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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And in the fall, Macron warned the EU may hit China with tariffs to address the trade gap. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 June 2026 Running alongside the trade gap is a widening divide over values that no tariffs can fix. — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 2 June 2026 Sánchez's government has had little success, with China accounting for about 74% of Spain's overall trade gap. — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Trade gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20gap. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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