year		trade deficit	dollar exchange rate	trade	dollar	correlation
1973		0.14%	108.19
1974		-0.29%	105.84	down	down	direct
1975		0.76%	100.42	up	down	inverse
1976		-0.33%	105.62	down	up	inverse
1977		-1.34%	107.12	down	up	inverse
1978		-1.30%	101.14	up	down	inverse
1979		-0.96%	94.46	up	down	inverse
1980		-0.70%	95.07	up	up	direct
1981		-0.52%	96.03	up	up	direct
1982		-0.74%	107.14	down	up	inverse
1983		-1.63%	115.69	down	up	inverse
1984		-2.77%	125.36	down	up	inverse
1985		-2.89%	138.97	down	up	inverse
1986		-3.10%	120.19	down	down	direct
1987		-3.20%	101.85	down	down	direct
1988		-2.24%	89.62	up	down	inverse
1989		-1.70%	90.55	up	up	direct
1990		-1.39%	92.41	up	up	direct
1991		-0.52%	85.01	up	down	inverse
1992		-0.62%	85.61	down	up	inverse
1993		-1.06%	91.5	down	up	inverse
1994		-1.39%	92.01	down	up	inverse
1995		-1.30%	87.07	up	down	inverse
1996		-1.33%	86.45	down	down	direct
1997		-1.30%	90.04	up	up	direct
1998		-1.88%	98.49	down	up	inverse
1999		-2.84%	94.48	down	down	direct
2000		-3.85%	96.06	down	up	inverse
2001		-3.58%	103.51	up	up	direct
2002		-4.02%	111.21	down	up	inverse
2003		-4.52%	98.77	down	down	direct
2004		-5.23%	84.38	down	down	direct
2005		-5.77%	81.05	down	down	direct
2006		-5.48%	84.44	up	up	direct
2007		-4.84%	82.37	up	down	inverse