U.S. Current Account Balance: Oil/Non-Oil

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Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009

By the Center for Geoeconomic Studies

The U.S. non-oil current account balance started to improve in 2006 after a period of real dollar depreciation beginning in 2002. However, the overall deficit remained high, reflecting the run-up in oil prices. The deficit improved substantially after oil prices collapsed during the financial crisis. However, as the crisis recedes, oil prices have started to rise and the dollar has resumed its fall, suggesting the potential for a continued improvement in the non-oil deficit, but deterioration in the oil balance. The net effect is likely to be a worsening of the current account deficit.

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