Tracking the flow of money across U. S. borders, TIC data offer a rough idea of America's ability to finance its trade deficit using foreign capital.

该数据追踪美国的跨境资本流动情况，能粗略地体现美国利用外资“填补”自身贸易逆差的能力。

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How much has the U.S. spent on the TIC in the last decade?

FORBES: 9/11/11: Out of the Ashes an $85 Billion Business