Question

A negative balance in the current account means that

a trade deficit definitely exists.
a trade surplus definitely exists.
the total amount of goods, services, and transfer payments flowing out of the economy is more than the total amount flowing in.
more is being spent on domestic goods than foreign goods.
the capital account is negative.

Answer 1

Answer: There are two categories in the BOP: the current account (CA) and the capital and financial account (CFA). If a transaction creates a liability, like selling a bond to another country, that gets counted in the capital and financial account. But if a transaction doesn’t create a liability (like the fancy red cars), the transaction gets counted in the current account.

Anything that occurs in one account is offset by the opposite happening in the other account. For example, if the current account increases by \$100$100dollar sign, 100, the capital and financial account must decrease by \$100$100dollar sign, 100. The fact that an entry in the current account is offset by an entry in the capital and financial account creates the mathematical identity:

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