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trade gap

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noun

  1. the amount by which the value of a country's visible imports exceeds that of visible exports; an unfavourable balance of trade

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However, the huge trade gap looms large over these talks as the chancellor takes along a sizeable business delegation.

From BBC

But the trade gap in goods with China narrowed for the full year, as US imports from the world's second-biggest economy dropped by 30 percent.

From Barron's

The trade gap had fallen to a 16-year low of $28.7 billion in October, but that only reflected a change in the timing of U.S. orders.

From MarketWatch

Tariff-related uncertainty was one of the many reasons for India's rising trade gap, falling rupee and a flight of foreign money from the country last year.

From BBC

The U.S. is still running a trade gap near historically high levels.

From MarketWatch