If Our Exports Are $2

question 179

Multiple Choice

If our exports are $2.2 billion and our imports are $2.7 billion,

• A) the United States is borrowing from the rest of the world.
• B) U.S. investment must decrease.
• C) the United States is lending to the rest of the world.
• D) U.S. national saving is too high.

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