The current account is the difference between the exports and imports expenses.
Current Account= Total exports – Total Imports
As the demand for imports in the USA is increasing, the total import part of above equation will be increasing and it will require the US to spend more foreign exchange in buying these imports. On the other hand, the currency depreciation worldwide is less, it means that more currency has to be spent to buy the imports.
Therefore the current account will result in a deficit i.e. imports value if more than the export value. This situation is termed as Current Account Deficit.
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