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Chapter 12Chapter 12National Income Accounting andNational Income Accounting and

the Balance of Paymentsthe Balance of Payments

Prepared by Iordanis Petsas

To AccompanyInternational Economics: Theory and PolicyInternational Economics: Theory and Policy, Sixth Edition

by Paul R. Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld

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Chapter Organization

Introduction The National Income Accounts National Income Accounting for an Open Economy The Balance of Payment Accounts Summary

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Introduction The National Income Accounts National Income Accounting for an Open Economy The Balance of Payment Accounts Summary

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Introduction

Microeconomics• It studies the effective use of scarce resources from the

perspective of individual firms and consumers.

Macroeconomics• It studies how economies’ overall levels of

employment, production, and growth are determined.

• It emphasizes four aspects of economic life:– Unemployment

– Saving

– Trade imbalances

– Money and the price levelSlide 12-3Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc.

Microeconomics• It studies the effective use of scarce resources from the

perspective of individual firms and consumers.

Macroeconomics• It studies how economies’ overall levels of

employment, production, and growth are determined.

• It emphasizes four aspects of economic life:– Unemployment

– Saving

– Trade imbalances

– Money and the price level

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The national income accounts and the balance ofpayments accounts are essential tools for studying themacroeconomics of open, interdependent economies.

National income accounting• Records all the expenditures that contribute to a

country’s income and output Balance of payments accounting

• Helps us keep track of both changes in a country’sindebtedness to foreigners and the fortunes of itsexport- and import-competing industries

Introduction

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The national income accounts and the balance ofpayments accounts are essential tools for studying themacroeconomics of open, interdependent economies.

National income accounting• Records all the expenditures that contribute to a

country’s income and output Balance of payments accounting

• Helps us keep track of both changes in a country’sindebtedness to foreigners and the fortunes of itsexport- and import-competing industries

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The National Income Accounts

Gross national product (GNP)• The value of all final goods and services produced by

a country’s factors of production and sold on themarket in a given time period

• It is the basic measure of a country’s output.

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Gross national product (GNP)• The value of all final goods and services produced by

a country’s factors of production and sold on themarket in a given time period

• It is the basic measure of a country’s output.

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GNP is calculated by adding up the market value ofall expenditures on final output:• Consumption

– The amount consumed by private domestic residents

• Investment– The amount put aside by private firms to build new

plant and equipment for future production

• Government purchases– The amount used by the government

• Current account balance– The amount of net exports of goods and services to

foreigners

The National Income Accounts

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GNP is calculated by adding up the market value ofall expenditures on final output:• Consumption

– The amount consumed by private domestic residents

• Investment– The amount put aside by private firms to build new

plant and equipment for future production

• Government purchases– The amount used by the government

• Current account balance– The amount of net exports of goods and services to

foreigners

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The National Income AccountsFigure 12-1: U.S. GNP and Its Components, 2000

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National Product and National Income• National Income

– It is earned over a period by its factors of production.

– It must equal the GNP a country generates over someperiod of time.

– One person’s spending is another’s income (i.e., total spendingmust equal total income).

The National Income Accounts

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National Product and National Income• National Income

– It is earned over a period by its factors of production.

– It must equal the GNP a country generates over someperiod of time.

– One person’s spending is another’s income (i.e., total spendingmust equal total income).

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Capital Depreciation, International Transfers, andIndirect Business Taxes• Adjustments to the definition of GNP:

– Depreciation of capital– It reduces the income of capital owners.

– It must be subtracted from GNP (to get the net national product).

– Net unilateral transfers of income– They are part of a country’s income but are not part of its product.– They must be added to the net national product.

– Indirect business taxes– They are sales taxes.

– They must be subtracted from GNP.

The National Income Accounts

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Capital Depreciation, International Transfers, andIndirect Business Taxes• Adjustments to the definition of GNP:

– Depreciation of capital– It reduces the income of capital owners.

