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Mbf14e Chap03 Bop Pbms
Mbf14e Chap03 Bop Pbms
Use the following data from the International Monetary Fund to answer questions 3.1 through 3.4.
Assumptions (millions of US dollars) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Goods: exports 64,052 63,676 65,099 70,577 87,207 107,011 124,913 142,421 189,057 154,777 213,782 271,719 257,950 254,164
Goods: imports -68,865 -61,890 -70,530 -85,946 -105,238 -120,383 -134,509 -160,205 -193,972 -159,216 -196,303 -249,238 -270,136 -249,774
Balance on goods -4,813 1,786 -5,431 -15,369 -18,031 -13,372 -9,596 -17,784 -4,915 -4,439 17,479 22,481 -12,186 4,390
Services: credit 18,677 16,689 17,906 21,205 26,362 31,047 33,088 40,496 45,240 40,814 46,968 51,653 53,034 53,344
Services: debit -18,388 -16,948 -18,107 -21,638 -27,040 -30,505 -32,219 -39,908 -48,338 -42,165 -51,313 -61,897 -65,405 -67,399
Balance on services 289 -259 -201 -433 -678 542 869 588 -3,098 -1,351 -4,345 -10,244 -12,371 -14,055
Income: credit 8,984 8,063 8,194 9,457 13,969 16,445 21,748 32,655 37,320 27,402 35,711 47,852 47,168 45,910
Income: debit -19,516 -18,332 -19,884 -24,245 -35,057 -44,166 -54,131 -73,202 -76,719 -65,809 -84,646 -102,400 -88,255 -83,618
Balance on income -10,532 -10,269 -11,690 -14,788 -21,088 -27,722 -32,383 -40,547 -39,399 -38,407 -48,935 -54,548 -41,087 -37,708
Current transfers: credit 2,622 2,242 2,310 2,767 3,145 3,333 3,698 4,402 4,431 4,997 5,813 7,510 7,271 7,206
Current transfers: debit -2,669 -2,221 -2,373 -2,851 -3,414 -3,813 -4,092 -4,690 -4,805 -5,799 -7,189 -9,723 9,635 9,390
Balance on current transfers -47 21 -63 -84 -269 -480 -394 -288 -374 -802 -1,376 -2,213 16,906 16,596
Questions 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3.1 What is Australia's balance on goods? -4,813 1,786 -5,431 -15,369 -18,031 -13,372 -9,596 -17,784 -4,915 -4,439 17,479 22,481 -12,186 4,390
(goods exports - goods imports)
3.2 What is Australia's balance on services? 289 -259 -201 -433 -678 542 869 588 -3,098 -1,351 -4,345 -10,244 -12,371 -14,055
(services credit - services debit)
3.3 What is Australia's balance on goods and service -4,524 1,527 -5,632 -15,802 -18,709 -12,830 -8,727 -17,196 -8,013 -5,790 13,134 12,237 -24,557 -9,665
(balance on goods + balance on services)
3.4 What is Australia's current account balance? -15,103 -8,721 -17,385 -30,674 -40,066 -41,032 -41,504 -58,031 -47,786 -44,999 -37,177 -44,524 -48,738 -30,777
(the sum of the four balances listed above,
goods, services, income, and current transfers)
India's Current Account
Use the following India balance of payments data from the IMF (all items are for the current account) to answer questions 3.5 through 3.9.
