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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

14th Edition

ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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You work for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Your supervisor gives you the following U.S. International Transactions Accounts for the Year 20XX (figures are in billions of dollars) and wants it reported in a coherent fashion in accordance with accepted conventions:

Investment income payments (27.3); Export of goods 80.6; Balance of services 5.1; Capital outflow (44.5); Imports of goods (110.9); Change in Official Reserves 2; Investment income receipts 24.7; Capital inflow 73.6; Net unliteral transfers (3.3).

He wants you to compute the balances of trade, current account, capital account and statistical discrepancy.
He also wants you to find out (based on your calculation) if the U.S. is a net debtor or a net creditor.

Definition Definition Difference in value of a country's net exports and net imports for goods and services in a given period. A positive balance of trade is called a surplus and coincides with more net cash inflows into a country; a negative balance of trade deficit is a deficit and results in net cash outflows. A balance of trade surplus or deficit doesn't necessarily indicate a positive or negative situation for a country.

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