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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But as Vietnamese manufacturing has boomed, so has the nation’s trade surplus with the U.S., rising fourfold since 2015 to $123.5 billion last year.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Taiwan produces most of the high-performing computer chips craved by the U.S. and others and has long enjoyed a trade surplus with Washington.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2025
The difference results in a trade imbalance with a trade deficit for the U.S. and a trade surplus for China.
—Maria Francis, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
In a contentious exchange with Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, Greer said that new tariffs on Australia are warranted despite the country having a $17.9 billion trade surplus with the US, as of 2024.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Taiwan produces most of the high-performing computer chips craved by the U.S. and others and has long enjoyed a trade surplus with Washington.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2025
The difference results in a trade imbalance with a trade deficit for the U.S. and a trade surplus for China.
—Maria Francis, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
In a contentious exchange with Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, Greer said that new tariffs on Australia are warranted despite the country having a $17.9 billion trade surplus with the US, as of 2024.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 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 Apr. 2025.
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