Consider the following annual transactions in Canada's current account. If Canadian exports of goods and services are $40 billion, imports of goods and services are $28 billion, net investment income is $5 billion, transfers by Canadians to foreigners are $2 billion and transfers from foreigners to Canadian citizens are $2 billion, then the current account balance (as an integer value) is?

Consider the following annual transactions in Canada's current account. If Canadian exports of goods and services are $40 billion, imports of goods and services are $28 billion, net investment income is $5 billion, transfers by Canadians to foreigners are $2 billion and transfers from foreigners to Canadian citizens are $2 billion, then the current account balance (as an integer value) is?

Principles of Economics 2e

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Chapter23: The International Trade And Capital Flows

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