– It must be subtracted from GNP (to get the net national product).

– Net unilateral transfers of income– They are part of a country’s income but are not part of its product.– They must be added to the net national product.

– Indirect business taxes– They are sales taxes.

– They must be subtracted from GNP.

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)• It measures the volume of production within a

country’s borders.• It equals GNP minus net receipts of factor income

from the rest of the world.

• It does not correct for the portion of countries’production carried out using services provided byforeign-owned capital.

The National Income Accounts

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)• It measures the volume of production within a

country’s borders.• It equals GNP minus net receipts of factor income

from the rest of the world.

• It does not correct for the portion of countries’production carried out using services provided byforeign-owned capital.

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National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

Consumption• The portion of GNP purchased by the private sector to

fulfill current wants

Investment• The part of output used by private firms to produce

future output

Government Purchases• Any goods and services purchased by federal, state, or

local governments

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Consumption• The portion of GNP purchased by the private sector to

fulfill current wants

Investment• The part of output used by private firms to produce

future output

Government Purchases• Any goods and services purchased by federal, state, or

local governments

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The National Income Identity for an Open Economy• It is the sum of domestic and foreign expenditure on

the goods and services produced by domestic factorsof production:

Y = C + I + G + EX – IM (12-1)where:

– Y is GNP– C is consumption– I is investment– G is government purchases– EX is exports– IM is imports

• In a closed economy, EX = IM = 0.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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The National Income Identity for an Open Economy• It is the sum of domestic and foreign expenditure on

the goods and services produced by domestic factorsof production:

Y = C + I + G + EX – IM (12-1)where:

– Y is GNP– C is consumption– I is investment– G is government purchases– EX is exports– IM is imports

• In a closed economy, EX = IM = 0.

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An Imaginary Open Economy• Assumptions of the model:

– There is an economy, Agraria, that can only producewheat.

– Each citizen of Agraria is both a consumer and a farmerof wheat.

– The Agrarian government appropriates part of the cropto feed its army.

– Agraria can import milk from the rest of the world inexchange for exports of wheat.

– The price of milk is 0.5 bushel of wheat per gallon, and at thisprice Agrarians want to consume 40 gallons of milk.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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An Imaginary Open Economy• Assumptions of the model:

– There is an economy, Agraria, that can only producewheat.

– Each citizen of Agraria is both a consumer and a farmerof wheat.

– The Agrarian government appropriates part of the cropto feed its army.

– Agraria can import milk from the rest of the world inexchange for exports of wheat.

– The price of milk is 0.5 bushel of wheat per gallon, and at thisprice Agrarians want to consume 40 gallons of milk.

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Table 12-1: National Income Accounts for Agraria, an Open Economy(bushels of wheat)

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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The Current Account and Foreign Indebtedness• Current account (CA) balance

– The difference between exports of goods and servicesand imports of goods and services (CA = EX – IM)

– A country has a CA surplus when its CA > 0.

– A country has a CA deficit when its CA < 0.

– CA measures the size and direction of internationalborrowing.

– A country’s current account balance equals the change in itsnet foreign wealth.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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The Current Account and Foreign Indebtedness• Current account (CA) balance

– The difference between exports of goods and servicesand imports of goods and services (CA = EX – IM)

– A country has a CA surplus when its CA > 0.

– A country has a CA deficit when its CA < 0.

– CA measures the size and direction of internationalborrowing.

– A country’s current account balance equals the change in itsnet foreign wealth.

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• CA balance is equal to the difference between nationalincome and domestic residents’ spending:

Y – (C+ I + G) = CA– CA balance is goods production less domestic demand.

– CA balance is the excess supply of domestic financing.– Example: Agraria imports 20 bushels of wheat and exports only

10 bushels of wheat (Table 12-1). The current account deficit of10 bushels is the value of Agraria’s borrowing from foreigners,which the country will have to repay in the future.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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• CA balance is equal to the difference between nationalincome and domestic residents’ spending:

Y – (C+ I + G) = CA– CA balance is goods production less domestic demand.

