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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The sector, which boasts a wide trade surplus with the rest of the world, made it through the first 100 days without a hit. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 May 2025 That will, in turn, cause the trade surplus to shrink as the welfare of domestic households expands. Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025 According to a 2023 report from the American Motion Picture Association, the industry is also one of the few that runs a consistent trade surplus with the rest of the world, generating $22.6 billion in exports that year. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 According to data from the Motion Picture Assn., the U.S. runs a $15.3-billion trade surplus with its exports of entertainment. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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