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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The way ahead for China, which runs the largest trade surplus with the U.S., is unclear after talks earlier this week in Stockholm produced no deal.
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The aim is not only to close the existing deficit, but to create a significant trade surplus.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The core drivers of trade deficit or trade surplus are fiscal and monetary policies: the government’s decisions on taxation and public spending and those by a central bank to influence the money supply and credit conditions.
—Devashish Mitra, Time, 28 July 2025
India’s trade surplus with the U.K. has widened significantly over the past two years and could grow further in the near term as market access improves, according to Nim.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 July 2025
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The aim is not only to close the existing deficit, but to create a significant trade surplus.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The core drivers of trade deficit or trade surplus are fiscal and monetary policies: the government’s decisions on taxation and public spending and those by a central bank to influence the money supply and credit conditions.
—Devashish Mitra, Time, 28 July 2025
India’s trade surplus with the U.K. has widened significantly over the past two years and could grow further in the near term as market access improves, according to Nim.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade surplus
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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