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A measurement of a country's trade when the value of imported goods and services exceeds the value of exported goods and services. | A measurement of a country's trade when the value of imported goods and services exceeds the value of exported goods and services. | ||
It includes net income, such as interest and dividends, as well as transfers, such as foreign aid. | |||
The current account (a calculation of a country’s foreign transactions), together with the capital account is a component of a country’s balance of payment. | |||
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* [[Balance of payments]] | |||
[[Category:Trade_Finance]] | [[Category:Trade_Finance]] | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 14 May 2014
(CAD).
A measurement of a country's trade when the value of imported goods and services exceeds the value of exported goods and services.
It includes net income, such as interest and dividends, as well as transfers, such as foreign aid.
The current account (a calculation of a country’s foreign transactions), together with the capital account is a component of a country’s balance of payment.
