Comparison between U.S and Japans data
Go to the IMF site https://data.imf.org/?sk=7A51304B-6426-40C0-83DD-CA473CA1FD52
Select By Economy
Click on the highlighted bar Country Albania to open the list of countries
Select one of the U.S. major trade partners (e.g, Germany, Japan, France, China, Canada… ) and press Go
Once the dataset appears, place the cursor on the country with year and quarterly data. On the right corner, a star appears. Click on the star and select Export and select .xlsx.
Go back and select the U.S. and press Go. Download the data for the U.S. into a spreadsheet.
Copy the dataset from the trade partner into the U.S. dataset.
Delete Annual data columns (leave quarterly data only)
Compare and analyze Current Account and Capital Account data (feel free to use sub-categories such as Export and Imports of Goods versus Services or Capital Flows) for the U.S. and the selected country in dot graphs. You can copy and paste the data rows or delete unwanted rows and leave the data rows you like to use in your analysis. Plot the data with a dot graph.
Write an essay, defining and explaining the logic for the data selected and compare and contrast the information depicted by the graphs. For example, the long-term economic implications of data trends for each country.
Submit your work on Blackboard and make sure that your plots are easy to view, well-labeled, and your discussion matches the data.
Compare and analyze between the U.S and Japans data, put them in dot graphs, and then write the essay defining and explaining the logic for the data selected and compare and contrast the information depicted by the graphs.
