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


 
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS

In the first quarter of 2010, the goods deficit rose to $151.3 billion, 
from $140.1 billion in the fourth quarter. The current account deficit 
rose to $109.0 billion in the first quarter, from $100.9 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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2000 ......................................      784,181   -1,230,413     -446,233       -6,610      2,714     71,349    -378,780     350,918    -329,864       21,054      -58,645     -416,371
2001 ......................................      730,277   -1,152,257     -421,980       -8,398     -3,217     69,201    -364,393     290,797    -259,075       31,722      -64,487     -397,158
2002 ......................................      696,268   -1,171,613     -475,345      -12,761     -4,334     71,916    -420,524     280,942    -253,544       27,398      -64,948     -458,074
2003 ......................................      728,258   -1,269,802     -541,544      -17,062    -12,249     76,671    -494,183     320,456    -275,147       45,309      -71,794     -520,668
2004 ......................................      819,870   -1,485,501     -665,631      -17,232    -15,328     88,846    -609,345     413,739    -346,519       67,219      -88,362     -630,488
2005 ......................................      909,016   -1,692,817     -783,801      -15,512    -13,121     98,258    -714,176     535,263    -462,905       72,358     -105,772     -747,590
2006 ......................................    1,035,868   -1,875,324     -839,456      -11,652     -9,743    101,611    -759,240     682,221    -634,136       48,085      -91,481     -802,636
2007 ......................................    1,160,366   -1,983,558     -823,192      -10,701      4,576    127,217    -702,099     829,602    -730,049       99,553     -115,548     -718,094
2008 ......................................    1,304,896   -2,139,548     -834,652      -13,375     19,103    130,122    -698,802     796,528    -644,554      151,974     -122,026     -668,854
2009 ......................................    1,068,499   -1,575,443     -506,944      -13,378     14,951    130,463    -374,908     588,203    -466,783      121,419     -124,943     -378,432
 
2007:I ....................................      275,321     -478,632     -203,311       -2,310       -929     29,414    -177,136     189,657    -178,171       11,486      -32,189     -197,840
      II ..................................      284,743     -490,316     -205,574       -3,927       -522     30,860    -179,163     205,286    -191,394       13,891      -26,449     -191,720
      III .................................      294,605     -499,104     -204,498       -3,371      1,859     32,876    -173,135     215,918    -185,598       30,321      -28,126     -170,941
      IV ..................................      305,697     -515,505     -209,808       -1,093      4,166     34,069    -172,665     218,741    -174,884       43,858      -28,786     -157,593
 
2008:I ....................................      323,507     -539,107     -215,600       -3,413      4,531     33,006    -181,476     211,856    -169,451       42,405      -32,928     -171,999
      II ..................................      342,637     -565,303     -222,666       -2,656      5,603     34,277    -185,444     209,443    -171,083       38,360      -29,747     -176,830
      III .................................      345,091     -567,388     -222,297       -3,564      6,257     31,983    -187,621     203,373    -157,959       45,414      -30,177     -172,383
      IV ..................................      293,661     -467,750     -174,089       -3,741      2,710     30,857    -144,262     171,855    -146,061       25,794      -29,176     -147,644
 
2009:I ....................................      255,044     -376,241     -121,197       -4,014      2,537     32,235     -90,439     143,356    -118,747       24,609      -29,747      -95,577
      II ..................................      254,021     -367,528     -113,507       -3,101      4,064     32,104     -80,441     142,281    -115,995       26,286      -30,292      -84,447
      III .................................      268,858     -400,977     -132,119       -2,283      3,849     31,231     -99,322     146,584    -111,127       35,457      -33,638      -97,503
      IV ..................................      290,576     -430,698     -140,121       -3,980      4,501     34,893    -104,707     155,982    -120,914       35,068      -31,268     -100,907
 
2010:I p...................................      305,655     -456,949     -151,295       -3,339      4,994     34,384    -115,256     163,549    -121,847       41,702      -35,454     -109,008
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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.