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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Trade talks with the European Union are also due during the week, against a backdrop of persistent friction over the wide trade gap between the two sides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The overall trade gap surged from the month prior by 42.2 percent to $77.6 billion, according to data from the Commerce Department.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Economists had expected the trade gap to narrow from December’s C$1.3 billion to about a C$1.1 billion deficit for the latest month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

To finance the trade gap, Mexico City had become increasingly reliant on volatile portfolio investment.

From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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