Current-Account Deficit Widens by 29.6 Percent in First Quarter

Current-Account Deficit Widens by 29.6 Percent in First Quarter

From bea.gov

The U.S. current-account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, widened by $66.6 billion, or 29.6 percent, to $291.4 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $224.8 billion. The first-quarter deficit was 4.8 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter. The $66.6 billion widening of the current-account deficit in the first quarter mostly ... (full story)

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