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December 19, 2019US CURRENT ACCOUNT Q3 2019 
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that in 2019 Q3, the Current account trade deficit narrowed by $4.1 billions to $124.1 billion over 2019 Q2 and narrowed by 1.3% ($1 .6 billions) over 2018 Q3.
- the G&S trade deficit narrowed by $6.0 billions to $157.4 billion over 2019 Q2 and narrowed by 3.7% ($6 .1 billions) over 2018 Q3.
- the Goods trade deficit narrowed by $3.8 billions to $219.6 billion over 2019 Q2 and narrowed by 3.7% ($8 .3 billions) over 2018 Q3.
- the Services trade surplus widened by $2.2 billions to $62.2 billion over 2019 Q2 and narrowed by 3.5% ($2 .3 billions) over 2018 Q3.
- the Primary trade surplus widened by $1.1 billions to $68.7 billion over 2019 Q2 and widened by 6.2% ($4 .0 billions) over 2018 Q3.
- the Secondary trade deficit widened by $3.0 billions to $35.5 billion over 2019 Q2 and widened by 31.1% ($8 .4 billions) over 2018 Q3.
Current Account as a % of GDP
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that BOP as a % GDP unchanged at 2.3% over 2019 Q2.
Source: United States Bureau of Economic Analysis
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