trade deficit

noun

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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The deal leaves untouched the vast majority of Brussels’ $1 billion-a-day trade deficit with Beijing. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Oct. 2026

But should the trade deficit close and exports outnumber imports, foreign investment would also taper, Hassan suggested. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

The goal is narrowing the EU’s 360 billion euro ($410 billion) trade deficit with China. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

The European Union has the largest trade deficit with China of any economy, Eskelund pointed out. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026