- To prepare yourself for this Assignment you need to have read Chapter 15: Spending, Income, and GDP
- US Exports, US Imports, Balance of Trade.
- Based on the concepts on Chapter 15, Find figures and numbers about:
- The 10 largest US Exports broad categories, for Goods and Services, for the Four Quarters of Years 2012 and 2013, in a Table format, comparing the 2 years side by side.
- The 10 largest US Imports, for Goods and Services, for the Four Quarters of Years 2012 and 2013, in a Table format, comparing the 2 years side by side.
- Once you have collected the data, create:
- A Bar Graph depicting the information for the 10 broad categories of the structure of the 10 largest US Exports, for Goods and Services, for each year, comparing the 2 years side by side.
- A Bar Graph depicting the information for the composition of 10 largest US Imports, for Goods and Services, for each year, comparing the 2 years side by side.
- A Bar Graph depicting the information for the 10 broad categories of the structure of the 10 largest US Net Exports for each year, comparing the 2 years side by side.
- Answer Question 1: In which categories (Goods and Services) and years did the US have a Trade Balance?
- Answer Question 2: In which categories (Goods and Services) and years did the US have a Trade Deficit?
- Please use Excel in order to manipulate your data figures and to create your graphs.
- Develop a document using MS Word, creating an Index, a brief summary of the main differences for the data between 2012 and 2013, your Conclusions, and listing all your sources and references using APA style format.
- Submit your final Project # 1 document in PDF format, including all the research done in Steps 4, 5 and 6.
Please follow the instructions accurately.
I Have attached the PPT of chapter 15 and please follow APA format.
For convenience i have attached a similar copy of the assignment.


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