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

Examples of trade deficit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The tariffs had a smaller impact on the U.S. trade deficit with China than the latter's 2022 COVID-19 lockdowns, further evidence of their economic interdependence. David Kirton, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 However, Indian imports from China have surged 56% since the 2020 border clash, nearly doubling New Delhi’s trade deficit with Beijing to $85 billion. Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 Not only did the U.S. trade deficit soar to the highest level in two decades during the four years of his presidency, but his own trade deal, the USMCA, contributed to the quadrupling of the U.S. trade deficit with North American partners. Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 Trump's tariffs — which spiraled into a trade war — were intended to hurt China by limiting access to the U.S. market, and rein in the domestic trade deficit. Avery Lotz, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade deficit 

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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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