June 18, 2014
The U.S. current-account deficit—a net measure of transactions between the United States and the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income (investment income and compensation), and secondary income (current transfers)—increased to $111.2 billion (preliminary) in the first quarter of 2014 from $87.3 billion (revised) in the fourth quarter of 2013. As a percent of current-dollar GDP, the deficit increased to 2.6 percent from 2.0 percent. The previously published current-account deficit for the fourth quarter was $81.1 billion.
- The deficit on international trade in goods increased to $182.3 billion from $169.1 billion as goods exports decreased and goods imports increased.
- The surplus on international trade in services decreased to $55.5 billion from $56.6 billion as services exports decreased and services imports increased.
- The surplus on primary income decreased to $46.7 billion from $54.6 billion as primary income receipts decreased and primary income payments increased.
- The deficit on secondary income (current transfers) increased to $31.0 billion from $29.5 billion as secondary income receipts decreased and secondary income payments increased.
Net borrowing from financial-account transactions were $77.5 billion in the first quarter, down from $143.5 billion in the fourth.
- Net U.S. acquisition of financial assets excluding financial derivatives was $144.9 billion in the first quarter, down from $195.5 billion in the fourth.
- Net U.S. incurrence of liabilities excluding financial derivatives was $229.8 billion in the first quarter, down from $341.8 billion in the fourth.
- Net transactions in financial derivatives were $7.5 billion in the first quarter after net transactions of $2.9 billion in the fourth.
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