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FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 10:54 AM Jun 2012

The United States is the biggest loser in the G-20

Current-account basis for the latest 12 months in billions of dollars --

- 473.4 United States
- 69.2 Turkey
- 61.2 France
- 59.3 Italy
- 59.0 India
- 51.6 Brazil
- 48.4 Canada
- 46.3 Britain
- 38.9 Australia
- 13.7 South Africa
- 7.1 Mexico
- 3.8 Indonesia
0.0 Argentina
+ 27.0 South Korea
+ 98.4 Japan
+ 110.3 Russia
+ 174.4 Saudi Arabia
+ 197.6 China
+ 206.3 Germany

The 20th member of the G-20 is the European Union, which has a current account balance of +11.8 as a whole.

Other notable countries are --
- 48.5 Spain
- 25.5 Greece
- 22.6 Poland
+ 19.6 Denmark
+ 26.7 Venezuela
+ 29.7 Malaysia
+ 37.8 Sweden
+ 41.9 Taiwan
+ 53.2 Singapore
+ 70.7 Norway
+ 94.4 Switzerland

Data from The Economist 6/16/12 issue.

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