trade gap
noun
British, 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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Over five consecutive months of declines, the U.S. trade gap with China has narrowed by $22.2 billion - a 70% reduction from a year earlier.
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Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
And the trade gap, after countries worked through their pre-tariff inventories, is widening again.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The nation's trade gap stands well below the $131 billion deficit recorded in January, the month Trump took office.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 June 2025
In a post on Truth Social, Trump blamed his predecessor for the jump in the trade gap, rather than the threat of tariffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
And the trade gap, after countries worked through their pre-tariff inventories, is widening again.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The nation's trade gap stands well below the $131 billion deficit recorded in January, the month Trump took office.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 June 2025
In a post on Truth Social, Trump blamed his predecessor for the jump in the trade gap, rather than the threat of tariffs.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Trade gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20gap. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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