USExports of Goods and Services Flow to Households and Firms

question 173

Multiple Choice

U.S.exports of goods and services flow to households and firms in ________ and U.S.financial inflows of capital flow to households and firms in ________.

• A) the United States; the United States
• B) the United States; the rest of the world
• C) the rest of the world; the United States
• D) the rest of the world; the rest of the world
• E) the United States; the rest of the world and the United States

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