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$20<br />

$0<br />

-$20<br />

-$40<br />

-$60<br />

-$80<br />

1992<br />

Billions<br />

1993<br />

1994<br />

1995<br />

1996<br />

1997<br />

1998<br />

1999<br />

2000<br />

2001<br />

Unsustainable Trade Deficit<br />

US Trade Balance Components: 1992 -2010<br />

2002<br />

2003<br />

2004<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

Goods Balance Services Balance Oil Balance<br />

2008<br />

2009<br />

STRATEGY & POLICY Tab 4.1<br />

2010<br />

2011<br />

2012<br />

45% <strong>of</strong> the<br />

trade<br />

deficit is<br />

due to<br />

petroleum<br />

imports<br />

• Including oil, the goods deficit is 4.8x the services surplus, 2.8x excluding oil<br />

• Increased import dependency is unavoidable – the US needs to export more<br />

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