TABLE 5-1 International Flows of Goods and Capital: Summary of the Three Outcomes an Open Economy Can Experience
Trade Surplus Balanced Trade Trade Deficit
Exports > Imports Exports = Imports Exports < Imports
Net Exports > 0 Net Exports = 0 Net Exports < 0
Y > C + I + G Y = C +I +G Y < C +I + G
Saving > Investment Saving = Investment Saving < Investment
Net Capital Outflow > 0 Net Capital Outflow = 0 Net Capital Outflow < 0