For each of the following transactions, show the two entries in the US balance of payments. For each entry, indicate whether it appears in CA (the current account) or KFA (the capital and financial account). Show if each entry is a debit (-) or a credit (+). For entries in KFA, choose the appropriate explanation from the following four possibilities: i) increase in US-owned assets abroad (increase in US claims on foreigners), ii) decrease in US-owned assets abroad (decrease in US claims on foreigners), iii) increase in foreign-owned assets in the US (increase in foreign claims on the US), iv) decrease in foreign-owned assets in the US (decrease in foreign claims on the US). A. A US exporter sells a car to a German importer. The importer pays with a dollar denominated check drawn on a US bank account.
For each of the following transactions, show the two entries in the US balance of payments. For each entry, indicate whether it appears in CA (the current account) or KFA (the capital and financial account). Show if each entry is a debit (-) or a credit (+). For entries in KFA, choose the appropriate explanation from the following four possibilities: i) increase in US-owned assets abroad (increase in US claims on foreigners), ii) decrease in US-owned assets abroad (decrease in US claims on foreigners), iii) increase in foreign-owned assets in the US (increase in foreign claims on the US), iv) decrease in foreign-owned assets in the US (decrease in foreign claims on the US).
A. A US exporter sells a car to a German importer. The importer pays with a dollar denominated check drawn on a US bank account.
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