Between 2000 and 2005, the Bureau of Economic Analysis Reported

question 36

Multiple Choice

Between 2000 and 2005, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the U.S. trade balance:

• A) improved.
• B) worsened significantly.
• C) had no appreciable change.
• D) There is no way to factor the amount of trade between countries.

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