Our Trade Deficit in 2009 Was

question 211

Multiple Choice

Our trade deficit in 2009 was

• A)the largest on record.
• B)smaller than our deficit in 2008.
• C)triple the 2000 deficit.
• D)less than 2% of our GDP.

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