trade deficit

noun

finance

: a situation in which a country buys more from other countries than it sells to other countries : the amount of money by which a country's imports are greater than its exports

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Last week following the G7 summit, European leaders convened to discuss the possibility of addressing a 360-billion-euro ($413 billion) trade deficit with China through new duties. —

Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 Yet in Washington, many still speak as if every bilateral trade deficit is proof that America is being victimized. —

Richard W. Rahn, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Higher energy costs are expected to significantly widen the country's trade deficit and current account deficit. —

Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 May 2026 The country posted a trade deficit for a fourth straight month, propelled by an increase in imports as global raw material prices spiked as a result of the conflict. —

Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Bloomberg, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trade deficit

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