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Table for figure of U.S. Trade and
Current Account Balances, 1999-2006
Percent of nominal GDP
Period U.S. trade
account
balance
U.S. current
account
balance
1999:Q1 -2.4 -2.8
1999:Q2 -2.7 -3.1
1999:Q3 -3.0 -3.4
1999:Q4 -3.2 -3.6
2000:Q1 -3.7 -4.1
2000:Q2 -3.7 -4.0
2000:Q3 -3.9 -4.4
2000:Q4 -4.1 -4.4
2001:Q1 -3.9 -4.3
2001:Q2 -3.5 -3.9
2001:Q3 -3.5 -3.7
2001:Q4 -3.4 -3.5
2002:Q1 -3.6 -4.2
2002:Q2 -4.0 -4.6
2002:Q3 -4.1 -4.5
2002:Q4 -4.4 -4.7
2003:Q1 -4.6 -5.1
2003:Q2 -4.6 -4.8
2003:Q3 -4.4 -4.7
2003:Q4 -4.4 -4.6
2004:Q1 -4.8 -5.1
2004:Q2 -5.2 -5.7
2004:Q3 -5.3 -5.6
2004:Q4 -5.6 -6.2
2005:Q1 -5.5 -6.3
2005:Q2 -5.6 -6.3
2005:Q3 -5.8 -5.8
2005:Q4 -6.1 -7.0
2006:Q1 -5.9 -6.6
2006:Q2 -5.9 -6.6
2006:Q3 -6.0 -6.8
2006:Q4 -5.2

Note: The data are quarterly. For the trade account, the observation for 2006:Q4 is estimated. The data for the current account extend through 2006:Q3.

Source: Department of Commerce.