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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China’s national savings and trade surplus soared, along with its manufacturing, which was energized by extraordinarily cheap capital.
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
When Keller-Sutter pushed back on Trump’s view that Switzerland was responsible for the US losing $40 billion because of its goods trade surplus, the US president was frustrated that his concerns weren’t addressed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
This year, its merchandise trade surplus is on track to beat the roughly $1 trillion in cars, solar panels and other goods that flooded other markets in 2024.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
But the United States in fact has a trade surplus with Brazil.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
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Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
When Keller-Sutter pushed back on Trump’s view that Switzerland was responsible for the US losing $40 billion because of its goods trade surplus, the US president was frustrated that his concerns weren’t addressed.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
This year, its merchandise trade surplus is on track to beat the roughly $1 trillion in cars, solar panels and other goods that flooded other markets in 2024.
—Christopher Smart, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
But the United States in fact has a trade surplus with Brazil.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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