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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Southeast Asia’s trade surplus with US widens Southeast Asia’s export powerhouses saw their trade surpluses with the US expand last year, despite Washington’s tariffs.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The record trade surplus helped GDP grow 5% last year, matching the government’s target, but the headline figure contrasted with mounting signs of broad weakness.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
India runs a trade deficit in goods that its net trade surplus in services and remittances cannot fully cover.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The record trade surplus helped GDP grow 5% last year, matching the government’s target, but the headline figure contrasted with mounting signs of broad weakness.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
India runs a trade deficit in goods that its net trade surplus in services and remittances cannot fully cover.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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 9 Feb. 2026.
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