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Main Indicator: Current Account
Most Recent Release
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -173B | -184B | -177B | -179B | ||
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4th Quarter
The Current Account deficit for the 4th quarter narrowed during the fourth quarter as the surplus on income rose. The current account is the broadest measure of the country's balance of payments as it incorporates trade of goods and services, transfer payements, and investment income, though about 90% of the deficit is accounted by the balance in goods and services. The shortfall in goods and services trade was $177.9 billion.
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Table of Past Data
| 9/16 | 12/16 | 3/14 | 6/16 | 9/18 | 12/18 | 3/14 | 6/15 | 12/17 | 3/17 | ||
| Actual | -196B | -196B | -225B | -208B | -218B | -226B | -196B | -193B | -179B | -173B | |
| Forecast | -193B | -206B | -220B | -222B | -212B | -228B | -204B | -203B | -183B | -184B | |
| Previous | -195B | -196B | -196B | -225B | -209B | -218B | -226B | -188B | -189B | -177B | |
| Revised From | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -191B | -179B | |
Past Releases
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -179B | -183B | -189B | -191B | ||
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3rd Quarter Release from Bureau of Economic Analysis: International Economic Accounts The current account deficit narrowed to $178.5 billion. is the smallest share of the GDP (5.1%) since Q1 of 2004. The weakened dollar had a clear impact on the increase of exports. |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -193B | -203B | -188B | N/A | ||
| Goods and services trade deficit narrowed while income account surplus widened as did the transfers deficit. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -196B | -204B | -226B | N/A | ||
| US current account deficit in Q4 narrowed to $195.8 billion, the US Commerce Department said. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -226B | -228B | -218B | N/A |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -218B | -212B | -209B | N/A | ||
| The US Q2 current account deficit rose to a slightly higher-than-expected $218.4b. Exports rose 5.3%, imports rose 4.4% and unilateral transfers rose 4.6%. The current account deficit rose $5.2b in the 2nd quarter from a revised $213.2b in the first quarter. The 1st quarter deficit was originally reported as $208.7b. The current account deficit was 6.6% of the overall economy, as measured by GDP. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -208B | -222B | -225B | N/A | ||
| The US current account deficit narrowed sharply. According to the Commerce Department, America's current account trade deficit showed an unexpectedly large improvement during the first quarter of 2006. Far exceeding expectations, the deficit fell to $208.7 billions in the January-March quarter, down 6.5% from the all-time high deficit of $223.1 billions set in the final quarter of last year. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -225B | -220B | -196B | N/A | ||
| The total deficit for 2005 was $804B, a significant worsening of the 2004 deficit of $668B. The 2005 deficit corresponds to 6.4% of economic output, up from 5.7% the previous year. | |||||
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -196B | -206B | -196B | N/A |
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Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised Form | |
| -196B | -193B | -195B | N/A |