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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In April, the US trade deficit shrank by its steepest monthly pace on records, which go back to 1992.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The goods trade deficit nearly halved, to around $88 billion.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
In issuing his tariffs on China and dozens of countries, Trump has cited the threat of fentanyl flowing into the US and the country's trade deficit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
The widening of the U.S. trade deficit and the unemployment of manufacturing workers are determined by its own macroeconomic imbalances and changes in comparative advantages.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
The goods trade deficit nearly halved, to around $88 billion.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
In issuing his tariffs on China and dozens of countries, Trump has cited the threat of fentanyl flowing into the US and the country's trade deficit.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
The widening of the U.S. trade deficit and the unemployment of manufacturing workers are determined by its own macroeconomic imbalances and changes in comparative advantages.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for trade deficit
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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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