Ekonomické zprávy
21.12.2021

U.S. current account deficit widens more than expected in Q3

The Department of Commerce reported on Tuesday that the current account (C/A) gap in the U.S. widened by 8.3 percent q-o-q to $214.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021 from a revised $198.3 billion gap (from -$190.3 billion) in the prior quarter. This was the largest C/A deficit since the third quarter of 2006.

The deficit was 3.7 percentage of current-dollar GDP in the third quarter, up from 3.5 percent in the previous quarter.

Economists had forecast a gap of $205.0 billion.

According to the report, the $16.5 billion widening of the C/A gap in the third quarter reflected decreased surpluses on services ($49.9 billion, down from $62.6 billion in the second quarter) and on increased deficits on secondary income ($38.0 billion, up from $30.1 billion) and on goods ($274.8 billion up from $269.6 billion), which, however, were partly offset by a higher surplus on primary income ($48.2 billion, up from $38.8 billion). 

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