Bahrain's current account balance is characterized by surpluses in merchandise trade and international services, and a large deficit in unilateral transfers, which is accounted for by the country's large expatriate workforce sending home a portion of its earnings.
32.
Referring to the more than $ 1 . 6 trillion trade deficit the United States has accumulated since 1981, Choate concludes : " This is the greatest unilateral transfer of wealth in the history of the world ."
33.
The deficit in the category of unilateral transfers, which includes payments that the United States makes in foreign aid to other countries, widened to $ 68 . 3 billion last year, from $ 58 . 9 billion in 2002.
34.
The deficit in the category of unilateral transfers, which includes payments that the United States makes in foreign aid to other countries, widened to $ 20.6 billion in the first quarter, from $ 17.6 billion in the fourth quarter.
35.
The category of unilateral transfers, which includes payments that the U . S . government makes in foreign aid to other countries, narrowed in the second quarter to dlrs 13.1 billion, down from dlrs 16 billion in the previous quarter.
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The current account is broadest measure of trade because it includes not just the goods and services reflected in the government's monthly trade reports, but also investment flows between countries and unilateral transfers, including U . S . foreign aid payments.
37.
In addition to the dlrs 49 . 04 billion deficit in merchandise, the United States suffered a dlrs 2 . 87 billion deficit in investment and a dlrs 7 . 38 billion deficit in unilateral transfer payments, which include foreign aid.
38.
The category of unilateral transfers, which includes payments that the United States makes in foreign aid to other countries, narrowed to $ 16.9 billion in the second quarter, down from $ 17.3 billion in the first three months of the year.
39.
The category of unilateral transfer, which includes payments that the United States makes in foreign aid to other countries, widened to $ 17 . 1 billion in the first quarter, up from $ 15 . 4 billion in the fourth quarter.
40.
The category of unilateral transfers, which includes payments that the U . S . government makes in foreign aid to other countries, narrowed in the second quarter to dlrs 13 . 1 billion, down from dlrs 16 billion in the previous quarter.
