trade deficit
noun
finance
: a situation in which a country buys more from other countries than it sells to other countries : the amount of money by which a country's imports are greater than its exports
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So the goal of his tariffs would be to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit.
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Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Bitcoin holdings and mining operations represent a new revenue stream, potentially offsetting declining tourism income and addressing the country's trade deficit.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Here is what economists are expecting: The U.S. trade deficit, which is the difference between U.S. exports and imports, is expected to have widened to $79.1 billion in July, up from $73.11 billion in June, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
The practical-yet-precious commodity helped turn Canada’s trade deficit into a surprise surplus this summer.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2024
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Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2024
Bitcoin holdings and mining operations represent a new revenue stream, potentially offsetting declining tourism income and addressing the country's trade deficit.
—Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Here is what economists are expecting: The U.S. trade deficit, which is the difference between U.S. exports and imports, is expected to have widened to $79.1 billion in July, up from $73.11 billion in June, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
The practical-yet-precious commodity helped turn Canada’s trade deficit into a surprise surplus this summer.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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