As the US Budget Deficit Shrank in the 1990s, the Increase in Increase

Multiple Choice

As the U.S. budget deficit shrank in the 1990s, the increase in U.S. national saving was ______ than the expansionary shift in the U.S. investment function, resulting in a trade ______.

A) stronger; deficit
B) stronger; surplus
C) weaker; deficit
D) weaker; surplus