current account deficit
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcurrent,accountanddeficit
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current
adjective
uk/ˈkʌr.ənt/us/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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account
noun
uk/əˈkaʊnt/us/əˈkaʊnt/
an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you ...
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deficit
noun[C]
uk/ˈdef.ɪ.sɪt/us/ˈdef.ə.sɪt/
the total amount by which money spent is more than ...
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(Definition ofcurrent,accountanddeficitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This measure had become necessary due to the rising currentaccountdeficit.
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On the other hand, important turbulence in the international financial markets increased the potential negative effects of growing currentaccountdeficit.
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Inflation pressures were not so high, but the growth in currentaccountdeficitsignaled the need for further stabilization.
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The currentaccountdeficitis significantly larger in mineral-poor countries in 1980, probably indicating stronger pressure in those countries to increase and diversify their agro-export capacity.
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The currentaccountdeficitis falling and is now only half the peak level reached in the third quarter of 1989.
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In the same period, the visible trade deficit with all countries was £2,523 million, and the currentaccountdeficitwas £1,359 million.
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In consequence, the currentaccountdeficitrose to £3·8 billion, which had to be covered by heavy borrowings abroad.
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That is one month's oil deficit and less than the £404 million of last month's currentaccountdeficit.
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I do not accept that the currentaccountdeficitreflects structural problems.
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The currentaccountdeficitwas £l2 billion when the panel issued its last report.
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The increased price of the oil we import has accounted for two-thirds of our total currentaccountdeficitso far this year.
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It is not possible to give a meaningful estimate of the total interest cost of financing the currentaccountdeficit.
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For example, the size of the currentaccountdeficitof non-oil developing countries is likely to reach $55 billion in 1980.
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The simplest argument assumed that we had a currentaccountdeficitcaused by our country's price levels being too high.
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In 1997, the currentaccountdeficitwas £1.7 billion.
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Recent figures show the currentaccountdeficitrunning at the much lower level of £0·5 billion per month.
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There is a currentaccountdeficitof more than £10,000 million per annum stretching to the horizon.
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That is made up in two parts: one of the currentaccountdeficitand the other of the capitalaccountdeficit.
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I will deal with the currentaccountdeficitand its history.
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