[Economic Indicators June, 2009]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the first quarter of 2009, the goods deficit fell to $124.0 billion, 
from $178.8 billion in the fourth quarter. The current account deficit 
fell to $101.5 billion in the first quarter, from $154.9 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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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 r.....................................      718,711   -1,148,609     -429,898       -2,296     -3,254     69,943    -365,505     290,797    -259,075       31,722      -64,487     -398,270
2002 r.....................................      685,170   -1,168,002     -482,831       -7,158     -4,245     72,633    -421,601     280,942    -253,544       27,398      -64,948     -459,151
2003 r.....................................      715,848   -1,264,860     -549,012      -11,981    -11,475     77,433    -495,034     320,456    -275,147       45,309      -71,794     -521,519
2004 r.....................................      806,161   -1,477,996     -671,835      -13,518    -14,275     89,640    -609,987     413,739    -346,519       67,219      -88,362     -631,130
2005 r.....................................      892,337   -1,683,188     -790,851      -10,536    -13,006     99,124    -715,268     535,263    -462,905       72,358     -105,772     -748,683
2006 r.....................................    1,015,812   -1,863,072     -847,260       -7,119    -10,873    104,893    -760,359     682,221    -634,136       48,085      -91,273     -803,547
2007 r.....................................    1,138,384   -1,969,375     -830,992       -7,384      2,345    134,609    -701,422     818,931    -728,085       90,845     -115,996     -726,573
2008 r.....................................    1,276,994   -2,117,245     -840,252      -13,881     16,175    142,021    -695,936     764,637    -646,406      118,231     -128,363     -706,068
 
2006:I r...................................      243,445     -454,618     -211,173       -2,148     -2,999     24,697    -191,622     155,212    -141,245       13,967      -20,995     -198,651
      II r.................................      252,086     -463,797     -211,710       -1,660     -2,902     25,100    -191,172     169,459    -156,657       12,802      -23,708     -202,078
      III r................................      255,925     -476,361     -220,435       -2,021     -2,563     25,728    -199,290     175,572    -166,195        9,377      -24,876     -214,789
      IV r.................................      264,355     -468,296     -203,941       -1,290     -2,410     29,367    -178,276     181,978    -170,039       11,938      -21,693     -188,031
 
2007:I r...................................      269,538     -475,571     -206,033         -933     -1,642     30,570    -178,038     186,981    -177,234        9,747      -30,807     -199,098
      II r.................................      277,655     -483,294     -205,639       -2,912       -899     31,891    -177,560     202,312    -189,531       12,781      -25,752     -190,531
      III r................................      289,160     -494,075     -204,915       -2,593      1,241     34,802    -171,465     213,505    -185,098       28,407      -28,557     -171,614
      IV r.................................      302,031     -516,435     -214,404         -946      3,644     37,346    -174,360     216,132    -176,220       39,912      -30,883     -165,330
 
2008:I r...................................      315,637     -534,482     -218,846       -2,543      3,076     35,659    -182,653     202,927    -166,241       36,686      -33,330     -179,298
      II r.................................      332,876     -554,372     -221,496       -3,055      4,922     36,784    -182,847     198,796    -172,521       26,274      -31,147     -187,719
      III r................................      337,912     -559,002     -221,090       -4,664      5,595     34,217    -185,942     195,319    -161,194       34,125      -32,361     -184,178
      IV r.................................      290,569     -469,389     -178,820       -3,618      2,581     35,363    -144,495     167,596    -146,450       21,146      -31,527     -154,875
 
2009:I p...................................      249,374     -373,411     -124,036       -3,391      1,622     34,615     -91,189     134,267    -114,996       19,271      -29,576     -101,494
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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--Data reflect annual 
revisions released on June 17, 2009.
    See p. 37 for continuation of 
table.