Question

When the United States imports more than it exports, then the balance of payments would record a negative entry in the financial account. record a negative entry in the current account. record a positive entry in the financial account. record a positive entry in the current account. remain the same.

Answer 1

The answer is B a negative entry in the current account.

Step-by-step explanation:

Balance of payments accounts of a country is the recording economic transactions (the payments and receipts) of the residents of the country with residents of other countries during a period of time.

Balance of Payments is in deficit or negative if imports are more than the exports and it is in surplus or positive if exports are more than imports during a period of time.

We have three categories of Balance of Payments:.

1. The current account which records the inflow and outflow of goods and services.

2. The Financial account which records

monetary flow like investment in real estates, fixed income(bonds), stocks etc.

3. The capital account which records the investments in fixed assets like land.