trade deficit

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Spain's own trade deficit with China, Sanchez added, accounts for 74 percent of the European country's total deficit.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

This “formula,” it was quickly discovered, actually just represented the trade deficit with each country.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The trade deficit widened by $10.5 billion in February, excluding imports and exports of gold that aren’t counted in GDP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. goods trade deficit with China shrank 32% to $202 billion last year, Census Bureau data show, the narrowest since 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For that period the overall trade deficit amounted to 278 million leva.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.