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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Higher energy costs are expected to significantly widen the country's trade deficit and current account deficit.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The country posted a trade deficit for a fourth straight month, propelled by an increase in imports as global raw material prices spiked as a result of the conflict.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Bloomberg, 3 May 2026
China-Africa trade reached a record $348 billion in 2025, though China's exports to Africa increased by around 25% to $225 billion, while its imports from Africa increased by only around 5% to $123 billion, widening the trade deficit for Africa.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
China-Africa trade reached a record $348 billion in 2025, though China’s exports to Africa increased by around 25% to $225 billion, while its imports from Africa increased by only around 5% to $123 billion, widening the trade deficit for Africa.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The country posted a trade deficit for a fourth straight month, propelled by an increase in imports as global raw material prices spiked as a result of the conflict.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Bloomberg, 3 May 2026
China-Africa trade reached a record $348 billion in 2025, though China's exports to Africa increased by around 25% to $225 billion, while its imports from Africa increased by only around 5% to $123 billion, widening the trade deficit for Africa.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
China-Africa trade reached a record $348 billion in 2025, though China’s exports to Africa increased by around 25% to $225 billion, while its imports from Africa increased by only around 5% to $123 billion, widening the trade deficit for Africa.
—Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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“Trade deficit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20deficit. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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