– CA balance is the excess supply of domestic financing.– Example: Agraria imports 20 bushels of wheat and exports only

10 bushels of wheat (Table 12-1). The current account deficit of10 bushels is the value of Agraria’s borrowing from foreigners,which the country will have to repay in the future.

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Figure 12-2: The U.S. Current Account and Net Foreign Wealth Position,1977-2000

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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Saving and the Current Account• National saving (S)

– The portion of output, Y, that is not devoted to householdconsumption, C, or government purchases, G.

– It always equals investment in a closed economy.– A closed economy can save only by building up its capital stock

(S = I).

– An open economy can save either by building up its capital stockor by acquiring foreign wealth (S = I + CA).

– A country’s CA surplus is referred to as its net foreigninvestment.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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Saving and the Current Account• National saving (S)

– The portion of output, Y, that is not devoted to householdconsumption, C, or government purchases, G.

– It always equals investment in a closed economy.– A closed economy can save only by building up its capital stock

(S = I).

– An open economy can save either by building up its capital stockor by acquiring foreign wealth (S = I + CA).

– A country’s CA surplus is referred to as its net foreigninvestment.

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Private and Government Saving• Private saving (Sp)

– The part of disposable income that is saved rather thanconsumed

Sp = I + CA – Sg = I + CA – (T – G) = I + CA + (G – T) (12-2)– T is the government's “income” (its net tax revenue)– Sg is government savings (T-G)

• Government budget deficit (G – T)– It measures the extent to which the government is

borrowing to finance its expenditures.

National Income Accountingfor an Open Economy

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Private and Government Saving• Private saving (Sp)

– The part of disposable income that is saved rather thanconsumed

Sp = I + CA – Sg = I + CA – (T – G) = I + CA + (G – T) (12-2)– T is the government's “income” (its net tax revenue)– Sg is government savings (T-G)

• Government budget deficit (G – T)– It measures the extent to which the government is

borrowing to finance its expenditures.

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The Balance of Payments Accounts

A country’s balance of payments accounts keep trackof both its payments to and its receipts fromforeigners.

Every international transaction automatically entersthe balance of payments twice: once as a credit (+)and once as a debit (-).

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A country’s balance of payments accounts keep trackof both its payments to and its receipts fromforeigners.

Every international transaction automatically entersthe balance of payments twice: once as a credit (+)and once as a debit (-).

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Three types of international transactions are recordedin the balance of payments:• Exports or imports of goods or services

• Purchases or sales of financial assets• Transfers of wealth between countries

– They are recorded in the capital account.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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Three types of international transactions are recordedin the balance of payments:• Exports or imports of goods or services

• Purchases or sales of financial assets• Transfers of wealth between countries

– They are recorded in the capital account.

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Examples of Paired Transactions• A U.S. citizen buys a $1000 typewriter from an Italian

company, and the Italian company deposits the $1000in its account at Citibank in New York.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for goods.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. CA with a negative sign (-$1000).

– It shows up as a $1000 credit in the U.S. financial account.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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Examples of Paired Transactions• A U.S. citizen buys a $1000 typewriter from an Italian

company, and the Italian company deposits the $1000in its account at Citibank in New York.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for goods.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. CA with a negative sign (-$1000).

– It shows up as a $1000 credit in the U.S. financial account.

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• A U.S. citizen pays $200 for dinner at a Frenchrestaurant in France by charging his Visa credit card.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for services.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. CA with a negative sign (-$200).

– It shows up as a $200 credit in the U.S. financial account.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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• A U.S. citizen pays $200 for dinner at a Frenchrestaurant in France by charging his Visa credit card.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for services.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. CA with a negative sign (-$200).

– It shows up as a $200 credit in the U.S. financial account.

