0 the difference between the money that a country receives from exports and the money that it spends on imports -- 國際收支差額
Throughout 1968 the balance of payments still tilted heavily towards deficit, and sterling holders continued to diversify.
By 1981 interest payments on the foreign debt and falling oil prices created severe balance of payments pressures.
Facts about money and interest rates, exchange and employment, corporations and the balance of payments, form the very heart of the subject of economics.
It also called for an examination of both the financing of such expenditure and its implications for economic growth, taxation and the balance of payments.
Fourth, by definition the balance of payments is only oriented to cross-border trade.
The resulting balance of payments crisis was exacerbated by the government's delay in adjusting petroleum prices and electricity rates.
The effect of cutting commitments 'overseas' on the balance of payments was another motivation.
Furthermore, the balance of payments issue becomes moot when monetary policy pertains to the entire union rather than to the individual nation.
