Är handelsunderskott det samma som underskott på bytesbalansen?
Current account
Om en ekonomi har ett underskott i bytesbalansen absorberar den (absorption = inhemsk konsumtion + investeringar + offentliga utgifter) mer än vad den producerar. Detta kan endast ske om andra ekonomier lånar ut sina besparingar till den (i form av skulder till eller direkt- eller portföljinvesteringar i ekonomin) eller om ekonomin minskar sina utländska tillgångar, t.ex. den officiella valutareserven.
Current account
If an economy is running a current account deficit, it is absorbing (absorption = domestic consumption + investment + government spending) more than that it is producing. This can only happen if some other economies are lending their savings to it (in the form of debt to or direct/ portfolio investment in the economy) or the economy is running down its foreign assets such as official foreign currency reserve.
Current account