The Macroeconomic Interpretation of a Trade Deficit for a Country

question 13

Multiple Choice

The macroeconomic interpretation of a trade deficit for a country utilizes which one of the following expressions (where Y = national income, C = consumption, I = investment, G = government spending on goods and services, X = exports, and M = imports) ?

• A) Y + (C + I + G) = (X - M)
• B) (C + I + G) - Y = (X - M)
• C) (C + I) - G - Y = (M - X)
• D) Y - (C + I + G) = (X - M)

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