美国的经常收支赤字是否会持续下去?对这一课题的议论由来已久,但美国的经常收支赤字自2004年第4季度以后,达到了对GDP比6%以上的水平。1991年美国的经常收支曾一时转为顺差,其后赤字便趋于扩大,2004年外债余额对GDP比达到了21%。在国际收支中,经常收支是国内外商品及服务的交 Will the U.S. current account deficit continue? The debate on this issue has been taking a long time, but the U.S. current account deficit has reached a level of 6% or more of GDP since the fourth quarter of 2004. In 1991, the current recurrent balance of payments in the United States turned into a surplus, and deficits tended to widen thereafter. In 2004, the balance of foreign debts to GDP reached 21%. In the balance of payments, recurrent receipts and payments are purchases made by domestic and foreign goods and services