trade deficit

The trade deficit is one of the nation's most serious problems.

In the first 11 months of the year the total trade deficit was £27bn.

The country is also running a huge trade deficit for its size, nearly $1 billion in 1986.

With the trade deficit already too large, who needs this?

In 1986, China had a trade deficit of $5.7 billion.

If so, it could provide even more help with the nation's trade deficit, but not much.

It also plans to cut in half the trade deficit of $28 billion expected for 1994.

During the 1990s, the country often ran small trade deficits.

The trade deficit was still nearly $3 billion in January.

Others believe that trade deficits are good for the economy.