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Review exercise 4

  1. Examine the following relationship.

    Current account balance = goods balance + net services + income + current transfers

    If the total credits are greater than total debits there is a surplus on the current account. However if total debits are greater than total debits there is a deficit on the current account. Australia had a CAD of $18.5 billion in 2000–2001.

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