U.S. Trade Balance : An Analysis of Recent Trends and Policy Options.

Examines trends in the current account balance, reasons why the trade deficit has widened, prospects for future widening, reasons why a trade imbalance may be a problem, and what may be done to correct it. Also considers the likely impact of the Asian financial crisis on the trade imbalance.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	International economic relations. Investments, Foreign. International trade. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines trends in the current account balance, reasons why the trade deficit has widened, prospects for future widening, reasons why a trade imbalance may be a problem, and what may be done to correct it. Also considers the likely impact of the Asian financial crisis on the trade imbalance.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.