[Economic Indicators August, 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.
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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 ......................................      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 ......................................      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 ......................................      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 ......................................      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 ......................................      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 ......................................    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 ......................................    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 ......................................    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 ....................................      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 ..................................      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 .................................      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 ..................................      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 ....................................      269,538     -475,571     -206,033         -933     -1,642     30,570    -178,038     186,981    -177,234        9,747      -30,807     -199,098
      II ..................................      277,655     -483,294     -205,639       -2,912       -899     31,891    -177,560     202,312    -189,531       12,781      -25,752     -190,531
      III .................................      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 ..................................      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 ....................................      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 ..................................      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 .................................      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 ..................................      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.
    See p. 37 for continuation of 
table.