The US current account, which was last in balance in 1991, hit a record deficit of $801 billion (6% of GDP) in 2006. This gap has narrowed in the past couple of years, but much of the improvement probably reflects little more than the temporary impact of an unusually tough business cycle.
美国经常项目上一次出现余额是在1991年，2006年，经常项目创出了8010亿美元（相当于GDP的6%）赤字的历史记录。过去几年来，赤字有所减少，但大部分改善可能只是受异常艰难的商业周期的暂时影响所致。