TRADE SURPLUS Definition & Meaning

trade surplus

[ treyd sur-pluhs, -pluhs ]

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noun

Economics.

a positive balance of trade, or the amount by which the value of a country’s exports exceeds that of its imports. Compare trade deficit ( def ).

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Origin of trade surplus¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Trump is incandescent about the EU's massive trade surplus.

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“With many of these countries, and generally with the world, we have a trade surplus when it comes to services,” Rothstein said.

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Trump complains about the US trade deficit with the EU, but with services the US has a €109bn trade surplus with the EU, according to Brussels.

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US officials have been "quietly stressing to Vietnam that it must reduce its trade surplus over time and combat the trans-shipment of Chinese goods through the country," Mr Norris said.

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He displayed his displeasure during his first term in office: furious about Europe's low defence spending; incandescent over the EU's trade surplus with the US.

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