A negative balance of trade, i.e. imports exceed exports. opposite of trade surplus. see also budget deficit, trade.
a negative balance of trade in which a country imports more than it exports. The difference must be made up in financial payments usually in hard currency. Contrast trade surplus.
The economic imbalance that results when the value of a nation's imports exceeds that of its exports.
the situation that exists when imports exceed exports
A negative trade balance — that is, a balance in which a nation's imports are of greater value than its exports.
an excess of imports over exports
a condition in the balance of trade between a country's exports and imports
an economic condition that occurs when a country is importing more goods than it is exporting
Commonly used to describe the situation in which a country purchases more goods imported from other countries (imports) than that country sells in foreign countries (exports).
The value of a nation's imports exceeds the value of its exports.
Unfavorable trade balance created when a country imports more than it exports.
the excess of imports over exports
The amount by which a country's merchandise exports exceed its merchandise imports.
When a country imports more goods and services than it exports.
A nation's excess of imports over exports over a period of time.
condition in which the value of a nation”s imports is greater than its exports
where a country imports more goods than it exports.
exports less imports (when exports imports)
When one country imports more goods than it exports. It usually has to borrow from other countries to pay for the imports.
The value by which a nation's imports exceeds the its exports. For poorer nations, trade deficits can lead to a shortage of convertible currency. When exceedingly large, trade deficits can contribute to an economic crisis and undermine the value of a country's national currency.
The amount by which merchandise imports exceed merchandise exports.
The amount of which a country's imports exceed its exports, creating a negative balance of trade.