Complete the table by calculating the surplus or deficit both in absolute (dollar) terms and as a percentage of GDP. If necessary, round your answe to the nearest hundredth. GDP Exports Imports Exports - Imports Year (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Percentage of GDP) 2006 13,399.0 1,471.0 2,240.3 2007 14,062.0 1,661.7 2,375.7 2008 14,369.0 1,843.4 2,553.8 2009 14,119.0 1,578.4 1,964.7 2010 14,660.0 1,837.5 2,353.9
Complete the table by calculating the surplus or deficit both in absolute (dollar) terms and as a percentage of GDP. If necessary, round your answe to the nearest hundredth. GDP Exports Imports Exports - Imports Year (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) (Percentage of GDP) 2006 13,399.0 1,471.0 2,240.3 2007 14,062.0 1,661.7 2,375.7 2008 14,369.0 1,843.4 2,553.8 2009 14,119.0 1,578.4 1,964.7 2010 14,660.0 1,837.5 2,353.9
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![Homework (Ch 18)
1. Imports, exports, and the trade balance
The following table shows the approximate value of exports and imports for the United States from 2006 through 2010.
Complete the table by calculating the surplus or deficit both in absolute (dollar) terms and as a percentage of GDP. If necessary, round your answers
to the nearest hundredth.
GDP
Exports
Imports
Exports - Imports
Year
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Percentage of GDP)
2006
13,399.0
1,471.0
2,240.3
2007
14,062.0
1,661.7
2,375.7
2008
14,369.0
1,843.4
2,553.8
2009
14,119.0
1,578.4
1,964.7
2010
14,660.0
1,837.5
2,353.9
Source: "Income, Expenditures, Poverty, & Wealth: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)," United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, last modified
September 2011, accessed June 10, 2013, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/income-expenditures-poverty-wealth.html.
Between 2007 and 2008, the
in dollar terms and
as a percentage of GDP.
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1. Imports, exports, and the trade balance
The following table shows the approximate value of exports and imports for the United States from 2006 through 2010.
Complete the table by calculating the surplus or deficit both in absolute (dollar) terms and as a percentage of GDP. If necessary, round your answers
to the nearest hundredth.
GDP
Exports
Imports
Exports - Imports
Year
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Billions of dollars)
(Percentage of GDP)
2006
13,399.0
1,471.0
2,240.3
2007
14,062.0
1,661.7
2,375.7
2008
14,369.0
1,843.4
2,553.8
2009
14,119.0
1,578.4
1,964.7
2010
14,660.0
1,837.5
2,353.9
Source: "Income, Expenditures, Poverty, & Wealth: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)," United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce, last modified
September 2011, accessed June 10, 2013, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2011/compendia/statab/131ed/income-expenditures-poverty-wealth.html.
Between 2007 and 2008, the
in dollar terms and
as a percentage of GDP.
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