Assumptions (millions of US dollars) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Goods: exports 43,247 44,793 51,141 60,893 77,939 102,175 123,876 153,530 199,065 167,958 230,967 307,847 298,321 319,110
Goods: imports -53,887 -51,212 -54,702 -68,081 -95,539 -134,692 -166,572 -208,611 -291,740 -247,908 -324,320 -428,021 -450,249 -433,760
Balance on goods -10,640 -6,419 -3,561 -7,188 -17,600 -32,517 -42,696 -55,081 -92,675 -79,950 -93,353 -120,174 -151,928 -114,650
Services: credit 16,684 17,337 19,478 23,902 38,281 52,527 69,440 86,552 106,054 92,889 117,068 138,528 145,525 148,649
Services: debit -19,187 -20,099 -21,039 -24,878 -35,641 -47,287 -58,514 -70,175 -87,739 -80,349 -114,739 -125,041 -129,659 -126,256
Balance on services -2,503 -2,762 -1,561 -976 2,640 5,241 10,926 16,377 18,315 12,540 2,329 13,487 15,866 22,393
Income: credit 2,521 3,524 3,188 3,491 4,690 5,646 8,199 12,650 15,593 13,733 9,961 10,147 9,899 11,230
Income: debit -7,414 -7,666 -7,097 -8,386 -8,742 -12,296 -14,445 -19,166 -20,958 -21,272 -25,563 -26,191 -30,742 -33,013
Balance on income -4,893 -4,142 -3,909 -4,895 -4,052 -6,650 -6,245 -6,516 -5,365 -7,539 -15,602 -16,044 -20,843 -21,783
Current transfers: credit 13,548 15,140 16,789 22,401 20,615 24,512 30,015 38,885 52,065 50,526 54,380 62,735 68,611 69,441
Current transfers: debit -114 -407 -698 -570 -822 -869 -1,299 -1,742 -3,313 -1,764 -2,270 -2,523 -3,176 -4,626
Balance on current transfers 13,434 14,733 16,091 21,831 19,793 23,643 28,716 37,143 48,752 48,762 52,110 60,212 65,435 64,815
Questions 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3.5 What is India's balance on goods? -10,640 -6,419 -3,561 -7,188 -17,600 -32,517 -42,696 -55,081 -92,675 -79,950 -93,353 -120,174 -151,928 -114,650
3.6 What is India's balance on services? -2,503 -2,762 -1,561 -976 2,640 5,241 10,926 16,377 18,315 12,540 2,329 13,487 15,866 22,393
3.7 What is India's balance on goods and -13,143 -9,181 -5,122 -8,164 -14,960 -27,276 -31,770 -38,704 -74,360 -67,410 -91,024 -106,687 -136,062 -92,257
services?
3.8 What is the balance on goods, services -18,036 -13,323 -9,031 -13,059 -19,012 -33,926 -38,015 -45,220 -79,725 -74,949 -106,626 -122,731 -156,905 -114,040
and income?
-4,601 1,410 7,060 8,772 780 -10,283 -9,299 -8,077 -30,973 -26,187 -54,516 -62,519 -91,470 -49,225
3.9 What is India's current account balance?
China's (Mainland) Balance of Payments
Use the following Chinese (Mainland) balance of payments data from the IMF to answer questions 3.10 through 3.13.
Assumptions (millions of US dollars) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A. Current account balance 20,518 17,401 35,422 45,875 68,659 134,082 231,844 353,183 420,569 243,257 237,810 136,097 215,392 182,807
B. Capital account balance -35 -54 -50 -48 -69 4,102 4,020 3,099 3,051 3,938 4,630 5,446 4,272 3,052
C. Financial account balance 1,958 34,832 32,341 52,774 110,729 96,944 45,285 91,132 37,075 194,494 282,234 260,024 -36,038 323,151
D. Net errors and omissions -11,748 -4,732 7,504 17,985 10,531 15,847 3,502 13,237 18,859 -41,181 -53,016 -13,768 -87,071 -77,628
E. Reserves and related items -10,693 -47,447 -75,217 -116,586 -189,849 -250,975 -284,651 -460,651 -479,554 -400,508 -471,658 -387,799 -96,555 -431,382
Questions 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3.10 Is China experiencing a net capital 1,923 34,778 32,291 52,726 110,660 101,046 49,305 94,231 40,126 198,432 286,864 265,470 -31,766 326,203
inflow or outflow? "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow"
3.11 What is China's Total for Groups A 20,483 17,347 35,372 45,827 68,590 138,184 235,864 356,282 423,620 247,195 242,440 141,543 219,664 185,859
and B?
