Identify the correct statements with respect to current account:
A. Balance of trade is the difference between export and import of goods in given period of time.
B. Current account records all international transactions of assets.
C. Trade in services includes factor income and non-factor income transactions.
D. Current account is in balance when capital inflows are equal to capital outflows.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the correct statements with respect to current account:
A. Balance of trade is the difference between export and import of goods in given period of time.
B. Current account records all international transactions of assets.
C. Trade in services includes factor income and non-factor income transactions.
D. Current account is in balance when capital inflows are equal to capital outflows.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
A is correct: balance of trade is exports minus imports of goods over a period. C is correct: trade in services (invisibles) covers both factor income (interest, profit) and non-factor income (shipping, banking, tourism) transactions.
B is wrong because transactions in assets belong to the capital account. D is wrong because equality of capital inflows and outflows balances the capital account, not the current account.
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