Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When U.S. tourists go abroad, their use of hotels and other services is recorded in service exports in the current account.
2. A current account deficit in the U.S. balance of payments coincides with a financial account surplus.
3. If a U.S. resident obtains a loan from a foreign bank, the transaction is recorded in the financial account of the U.S. balance of payments.
4. When the U.S. balance of payments is zero, then the number of U.S. dollars demanded equals the number of U.S. dollars supplied.
5. A consumer in a foreign country who is buying U.S. goods must sell U.S. dollars to obtain foreign currency to pay for those goods.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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