What Is a Current Account Deficit? The current account deficit is a measurement of a country’s trade where the value of the goods and services it imports exceeds the value of the products it exports.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter, reaching its highest level in more than two years amid a surge in imports of goods. The Commerce ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's current account deficit reached $9.77 billion in September, wider than the $7.75 billion shortfall forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, central bank figures released ...

The U.S.'s current account balance was -$310.9B in Q3, wider than the -$286.0B shortfall expected and Q2's -$275.0B, which was revised from -$266.8B, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday.

Kenya's current account deficit expanded further in the third quarter (Q3) of last year, driven by higher imports relative to exports.Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Q3 Gross ...

New Zealand’s current account deficit has narrowed dramatically after a downward revision to imports because of more low-value parcels arriving from e-commerce retailers like Temu. The deficit ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's 12-month current account deficit nearly tripled in January from a year ago and the central bank acknowledged it may soon go uncovered by foreign direct investment, ...

OTTAWA--Canada's run of current-account deficits continued into the final quarter of last year, with the shortfall with the rest of the world widening to the largest since the third quarter of 2023.