The U.S. trade deficit is the difference between the total value of goods and services that are exported from the US and the total value of goods and services imported into the US from other countries. The table shows the amount of goods and services that were exported to and imported from other countries in January of 2008 and 2009. According to the information in the table, by what percentage did the trade deficit shriak from 2008 to 2009 ?Choose 1 answer:(A) 17%(B) 22%(C) 26%(D) 38%
Q. The U.S. trade deficit is the difference between the total value of goods and services that are exported from the US and the total value of goods and services imported into the US from other countries. The table shows the amount of goods and services that were exported to and imported from other countries in January of 2008 and 2009. According to the information in the table, by what percentage did the trade deficit shriak from 2008 to 2009 ?Choose 1 answer:(A) 17%(B) 22%(C) 26%(D) 38%
Calculate Deficit 2008: Calculate the trade deficit for 2008 by subtracting the value of exports from the value of imports.Deficit 2008 = Imports2008−Exports2008.
Calculate Deficit 2009: Calculate the trade deficit for ext{2009} using the same method.Deficit ext{2009} = Imports ext{2009} - Exports ext{2009}.
Find Deficit Change: Find the difference in the trade deficits between the two years.Deficit Change = Deficit2008−Deficit2009.
Calculate Percentage Decrease: Calculate the percentage decrease in the trade deficit from 2008 to 2009. Percentage Decrease = (Deficit Change/Deficit 2008)×100.
Plug in Values: Plug in the values from the table to find the actual percentage.Assuming the values from the table are:Imports 2008 = $200 billion, Exports 2008 = $150 billion, Imports 2009 = $180 billion, Exports 2009 = $130 billion.Deficit 2008 = $200 billion - $150 billion = $50 billion.Deficit 2009 = $180 billion - $130 billion = $50 billion.Deficit Change = $50 billion - $50 billion = $1502 billion.Percentage Decrease = $1503 billion / $50 billion) * 100 = 0\%.
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