(Finance) – Increases, against expectations for a decline, American current account deficit In the 1st quarter of 2024. The deficit rose to 237.6 billion dollars compared to the previous 221.8 billion. The data is communicated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce. Market expectations were for a smaller deficit of 207 billion dollars.
The first quarter deficit amounted to 3.4%. gross domestic product in current dollars, up from 3.2% in the fourth quarter.
The $15.9 billion widening of the current account deficit in the first quarter mainly reflects an increase in goods deficit.