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Current Account Deficit
The short answer
When a country imports more goods, services, and capital than it exports, resulting in a net outflow of domestic currency.
What is Current Account Deficit?
When a country imports more goods, services, and capital than it exports, resulting in a net outflow of domestic currency.
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