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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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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

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 • Feb. 19, 2026

The gold flows are not factored into GDP, however, so the benefits of a lower trade gap might not be as sizable as they seemed a month ago.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 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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