Economics · Balance of Payments
In the framework of Balance of Payments (BOP), 'Autonomous Transactions' are best defined as:
- 1Accounting adjustments made to absorb statistical errors in cross-border trade.
- 2International economic transactions carried out for autonomous commercial or profit motives, independent of the BOP situation ('above-the-line' items).✓
- 3Financing transactions designed to cover deficits or surpluses resulting from other flows.
- 4Transactions undertaken by monetary authorities to restore equilibrium in the BOP.
Correct answer
International economic transactions carried out for autonomous commercial or profit motives, independent of the BOP situation ('above-the-line' items).
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