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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China’s trade surplus with U.S. stood at over $360 billion last year, compared with $336 billion in 2023, according to the official customs data.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
China, with its trillion-dollar trade surplus and booming export economy, is its obvious target, but not even America's allies will be spared.
—Isabel Schatzschneideris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Taiwan’s trade surplus with the United States surged 83% last year compared with 2023, with exports to the US hitting a record $111.4 billion driven by demand for high-tech products such as semiconductors.
—Reuters, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
According to the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. had a trade surplus of $3.9 billion in 2022, exporting $28.7 billion and imported $24.8 billion worth of goods.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
China, with its trillion-dollar trade surplus and booming export economy, is its obvious target, but not even America's allies will be spared.
—Isabel Schatzschneideris, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Taiwan’s trade surplus with the United States surged 83% last year compared with 2023, with exports to the US hitting a record $111.4 billion driven by demand for high-tech products such as semiconductors.
—Reuters, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
According to the United States Trade Representative, the U.S. had a trade surplus of $3.9 billion in 2022, exporting $28.7 billion and imported $24.8 billion worth of goods.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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