Which component$($s$)$ had a positive contribution to growth in each quarter?

Choose one or more:

A$.$ consumption expenditure

B$.$ net exports of goods and services

C$.$ gross private domestic investment spending

D$.$ government spending

Part $2(1$ pt$)$

As you know, the United States has consistently run a trade deficit for the past forty years. In which quarter$($s$),$ did the trade deficit fall?