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• A U.S. citizen buys a $95 newly issued share of stockin the United Kingdom oil giant British Petroleum(BP) by using a check drawn on his stockbrokermoney market account. BP deposits the $95 in its ownU.S. bank account at Second Bank of Chicago.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for assets.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. financial account with a negative sign (-$95).

– It shows up as a $95 credit in the U.S. financial account.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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• A U.S. citizen buys a $95 newly issued share of stockin the United Kingdom oil giant British Petroleum(BP) by using a check drawn on his stockbrokermoney market account. BP deposits the $95 in its ownU.S. bank account at Second Bank of Chicago.

– That is, the U.S. trades assets for assets.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. financial account with a negative sign (-$95).

– It shows up as a $95 credit in the U.S. financial account.

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• A U.S. bank forgives $5000 in debt owed to it by thegovernment of Bygonia.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. capital account with a negative sign (-$5000).

– It shows up as a $5000 credit in the U.S. financial account.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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• A U.S. bank forgives $5000 in debt owed to it by thegovernment of Bygonia.

– This transaction creates the following two offsettingentries in the U.S. balance of payments:

– It enters the U.S. capital account with a negative sign (-$5000).

– It shows up as a $5000 credit in the U.S. financial account.

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The Fundamental Balance of Payments Identity• Any international transaction automatically gives rise

to two offsetting entries in the balance of paymentsresulting in a fundamental identity:

Current account + financial account + capital account = 0 (12-3)

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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The Fundamental Balance of Payments Identity• Any international transaction automatically gives rise

to two offsetting entries in the balance of paymentsresulting in a fundamental identity:

Current account + financial account + capital account = 0 (12-3)

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-2: U.S. Balance of Payments Accounts for 2000

(billions of dollars)

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-2: Continued

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The Current Account, Once Again• The balance of payments accounts divide exports and

imports into three categories:– Merchandise trade

– Exports or imports of goods

– Services– Payments for legal assistance, tourists’ expenditures, and

shipping fees

– Income– International interest and dividend payments and the earnings

of domestically owned firms operating abroad

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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The Current Account, Once Again• The balance of payments accounts divide exports and

imports into three categories:– Merchandise trade

– Exports or imports of goods

– Services– Payments for legal assistance, tourists’ expenditures, and

shipping fees

– Income– International interest and dividend payments and the earnings

of domestically owned firms operating abroad

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The Capital Account• It records asset transfers and tends to be small for the

United States.

The Financial Account• It measures the difference between sales of assets to

foreigners and purchases of assets located abroad.– Financial inflow (capital inflow)

– A loan from the foreigners with a promise that they will berepaid

– Financial outflow (capital outflow)– A transaction involving the purchase of an asset from foreigners

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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The Capital Account• It records asset transfers and tends to be small for the

United States.

The Financial Account• It measures the difference between sales of assets to

foreigners and purchases of assets located abroad.– Financial inflow (capital inflow)

– A loan from the foreigners with a promise that they will berepaid

– Financial outflow (capital outflow)– A transaction involving the purchase of an asset from foreigners

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The Statistical Discrepancy• Data associated with a given transaction may come

from different sources that differ in coverage,accuracy, and timing.

– This makes the balance of payments accounts seldombalance in practice.

– Account keepers force the two sides to balance byadding to the accounts a statistical discrepancy.

– It is very difficult to allocate this discrepancy among thecurrent, capital, and financial accounts.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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The Statistical Discrepancy• Data associated with a given transaction may come

from different sources that differ in coverage,accuracy, and timing.

– This makes the balance of payments accounts seldombalance in practice.

– Account keepers force the two sides to balance byadding to the accounts a statistical discrepancy.

– It is very difficult to allocate this discrepancy among thecurrent, capital, and financial accounts.

