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trade gap

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. balance of trade, trade balance, visible balance, trade gapnoun

    the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise

    "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"

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  1. trade gap

    A trade gap, also known as a trade deficit, refers to an economic measure of a negative balance of trade where a country's imports exceed its exports. It represents an outflow of domestic currency to foreign markets, indicating that the country is spending more on foreign trade than it is earning. The trade gap is a key factor used to analyze the nature of a country's international trade and its economic health.

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    The numerical value of trade gap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    Anyone who has followed US-China trade closely over the past 20 years can tell President Joe Biden that until the fundamental issues are addressed -- things like China's state-owned enterprises, massive government subsidies, intellectual property theft, lax labor and environmental laws -- the massive trade gap will remain.

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