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US Data: Current Account - Summary>

Release for:  Third Quarter 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Billions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                                    change
                                                                    latest
                                        Q1-18     Q2-18     Q3-18  quarter
Balance on current account           -121.710  -101.224  -124.817   -23.593
 Previous Values                     -121.710  -101.460
Balance on goods, services           -153.989  -134.606  -158.656   -24.050
Balance on goods                     -220.802  -203.058  -227.012   -23.954
Balance on services                    66.812    68.452    68.356    -0.096
Balance on primary income              61.175    62.348    59.425    -2.923
Balance on secondary income           -28.896   -28.966   -25.586     3.380
Balance on capital account             -0.002    -0.005     0.562     0.567
Net lending/borrowing, current-, ca  -121.712  -101.229  -124.254   -23.025
Net lending/borrowing, financial-ac  -160.930  -153.650   -31.289   122.361
Current acct as pct of GDP                NA       2.0%      2.4%
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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