trade deficit

Indeed, the rapid growth in international tourism has been a key factor in bringing down the trade deficit in recent years.
Tourism Is a Big Deal, and the Shutdown Will Ruin It|Daniel Gross|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a result, the trade deficit with China fell 12.4 percent from May to $26.6 billion.
U.S. Exports Hit Record $191 Billion in June and Shrink Trade Deficit|Filipa Ioannou|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The upshot is that the trade deficit, $702 billion in 2008, is shrinking—in real terms and as a percentage of the economy.
America Is Not Doomed|Daniel Gross|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was a second potentially fatal deficit that would require us to borrow from foreigners as well: the trade deficit.
America Is Not Doomed|Daniel Gross|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Last year the trade deficit was $534 billion, down by nearly a quarter from 2008.
America Is Not Doomed|Daniel Gross|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They show a lower volume of trade and a smaller trade deficit.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The cumulative trade deficit at the end of 1970 amounted to about 5.1 billion lei—the equivalent of about US$850 million.
Area Handbook for Romania|Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The annual trade deficit in 1967 and 1968 was about 200 million leks.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
For that period the overall trade deficit amounted to 278 million leva.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

Cultural definitions for trade deficit

trade deficit

The condition that exists when the value of what a country imports exceeds the value of what it exports; also called an unfavorable balance of trade.

Trade deficits, because they imply that capital is leaving a country, can cause higher interest rates.