[Mb-civic] BBC E-mail: US current account gap hits high

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and our declining dollar, huge debt, ..

** US current account gap hits high **
The US current account deficit hits a record $665.5bn in 2004 driven by rising oil imports and consumers' appetite for foreign goods.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/4354759.stm >


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