| A | B |
|---|
| Merchandise Exports | General Mills sells Cheerios in Kenya |
| Merchandise Imports | Starbuck's buys Peruvian coffee beans |
| Service Exports | A US firm insures a Dutch chocolate maker |
| Service Imports | Microsoft outsources software development to programmers in Ireland |
| Unilateral Transfers (-) | You send a check for earthquake relief in India |
| Unilateral Transfers (+) | An American worker in France sends money home to his family in New York |
| Official Reserve Transaction | The Federal Reserve sells Japanese yen |
| Capital Outflow | Ford Motors buys Jaguar |
| Capital Inflow | A Kuwaiti businessman buys a U.S. government bond |
| Investment Income (+) | You receive interest on your State of Israel bonds |
| Investment Income (-) | A Swedish AT&T stockholder gets a dividend. |
| This isn't on the B of P | You buy stamps at the U.S. Post Office |
