2. Types of trade  Getting started P160 i. Visible trade = international trade in goods → balance of trade or visible balance = visible exports (X) – visible imports (M) e.g. Fig 35.3 ii. Invisible trade = international trade in services * Do Q1

3.  Balance of Payments = a record of all transactions relating to international trade; Made up of; 1. Current account = shows value of all M & X (visible & invisible) + net income (profits, dividends, interest) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbj9auFz9Ck&featu re=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbj9auFz9Ck&featu re=related (BoP The current Account 5:06) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_ by_current_account_balance 2. Capital Account = flows of money from investments  If all exports >imports →current account surplus  If all imports > exports →current account deficit

4. What are the effects of a current account surplus/ deficit?  Brainstorm DeficitSurplus ↑ borrowing (external debt) ↓ foreign currency reserves ↑ overseas lending ↑foreign currency reserves ↑ unemployment → ↓ EG as consumers buy imports and export demand is low ↓ unemployment → ↑ EG as export demand is high and import demand is low Exchange rate falls as demand for currency is low and supply is high Exchange rate strengthens as demand for currency is high and supply is low

5. BoP & the government  One of government’s macroeconomic objectives is to ensure over a period of time the balance on the current account is roughly equal  Is the UK’s current account deficit of around 66 billion $US large?  Not really as a percentage of their GDP of around 2.43 trillion $US. That’s only around 2.7%  Exam practice  Update glossaries for Macroeconomics section  Find out current account data for your country