After 1980 in the United States,
A)national saving fell below investment and net capital outflow was a large positive number.
B)national saving fell below investment and net capital outflow was a large negative number.
C)investment fell below saving and net capital outflow was a large positive number.
D)investment fell below saving,so net capital outflow was a large negative number.

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After 1980 in the United States, national saving fell below investment which means there was a deficit in saving. As a result, net capital outflow was a large negative number indicating that the US was borrowing heavily from other countries to finance its investment spending.