[Economic Indicators April, 2008]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
In the fourth quarter of 2007, the goods deficit rose to $208.1 billion,
from $200.5 billion in the third quarter. The current account deficit
fell to $172.9 billion in the fourth quarter, from $177.4 billion in the
third 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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1998....................................... 670,416 -918,637 -248,221 5,220 10,210 66,651 -166,140 261,819 -257,554 4,265 -53,187 -215,062
1999....................................... 683,965 -1,031,784 -347,819 2,593 7,085 73,051 -265,090 293,925 -280,037 13,888 -50,428 -301,630
2000....................................... 771,994 -1,226,684 -454,690 317 2,486 72,052 -379,835 350,918 -329,864 21,054 -58,645 -417,426
2001....................................... 718,712 -1,148,231 -429,519 -2,296 -3,254 69,943 -365,126 290,797 -259,075 31,722 -51,295 -384,699
2002....................................... 682,422 -1,167,377 -484,955 -7,158 -4,245 72,633 -423,725 281,215 -253,544 27,671 -63,587 -459,641
2003....................................... 713,415 -1,264,307 -550,892 -11,981 -11,475 77,433 -496,915 320,568 -275,147 45,421 -70,607 -522,101
2004....................................... 807,516 -1,477,094 -669,578 -13,518 -14,275 85,279 -612,092 401,942 -345,585 56,357 -84,414 -640,148
2005....................................... 894,631 -1,681,780 -787,149 -10,536 -12,945 96,259 -714,371 505,488 -457,430 48,058 -88,535 -754,848
2006....................................... 1,023,109 -1,861,380 -838,271 -13,942 -10,636 104,327 -758,522 650,462 -613,823 36,640 -89,595 -811,477
2007 p..................................... 1,149,208 -1,964,577 -815,370 -17,105 2,186 121,773 -708,515 782,229 -707,913 74,316 -104,438 -738,638
2005:I..................................... 214,391 -398,781 -184,390 -2,724 -4,140 24,612 -166,641 115,351 -102,877 12,474 -28,225 -182,392
II................................... 223,068 -411,592 -188,524 -2,699 -2,769 23,321 -170,670 121,333 -109,529 11,804 -24,372 -183,238
III.................................. 224,320 -423,638 -199,318 -2,211 -2,858 23,436 -180,952 129,873 -113,308 16,565 -9,019 -173,406
IV................................... 232,852 -447,769 -214,917 -2,902 -3,179 24,889 -196,109 138,931 -131,716 7,215 -26,915 -215,809
2006:I..................................... 243,880 -451,637 -207,757 -3,195 -3,075 24,315 -189,712 148,391 -137,929 10,462 -21,360 -200,611
II................................... 252,458 -463,734 -211,276 -3,549 -3,111 25,359 -192,577 162,020 -151,352 10,668 -23,686 -205,595
III.................................. 260,285 -479,184 -218,899 -3,888 -2,456 25,936 -199,307 167,026 -161,177 5,850 -23,877 -217,334
IV................................... 266,486 -466,825 -200,339 -3,310 -1,995 28,718 -176,926 173,025 -163,365 9,661 -20,673 -187,938
2007:I .................................... 269,289 -471,001 -201,712 -3,665 -1,960 28,717 -178,620 176,151 -168,723 7,428 -27,009 -198,201
II .................................. 278,511 -483,570 -205,059 -4,141 -309 30,038 -179,472 195,394 -182,811 12,583 -23,169 -190,058
III ................................. 297,118 -497,665 -200,547 -4,299 1,329 30,948 -172,570 206,428 -185,091 21,337 -26,211 -177,444
IV p................................. 304,290 -512,341 -208,051 -4,999 3,125 32,072 -177,853 204,256 -171,287 32,970 -28,052 -172,936
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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.