The Table Contains Hypothetical Data for the U

question 262

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { (1) US Goods Exports } & + \$ 100 \\\hline \text { (2) US Goods Imports } & - 80 \\\hline \text { (3) US Service Exports } & + 40 \\\hline \text { (4) US Service Imports } & - 90 \\\hline \text { (5) Net Investment Income } & + 20 \\\hline \text { (6) Net Transfers } & - 15 \\\hline \text { (7) Foreign Purchases of Assets in the United States } & + 30 \\\hline \text { (8) US Purchases of Foreign Assets Abroad } & - 10 \\\hline \text { (9) Balance on Capital Account } & + 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. Item 5 indicates

• A) that the United States' current account was in surplus.
• B) the size of the net in?ow of foreign investment to the United States that occurred in 2012.
• C) the net amount Americans received as interest and dividends on existing U.S. investments abroad.
• D) the net amount Americans paid as interest and dividends on existing foreign investments in the United States.

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