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Question 14

The table below shows selected balance of payments data for an economy in a given year:

CategoryValue (£ billion£\text{ billion}£ billion)
Exports of goods145
Imports of goods162
Exports of services75
Imports of services52
Primary income receipts (inflows)28
Primary income payments (outflows)35
Secondary income receipts (inflows)12
Secondary income payments (outflows)19

Based on these data, what is the overall balance on the current account of the balance of payments?

A deficit of £8 billion£8\text{ billion}£8 billion

A surplus of £6 billion£6\text{ billion}£6 billion

A deficit of £1 billion£1\text{ billion}£1 billion

A surplus of £8 billion£8\text{ billion}£8 billion

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