Using the information in the following table on Mexico’s 1996 international transactions to answer the questions (amounts are in U.S. dollar values in millions):   Merchandise Imports                                                              $89,469 Merchandise Exports                                                              $96,000 Services Exports                                                     $10,901 Services Imports                                                     $10,819 Investment Income receipts                                     $17,099 Unilateral Transfers                                                 $ 4,531 Given the information above, what is the balance of trade? What is the current account? Did Mexico become a larger international debtor during 1996?

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Using the information in the following table on Mexico’s 1996 international transactions to answer the questions (amounts are in U.S. dollar values in millions):

 

Merchandise Imports                                                              $89,469

Merchandise Exports                                                              $96,000

Services Exports                                                     $10,901

Services Imports                                                     $10,819

Investment Income receipts                                     $17,099

Unilateral Transfers                                                 $ 4,531

Given the information above, what is the balance of trade?

What is the current account?

Did Mexico become a larger international debtor during 1996?

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