(Use Table 1) What is the services trade balance? Table 1 Imports in services: Exports in goods: Income received by foreign investors on U.S. assets: Unilateral transfers: Exports in services: Income received by U.S. investors on foreign assets: Imports in goods: $761 $2,050 $692 $225 $1,101 $945 $3,042

(Use Table 1) What is the services trade balance? Table 1 Imports in services: Exports in goods: Income received by foreign investors on U.S. assets: Unilateral transfers: Exports in services: Income received by U.S. investors on foreign assets: Imports in goods: $761 $2,050 $692 $225 $1,101 $945 $3,042

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Chapter29: Exchange Rates And International Capital Flows

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Problem 27CTQ: Suppose a country has an overall balance of trade so that exports of goods and services equal...

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