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The following table shows the approximate value of exports and imports for the United States from 1983 through 1987.
Complete the table by calculating the surplus or deficit both in dollar terms and as a percentage of GDP. If necessary, round your answers to the nearest hundredth.
Source: “Income, Expenditures, Poverty, & Wealth: Gross Domestic Product (GDP),” United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, last modified September 2011, accessed June 10, 2013, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/income-expenditures-poverty-wealth.html.
Between 1984 and 1985, the ______ (surplus/deficit) _______(grew/shrank/remained the same) in dollar terms and ______ (grew/shrank/remained the same) as a percentage of GDP.
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United States currently runs a significant trade deficit with the rest of the world. Research an academic journal article regarding some of our trade balances with specific countries and share what you find. For example, with whom do we run the largest deficits, with whom do we have surpluses, etc.? Do you think it is a problem if we run a trade deficit? Why or why not? In answering, keep in mind what impact a trade deficit has on other parts of our balance of payments.
A country has the following items in its balance of payments:
£ millions
Exports of goods
120
Imports of services
60
Income flows and current transfers from abroad
80
Imports of goods
150
Exports of services
50
Income flows and current transfers going abroad
30
Its balance on trade in goods and services is a
A) deficit of £30m
B) deficit of £40m
C) deficit of £20m
D) surplus of £10
E) deficit of £10m
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