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US Data: Current Account - Summary>

Release for: Fourth Quarter 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Billions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                                    change
                                                                    latest
                                        Q2-18     Q3-18     Q4-18  quarter
Balance on current account           -103.568  -126.604  -134.377    -7.773
 Previous Values                     -101.224  -124.817
Balance on goods, services           -136.875  -162.011  -166.964    -4.953
Balance on goods                     -205.525  -229.474  -233.053    -3.579
Balance on services                    68.650    67.462    66.090    -1.372
Balance on primary income              62.332    60.339    60.435     0.096
Balance on secondary income           -29.026   -24.931   -27.849    -2.918
Balance on capital account             -0.005     0.559     8.856     8.297
Net lending/borrowing, current-, ca  -103.573  -126.045  -125.521     0.524
Net lending/borrowing, financial-ac  -153.664   -36.843  -168.310  -131.467
Current acct as pct of GDP                NA       2.5%      2.6%
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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