The Table Contains Hypothetical Data for the U

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { (1) US Goods Exports } & + \$ 100 \\\hline \text { (2) US Goods Imports } & - 80 \\\hline \text { (3) US Service Exports } & + 40 \\\hline \text { (4) US Service Imports } & - 90 \\\hline \text { (5) Net Investment Income } & + 20 \\\hline \text { (6) Net Transfers } & - 15 \\\hline \text { (7) Foreign Purchases of Assets in the United States } & + 30 \\\hline \text { (8) US Purchases of Foreign Assets Abroad } & - 10 \\\hline \text { (9) Balance on Capital Account } & + 5 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The table contains hypothetical data for the U.S. balance of payments. All ?gures are in billions of dollars. Item 5 indicates

A) that the United States' current account was in surplus.
B) the size of the net in?ow of foreign investment to the United States that occurred in 2012.
C) the net amount Americans received as interest and dividends on existing U.S. investments abroad.
D) the net amount Americans paid as interest and dividends on existing foreign investments in the United States.