trade surplus
noun
finance
: a situation in which a country sells more to other countries than it buys from other countries : the amount of money by which a country's exports are greater than its imports
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Trump even required that all his briefing papers for a meeting or a call with a world leader start with whether the leader’s country had a merchandise trade surplus with the United States.
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the country’s trade surplus came in at 5.64 billion Australian dollars ($3.87 billion) in August, higher than the AU$5.5 billion estimated in a Reuters poll but down from AU$6.01 billion in July.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Germany has a substantial automotive trade surplus with the country.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
State of play: China's trade surplus has risen significantly since the pandemic, the authors found, but that is primarily because of weak domestic demand due to its plunging real estate market and prolonged lockdowns.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the country’s trade surplus came in at 5.64 billion Australian dollars ($3.87 billion) in August, higher than the AU$5.5 billion estimated in a Reuters poll but down from AU$6.01 billion in July.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Germany has a substantial automotive trade surplus with the country.
—Robert Ferris, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024
State of play: China's trade surplus has risen significantly since the pandemic, the authors found, but that is primarily because of weak domestic demand due to its plunging real estate market and prolonged lockdowns.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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