 21,772 51,533 -96,265 210,244 -189,353 20,891 -34,104 -109,478
1996 ...................................... 612,113 -803,113 -191,000 5,385 25,015 56,658 -103,942 226,129 -203,811 22,318 -38,583 -120,207
1997 ...................................... 678,366 -876,470 -198,104 4,968 22,152 62,806 -108,178 256,804 -244,195 12,609 -40,410 -135,979
1998 ...................................... 670,416 -917,103 -246,687 5,220 10,210 66,389 -164,868 261,308 -257,554 3,754 -48,443 -209,557
1999 ...................................... 683,965 -1,029,980 -346,015 2,593 7,085 73,085 -263,252 293,222 -280,037 13,185 -46,755 -296,822
2000 ...................................... 771,994 -1,224,408 -452,414 317 2,486 71,267 -378,344 350,449 -329,864 20,585 -55,684 -413,443
2001 ...................................... 718,712 -1,145,900 -427,188 -2,296 -3,254 70,046 -362,692 286,692 -263,120 23,572 -46,581 -385,701
2002 ...................................... 681,833 -1,164,728 -482,895 -7,158 -3,451 71,769 -421,735 266,799 -259,626 7,173 -59,382 -473,944
2003 ...................................... 713,122 -1,260,674 -547,552 -12,626 -10,303 73,973 -496,508 294,385 -261,106 33,279 -67,439 -530,668
2001:I .................................... 193,976 -309,396 -115,420 -737 1,182 17,644 -97,331 81,760 -77,035 4,725 -14,083 -106,689
II .................................. 185,030 -290,214 -105,184 131 -1,157 17,194 -89,016 75,460 -69,297 6,163 -14,690 -97,543
III ................................. 172,648 -277,881 -105,233 -341 -719 17,017 -89,276 67,465 -68,367 -902 -1,719 -91,897
IV .................................. 167,058 -268,409 -101,351 -1,349 -2,563 18,193 -87,070 62,008 -48,425 13,583 -16,087 -89,574
2002:I .................................... 165,123 -273,520 -108,397 -1,574 -802 17,014 -93,759 63,455 -62,490 965 -17,411 -110,205
II .................................. 172,034 -291,395 -119,361 -1,882 -1,073 18,943 -103,373 67,306 -68,260 -954 -13,562 -117,889
III ................................. 174,371 -296,778 -122,407 -1,537 -901 17,929 -106,916 69,542 -68,199 1,343 -13,427 -119,000
IV .................................. 170,305 -303,035 -132,730 -2,165 -675 17,882 -117,688 66,496 -60,677 5,819 -14,980 -126,849
2003:I .................................... 173,459 -311,402 -137,943 -2,905 -2,745 18,207 -125,386 67,677 -63,682 3,995 -16,815 -138,206
II .................................. 174,554 -310,087 -135,533 -3,215 -3,183 18,551 -123,380 68,893 -63,019 5,874 -16,369 -133,875
III ................................. 178,251 -312,886 -134,635 -3,047 -3,088 18,520 -122,250 73,785 -66,524 7,261 -16,639 -131,628
IV .................................. 186,858 -326,299 -139,441 -3,459 -1,287 18,693 -125,494 84,030 -67,879 16,151 -17,617 -126,960
2004:I p................................... 193,920 -344,688 -150,768 -3,475 -1,801 19,113 -136,931 84,479 -71,804 12,675 -20,623 -144,879
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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\ Includes transfers of goods
and services under U.S. military
grant programs.
See p. 37 for continuation of
table.