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Visible balance -174.5
Trade in services (net balance) +51.7
Other transactions (net balance):
Government -14.1
Other -16.0
Current balance -152.9
Capital Account
Investments overseas by USA residents -270.4
Investments in the USA by overseas residents +426.3
Other capital transactions -9.7
Balancing item +6.7
A current account surplus can be seen as an accummulation of foreign assets, and is thus equivalent
To a form of national saving. It is certainly true that the balance of payments of different
Countries has tended to reflect savings levels. A deficit in the balance of payments is not necessarily
A bad thing, any more than a surplus need be a good thing. It is a form of borrowing which could be
Used to enhance domestic investment to the benefit of future growth. On the other hand, if a deficit
Is caused by an unsustainable period of excess demand, perhaps occasioned by an excessive budget
Deficit, it will persist until the home market has reached equilibrium.
Governments have grown to be increasingly relaxed about the current balance, and to assume
Any problem is caused by an imbalance in domestic policy. Although in principle, there are many
Measures that can be taken in an attempt to correct a disequilibrium in the balance of payments,
Many, such as import tariffs, import quotas, import deposits, and export incentives are now constrained
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