Synonyms for trade deficit
trade deficit

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1. trade deficitnoun

   Antonyms:
   trade surplus

2. trade deficitnoun

   Antonyms:
   trade surplus

Princeton's WordNet

1. trade deficitnoun

   an excess of imports over exports

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1. Zach Smith:

   Long-term we think that coal will be part of the solution, with China buying U.S. coal to offset the trade deficit.

2. Donald Trump:

   We appreciate very much that you're reducing the trade deficit with the United States, which was very substantial before I got here, and now where we're bringing it down with great orders like the orders that you made today.

3. Donald Trump:

   The wall is probably $8 billion, which is a tiny fraction of the money that we lose with Mexico. We lose a tremendous amount of trade deficits. We have a trade deficit with Mexico that is astronomical, much bigger than that. We will get -- and I say it also is also part of my plan -- Mexico is going to play for the wall.

4. Jacob Kirkegaard:

   It's the value of production within the physical borders of the United States, so therefore if you have, hypothetically, exports that are flat and higher imports, then your trade deficit is rising. In that sense, a rising trade deficit subtracts from GDP, when you have highly fluctuating commodity prices, and especially in periods of high inflation in general, then it can be misleading and, in my opinion, paint an overly negative view of where The US economy is.

5. Nicholas Browne:

   The first cargo from Cove Point could not come at a more timely juncture for Japan in the light of trade tensions, u.S. LNG imports will reduce the trade deficit to an extent, while also helping Japan's politicians demonstrate they are doing their part.