3.12 What is China's Total for Groups A 22,441 52,179 67,713 98,601 179,319 235,128 281,149 447,414 460,695 441,689 524,674 401,567 183,626 509,010
through C?
3.13 What is China's Total for Groups A 10,693 47,447 75,217 116,586 189,849 250,975 284,651 460,651 479,554 400,508 471,658 387,799 96,555 431,382
through D?
Use the following Russian (Russian Federation) balance of payments data from the IMF to answer questions 3.14 through 3.17.
3.15 Is Russia experiencing a net capital inflow? -23,619 -13,110 -11,475 2,031
"outflow" "outflow" "outflow" "inflow"
3.16 What is Russia's Total for Groups A and B? 57,515 24,557 16,720 34,417
3.17 What is Russia's Total for Groups A through C? 23,221 20,824 17,641 37,441
3.18 What is Russia's Total for Groups A through D? 13,923 11,266 11,563 28,262
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Yes Yes Nearly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2012 2013
71,282 34,141
-5,218 -395
-25,675 -44,983
-10,370 -10,842
-30,020 22,078
2012 2013
-30,893 -45,378
"outflow" "outflow"
66,064 33,746
40,389 -11,237
30,019 -22,079
-1 -1
Nearly Nearly
Russia'a (Russian Federation's) Balance of Payments
Euro Area Balance of Payments. Use the following Euro Area balance of payments data from the IMF to answer questions 3.18 through 3.21.
Assumptions (billions of US dollars) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
A. Current account balance -81.8 -19.7 44.5 24.9 81.2 19.2 -0.3 24.9 -195.9 -12.5 12.2 16.0 171.4 305.4
B. Capital account balance 8.4 5.6 10.3 14.3 20.5 14.2 11.7 5.4 14.2 11.2 7.3 14.0 7.3 27.9
C. Financial account balance 50.9 -41.2 -15.3 -47.6 -122.9 -71.4 -28.5 -3.4 175.3 73.8 -12.2 -103.2 -213.6 -345.2
D. Net errors and omissions 6.4 38.8 -36.5 -24.4 5.6 15.0 19.6 -21.3 11.2 # -12.6 -7.2 38.4 33.7 1.8
E. Reserves and related items 16.2 16.4 -3.0 32.8 15.6 23.0 -2.6 -5.7 -4.9 -59.7 -0.1 34.8 1.3 10.1
Questions 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
3.20 Is the Euro Area experiencing a net capital inflow? 59.3 -35.5 -5.0 -33.2 -102.4 -57.1 -16.7 2.1 189.6 84.9 -4.9 -89.2 -206.4 -317.2
"inflow" "outflow" "outflow" "outflow" "outflow" "outflow" "outflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow" "inflow"
3.21 What is the Euro Area's Total for Groups A and B? -73.4 -14.1 54.9 39.2 101.7 33.4 11.4 30.3 -181.7 -1.4 19.5 30.0 178.7 333.3
3.22 What is the Euro Area's Total for Groups A through C? -22.6 -55.3 39.5 -8.3 -21.2 -38.0 -17.0 26.9 -6.4 72.4 7.3 -73.2 -35.0 -11.9
3.23 What is the Euro Area's Total for Groups A through D? -16.2 -16.4 3.0 -32.8 -15.6 -23.0 2.5 5.7 4.9 59.8 0.1 -34.8 -1.3 -10.1
3.24 Does the Euro Area's BOP balance? 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Problem 3.22 Trade Deficits and J-Curve Adjustment Paths
Assume that the United Arab Emirates has the following import/export volumes and
prices. It undertakes a major “devaluation” of the UAE Dirham (AED) by 6% on average
against all major trading partner currencies. What is the pre-devaluation and post-
devaluation trade balance?
Assumptions Values
Initial cross exchange rate, AED/€ 4.20
Price of exports, (AED) 100.0000
Price of imports, (€) 112.0000
Quantity of exports, units 300
Quantity of imports, units 200
Percentage devaluation of the AED 6.00%