balance of trade
noun phrase
: the difference in value over a period of time between a country's imports and exports
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India's balance of trade figures, out Friday, will receive more scrutiny than usual, given U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on trade imbalances between America and its partners.
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The administration is sounding like mercantilists, maximizing the nation’s wealth by increasing exports and minimizing imports, essentially creating a favorable balance of trade.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
Hollywood generated a positive balance of trade with every major foreign market, per the MPA.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 May 2025
According to the Motion Picture Association, the industry generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world, with exports 3.1 times that of imports.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Also referred to as a negative balance of trade, it can be calculated for goods, services, and international transactions.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
With export sales of $23 billion in 2023, audiovisual exports consistently generate a positive balance of trade with nearly every other country.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
At a time of shrinking demand and high costs, rising protectionism globally, particularly in the US, will stifle our exports and damage over £400m worth of the steel sector's contribution to the UK's balance of trade.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The resulting negative balance of trade (Imports>Exports) is also a negative in the GDP calculation.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 May 2025
The administration is sounding like mercantilists, maximizing the nation’s wealth by increasing exports and minimizing imports, essentially creating a favorable balance of trade.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
Hollywood generated a positive balance of trade with every major foreign market, per the MPA.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 May 2025
According to the Motion Picture Association, the industry generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world, with exports 3.1 times that of imports.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Also referred to as a negative balance of trade, it can be calculated for goods, services, and international transactions.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
With export sales of $23 billion in 2023, audiovisual exports consistently generate a positive balance of trade with nearly every other country.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
At a time of shrinking demand and high costs, rising protectionism globally, particularly in the US, will stifle our exports and damage over £400m worth of the steel sector's contribution to the UK's balance of trade.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The resulting negative balance of trade (Imports>Exports) is also a negative in the GDP calculation.
—Robert Barone, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Balance of trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20of%20trade. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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