Current record = change in net unfamiliar resources. Assuming an economy is running a current record deficiency, it is retaining (assimilation = homegrown utilization + venture + government spending) more than that it is creating. This can occur assuming a few different economies are loaning their reserve funds to it (as obligation to or direct/portfolio interest in the economy) or the economy is running down its unfamiliar resources, for example, official unfamiliar cash save