TABLE 1. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (billions of $)
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| Debits (Payments) | Credits (Receipts) |
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| CURRENT ACCOUNT | | | |
| Goods (Merchandise) | 200 |
140 | -60 |
| Services Excluding Capital Services |
30 |
50 | 20 |
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| Gifts and Transfers | 10 |
5 | -5 |
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| Trade Account Balance | 240 |
195 | -45 |
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| Interest and Dividends | 30 |
10 | -20 |
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| Debt Service Balance | 30 |
10 | -20 |
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| Balance on Current Account | 270 |
205 | -65 |
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| CAPITAL ACCOUNT | | | |
| Purchases of Assets from Foreign Residents | 20 |
| -20 |
| Sales of Assets to Foreign Residents |
| 85 | 85 |
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| Balance on Capital Account | 20 |
85 | 65 |
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| BALANCE | 290 |
290 | 0 |