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A-LevelEconomicsBalance of PaymentsFeb/Mar 2017Paper 1 Q221 Mark

The table contains some figures from the 2014 balance of payments account of the United States (US). [Table] What cannot be concluded about US trade in 2014 from the table?

AExported services were valued at over US$477 428.
BImported goods were valued at over US$1 632 639.
CThe value of exported services was less than the value of exported goods.
DThere was an overall current account deficit.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Feb/Mar 2017 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Balance of Payments and is worth 1 mark.

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