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EPI’s International Picture comprises analysis of three indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA):
• U.S. International Transactions (quarterly) (previously known as EPI’s Current Accounts Picture) (jump to archive)
• U.S. Net International Investment Position (annual) (also referred to as the net international debt or NIIP Picture) (jump to archive)
• U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (annual) (previously known as EPI’s Trade Picture ) (jump to archive)
International Picture: Current Accounts
See also the March 16, 2005 and June 17, 2005 Economic Snapshots for earlier analyses of BEA’s current account data. For more information about the current account deficit and the costs of foreign borrowing, see the December 2004 Issue Brief, Debt and the Dollar, by EPI economist L. Josh Bivens.
International Picture: (Net) International Investment Position (NIIP)