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

Examples of trade surplus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web China’s trade surplus has tended to be fairly low in May and much higher later in the year, when its exporters supply goods for the Christmas season. —

Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 June 2024 The strong exports caused China’s trade surplus to widen to $82.62 billion, up from April’s $72.35 billion. —

Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Asia, 7 June 2024 For instance, China could not have achieved its current $800 billion trade surplus in goods if the United States did not have a large trade deficit. —

Brad Setser, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2024 Its trade surplus in these goods is equal to a tenth of the entire Chinese economy. —

Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade surplus

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