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


 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the third quarter of 2009, the goods deficit rose to $132.1 billion, 
from $115.5 billion in the second quarter. The current account deficit 
rose to $108.0 billion in the third quarter, from $98.0 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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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
 
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 ....................................      249,374     -373,411     -124,036       -3,017      1,985     32,661     -92,408     135,352    -117,051       18,301      -30,343     -104,450
      II r.................................      246,134     -361,621     -115,487       -1,855      3,509     32,592     -81,240     135,074    -118,404       16,670      -33,410      -97,980
      III p................................      263,911     -396,050     -132,138       -2,044      3,939     32,865     -97,378     140,403    -116,694       23,709      -34,365     -108,034
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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.