You have the following annual figures for the New Zealand economy. Investment expenditure $42.5 billion Government savings -$1.7 billion The current account balance is not zero. In fact the current account deficit is $6.0 billion. What is New Zealand's actual private sector savings figure? $____billion (use 1

You have the following annual figures for the New Zealand economy. Investment expenditure $42.5 billion Government savings -$1.7 billion The current account balance is not zero. In fact the current account deficit is $6.0 billion. What is New Zealand's actual private sector savings figure? $____billion (use 1

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Chapter4: The Aggregate Economy

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