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 superpower was the biggest contributor to the Southeast Asian country’s overall trade surplus of $10.92 billion in the first quarter.
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Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
China’s trade surplus with the rest of the world reached nearly $1 trillion in 2024.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
America’s trade surplus in services rose to $293 billion in 2024, up 5% from 2023 and up 25% from 2022, according to Commerce Department data.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
But as Vietnamese manufacturing has boomed, so has the nation’s trade surplus with the U.S., rising fourfold since 2015 to $123.5 billion last year.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
China’s trade surplus with the rest of the world reached nearly $1 trillion in 2024.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
America’s trade surplus in services rose to $293 billion in 2024, up 5% from 2023 and up 25% from 2022, according to Commerce Department data.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
But as Vietnamese manufacturing has boomed, so has the nation’s trade surplus with the U.S., rising fourfold since 2015 to $123.5 billion last year.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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