urrent Account Value Exports of goods 107,941 Exports of services 44,133 Primary income receipts 36,063 Imports of goods 132,484 Import of services 29,443 Primary income payments 29,750 Net unilateral transfers -8,349 Capital account -63 Net acquisition of financial assets 20,972 Net incurrence of liabilities 54,471 Financial derivatives 0 Statistical discrepancy     Based on the table above, the country is running a ____ ____ Group of answer choices current account; surplus financial account; surplus positive; trade balance financial account; deficit

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Current Account Value
Exports of goods 107,941
Exports of services 44,133
Primary income receipts 36,063
Imports of goods 132,484
Import of services 29,443
Primary income payments 29,750
Net unilateral transfers -8,349
Capital account -63
Net acquisition of financial assets 20,972
Net incurrence of liabilities 54,471
Financial derivatives 0
Statistical discrepancy  

 

Based on the table above, the country is running a ____ ____

Group of answer choices
current account; surplus
financial account; surplus
positive; trade balance
financial account; deficit
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In economics, a country's current account records the value of its exports and imports of both goods and services, as well as international capital transfers. The current account is so named because goods and services are generally consumed in the current period. The current account records a country's imports and exports of goods and services, as well as payments to foreign investors and transfers such as foreign aid. The current account records a country's imports and exports of goods and services, as well as payments to foreign investors and transfers such as foreign aid.

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