ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

BALANCE OF TRADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Germany imports $20 million in jeans from the U.S. How does this affect the German balance of payments?
A
credit capital
B
debit capital
C
credit current
D
debit current
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A balance of payments deficit means the country imports more goods, services, and capital than it exports. It must borrow from other countries to pay for its imports. In the long-term, the country becomes a net consumer, not a producer, of the world’s economic output.

Detailed explanation-2: -Germany-Balance of payments, financial account was EUR57466. 00 Million in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT.

Detailed explanation-3: -The importance of the balance of payment in India can be determined from the following points: It monitors the transaction of all the imports and exports of services and goods for a given period. It helps the government analyse a particular industry’s export growth potential and formulate policies to sustain it.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is often positively correlated with the standard of living, alternative measures to GDP for that purpose. From the formula it is evident that balance of payments forms a part and chunk of our GDP and when it increases the GDP and growth rate increases and vice versa is also true.

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