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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Trump has complained about the EU’s 198 billion-euro trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
On Friday, Lula said Brazil ought to be the side imposing tariffs, given the US trade surplus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Taking into account both trade and services, the EU’s total trade surplus with the U.S. stood at a total of 50 billion euros in 2024, a figure which the bloc says represents less than 3% of total U.S.-EU trade.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Trump has complained about the EU's $231 billion trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
On Friday, Lula said Brazil ought to be the side imposing tariffs, given the US trade surplus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 16 July 2025
Taking into account both trade and services, the EU’s total trade surplus with the U.S. stood at a total of 50 billion euros in 2024, a figure which the bloc says represents less than 3% of total U.S.-EU trade.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Trump has complained about the EU's $231 billion trade surplus in goods, which shows Americans buy more goods from European businesses than the other way around.
—arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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