[Economic Indicators March, 2010]
[Page Number 36]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the fourth quarter of 2009, the goods deficit rose to $145.5 billion, 
from $132.1 billion in the third quarter. The current account deficit 
rose to $115.6 billion in the fourth quarter, from $102.3 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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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
2009 p.....................................    1,045,543   -1,562,588     -517,045       -9,626     12,246    135,797    -378,628     561,211    -472,208       89,003     -130,243     -419,868
 
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 r...................................      249,108     -373,107     -123,999       -3,017      1,983     32,814     -92,219     135,267    -117,044       18,223      -30,185     -104,182
      II r.................................      245,868     -361,318     -115,450       -1,855      3,500     32,730     -81,076     134,987    -118,399       16,589      -33,256      -97,743
      III r................................      263,645     -395,746     -132,101       -2,139      3,164     34,693     -96,383     142,315    -113,255       29,060      -35,025     -102,348
      IV p.................................      286,923     -432,418     -145,495       -2,615      3,598     35,562    -108,948     148,642    -123,511       25,132      -31,777     -115,593
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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.