ECONOMIC STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM
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CHART: Balance on Current Account, '94-'00
 		Balance on Current Account
In the first quarter of 2000, the U.S. current-account deficit on international transactions increased to $102.3 billion.

Previous
 -$96.2
4th Quarter 1999
 (billions of dollars)

Current
 -$102.3
1st Quarter 2000
 (billions of dollars)
Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of June 20, 2000.

CHART: Monthly trade balance
 		U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
The Nation's international deficit in goods and services increased to $31.0 billion in May, from $30.5 billion (revised) in April, as exports decreased more than imports.

Previous
 -30.5
April 2000
 $ billion

Current
 -31.0
May 2000
 $ billion
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of July 19, 2000.

CHART: International R&D/GDP Ratios
 		R&D Expenditures as a percent of GDP
The U.S. ratio of R&D to Gross Domestic Product is expected to increase to 2.67% in 1998, but will remain at a level less than Japan (2.92% in 1997) and more than Germany (2.33% in 1998).

Previous
 2.60%
1997

Current
 2.67%
1998 (preliminary)
Provided by National Science Foundation, SRS as of January 6, 2000.

CHART: Monthly Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Imports
 		Net Oil Imports
Includes crude oil and petroleum products net of exports.

Previous
 8.66
March, 2000
 Million Barrels per Day

Current
 9.09
April, 2000
 Million Barrels per Day
Provided by Energy Information Administration / Monthly Energy Review as of July 11, 2000.

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