[Economic Indicators June, 2006]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the first quarter of 2006, the goods deficit fell to $208.0 billion, 
from $212.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005. The current account 
deficit fell to $208.7 billion in the first quarter, from $223.1 billion 
in the fourth quarter. (Series revised.)
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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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1996 r.....................................      612,113     -803,113     -191,000        5,385     25,015     56,535    -104,065     226,129    -203,811       22,318      -43,017     -124,764
1997 r.....................................      678,366     -876,470     -198,104        4,968     22,152     63,035    -107,949     256,804    -244,195       12,609      -45,062     -140,402
1998 r.....................................      670,416     -917,103     -246,687        5,220     10,210     66,651    -164,606     261,819    -257,554        4,265      -53,187     -213,528
1999 r.....................................      683,965   -1,029,980     -346,015        2,593      7,085     73,051    -263,286     293,925    -280,037       13,888      -50,428     -299,826
2000 r.....................................      771,994   -1,224,408     -452,414          317      2,486     72,052    -377,559     350,918    -329,864       21,054      -58,645     -415,150
2001 r.....................................      718,712   -1,145,900     -427,188       -2,296     -3,254     69,943    -362,795     288,251    -263,120       25,131      -51,295     -388,959
2002 r.....................................      682,422   -1,164,720     -482,298       -7,158     -4,245     72,633    -421,068     270,652    -258,443       12,209      -63,587     -472,446
2003 r.....................................      713,415   -1,260,717     -547,302      -12,527    -11,553     76,485    -494,897     303,062    -266,469       36,593      -69,210     -527,514
2004 r.....................................      807,516   -1,472,926     -665,410      -13,832    -12,800     80,746    -611,296     374,913    -347,321       27,592      -81,582     -665,286
2005 r.....................................      894,631   -1,677,371     -782,740      -11,024    -12,492     89,526    -716,730     474,647    -463,353       11,293      -86,072     -791,508
 
 
2003:I r...................................      173,423     -310,042     -136,619       -2,976     -3,050     18,428    -124,217      70,500     -65,848        4,652      -17,598     -137,163
      II r.................................      174,438     -310,279     -135,841       -3,247     -3,395     19,248    -123,235      72,514     -63,477        9,037      -16,905     -131,103
      III r................................      177,796     -313,786     -135,990       -2,860     -3,365     19,240    -122,975      75,849     -67,455        8,394      -16,961     -131,542
      IV r.................................      187,758     -326,610     -138,852       -3,444     -1,743     19,569    -124,470      84,195     -69,689       14,506      -17,747     -127,711
 
2004:I r...................................      194,056     -344,010     -149,954       -3,084     -3,045     19,935    -136,148      85,526     -72,662       12,864      -22,554     -145,838
      II r.................................      199,617     -364,709     -165,092       -3,378     -2,869     19,950    -151,389      90,877     -85,364        5,513      -20,895     -166,771
      III r................................      204,340     -373,143     -168,803       -3,595     -3,264     18,990    -156,672      94,959     -88,090        6,869      -16,524     -166,327
      IV r.................................      209,503     -391,064     -181,561       -3,775     -3,622     21,872    -167,086     103,545    -101,206        2,339      -21,609     -186,356
 
2005:I r...................................      214,189     -397,457     -183,268       -2,863     -4,124     22,147    -168,108     108,697    -105,076        3,621      -27,237     -191,724
      II r.................................      222,591     -410,811     -188,220       -2,803     -2,831     21,796    -172,058     112,681    -110,687        1,994      -23,194     -193,258
      III r................................      224,947     -423,693     -198,746       -2,300     -2,598     21,853    -181,792     122,081    -114,240        7,841       -9,464     -183,415
      IV r.................................      232,904     -445,410     -212,506       -3,057     -2,940     23,729    -194,774     131,192    -133,351       -2,159      -26,176     -223,109
 
2006:I p...................................      244,512     -452,481     -207,969       -3,064     -2,359     22,651    -190,741     140,798    -138,874        1,924      -19,855     -208,672
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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.
    Note.--See Note, p. 37.
    See p. 37 for continuation of 
table.