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How does the balance of payments reflect supply, demand status of foreign exchange for a country?

● The balance of the payment is the record of statements of the economic transactions of the country with the rest of the world.


● It is a representation of the inflow of foreign exchange into the country and the outflow of foreign exchange from the country.


● It reflects the demand and supply of foreign exchange through the current account and capital account.


● If there is a deficit in the current account, it implies that the export of the goods and services are less than the imports of goods and services.


● The exports of goods and services reflect the supply of foreign exchange.


● The imports of goods and services reflect the demand for foreign exchange.


● This implies that the demand for foreign exchange exceeds the supply for it.


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