[Economic Indicators January, 2007]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the third quarter of 2006, the goods deficit rose to $218.6 billion,
from $210.6 billion in the second quarter. The current account deficit
rose to $225.6 billion in the third quarter, from $217.1 billion in the
second 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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1996 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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 ...................................... 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
2004:I .................................... 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 .................................. 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 ................................. 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 .................................. 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 .................................... 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 .................................. 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 ................................. 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 .................................. 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 .................................... 244,512 -452,481 -207,969 -3,239 -2,740 22,808 -191,140 139,966 -142,482 -2,516 -19,542 -213,198
II .................................. 252,843 -463,441 -210,598 -3,514 -3,044 24,042 -193,114 156,038 -158,195 -2,157 -21,856 -217,127
III p................................ 262,069 -480,681 -218,612 -3,798 -2,328 24,420 -200,318 160,791 -164,573 -3,782 -21,450 -225,550
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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.