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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Trump has complained about the EU’s 198 billion-euro trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more stuff from European businesses than the other way around.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The best estimate for China’s 2024 trade surplus with the U.S. is between one-quarter and one-third of that amount, depending on what metric is used.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
China’s 2025 trade surplus with the world measures nearly $500 billion so far.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
His splashy signing ceremony with London doesn’t count, since the U.S. has a trade surplus with the United Kingdom.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The best estimate for China’s 2024 trade surplus with the U.S. is between one-quarter and one-third of that amount, depending on what metric is used.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
China’s 2025 trade surplus with the world measures nearly $500 billion so far.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025
His splashy signing ceremony with London doesn’t count, since the U.S. has a trade surplus with the United Kingdom.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 5 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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