Suppose the Current Account of a Country Is Initially in Balance

question 99

Multiple Choice

Suppose the current account of a country is initially in balance. A new transaction occurs so that the current account is now in surplus. Official reserve balance is maintained before and after the transaction occurs. From this, we know that

• A) the balance of trade is now in surplus.
• B) the balance of goods and services is now in surplus.
• C) the financial account is now in deficit.
• D) the government must make official reserve transactions.

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