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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While the United States has a trade surplus with Brazil, the White House has presented political arguments for the 40-percentage-point increase in tariffs on the South American country.
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The exporter of meat, dairy, wine and farm machinery ran a $1.1 billion trade surplus with the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. Trade Representative data.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
India enjoys a trade surplus with the U.S., which is India's biggest export market.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 31 July 2025
Brazil is the rare country that has faced steep tariffs despite the United States having a trade surplus with it, underscoring the degree to which Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are motivated by other political matters.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 30 July 2025
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
The exporter of meat, dairy, wine and farm machinery ran a $1.1 billion trade surplus with the U.S. in 2024, according to U.S. Trade Representative data.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
India enjoys a trade surplus with the U.S., which is India's biggest export market.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 31 July 2025
Brazil is the rare country that has faced steep tariffs despite the United States having a trade surplus with it, underscoring the degree to which Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are motivated by other political matters.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade surplus
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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