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Official Reserve Transactions• Central bank

– The institution responsible for managing the supply ofmoney

• Official international reserves– Foreign assets held by central banks as a cushion

against national economic misfortune

• Official foreign exchange intervention– Central banks often buy or sell international reserves in

private asset markets to affect macroeconomicconditions in their economies.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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Official Reserve Transactions• Central bank

– The institution responsible for managing the supply ofmoney

• Official international reserves– Foreign assets held by central banks as a cushion

against national economic misfortune

• Official foreign exchange intervention– Central banks often buy or sell international reserves in

private asset markets to affect macroeconomicconditions in their economies.

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• Official settlements balance (balance of payments)– The book-keeping offset to the balance of official

reserve transactions

– It is the sum of the current account balance, the capitalaccount balance, the nonreserve portion of the financialaccount balance, and the statistical discrepancy.

– Example: The U.S. balance of payments in 2000 was -$35.6billion, that is, the balance of official reserve transactions withits sign reversed.

– A country with a negative balance of payments maysignal that it is running down its international reserveassets or incurring debts to foreign monetary authorities.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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• Official settlements balance (balance of payments)– The book-keeping offset to the balance of official

reserve transactions

– It is the sum of the current account balance, the capitalaccount balance, the nonreserve portion of the financialaccount balance, and the statistical discrepancy.

– Example: The U.S. balance of payments in 2000 was -$35.6billion, that is, the balance of official reserve transactions withits sign reversed.

– A country with a negative balance of payments maysignal that it is running down its international reserveassets or incurring debts to foreign monetary authorities.

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-3: Calculating the U.S. Official Settlements Balance for 2000

(billions of dollars)

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-3: Continued

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Case Study: Is the United States the World’sBiggest Debtor?• At the end of 1999, the United States had a negative

net foreign wealth position far greater than that of anyother single country.

• The United States is the world’s biggest debtor.• However, the United States has the world’s largest

GNP.

The Balance of Payments Accounts

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Case Study: Is the United States the World’sBiggest Debtor?• At the end of 1999, the United States had a negative

net foreign wealth position far greater than that of anyother single country.

• The United States is the world’s biggest debtor.• However, the United States has the world’s largest

GNP.

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-4: International Investment Position of the United States at

Year End, 1998 and 1999 (millions of dollars)

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The Balance of Payments AccountsTable 12-4: Continued

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Summary

A country’s GNP is equal to the income received byits factors of production.• GDP is equal to GNP less net receipts of factor income

from abroad, measures the output produced within acountry’s territorial borders.

In a closed economy, GNP must be consumed,invested, or purchased by the government.• In an open economy, GNP equals the sum of

consumption, investment, government purchases, andnet exports of goods and services.

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A country’s GNP is equal to the income received byits factors of production.• GDP is equal to GNP less net receipts of factor income

from abroad, measures the output produced within acountry’s territorial borders.

In a closed economy, GNP must be consumed,invested, or purchased by the government.• In an open economy, GNP equals the sum of

consumption, investment, government purchases, andnet exports of goods and services.

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Summary

All transactions between a country and the rest of theworld are recorded in its balance of paymentsaccounts.

The current account equals the country’s net lendingto foreigners.• National saving equals domestic investment plus the

current account.

• Transactions involving goods and services appear inthe current account of the balance of payments, whileinternational sales or purchases of assets appear in thefinancial account.

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All transactions between a country and the rest of theworld are recorded in its balance of paymentsaccounts.

The current account equals the country’s net lendingto foreigners.• National saving equals domestic investment plus the

current account.

• Transactions involving goods and services appear inthe current account of the balance of payments, whileinternational sales or purchases of assets appear in thefinancial account.

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Summary

The capital account records asset transfers and tendsto be small in the United States.

Any current account deficit must be matched by anequal surplus in the other two accounts of the balanceof payments, and any current account surplus by adeficit somewhere else.

International asset transactions carried out by centralbanks are included in the financial account.

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The capital account records asset transfers and tendsto be small in the United States.

Any current account deficit must be matched by anequal surplus in the other two accounts of the balanceof payments, and any current account surplus by adeficit somewhere else.

International asset transactions carried out by centralbanks are included in the financial account.