trade gap

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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

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

The overall trade gap plunged 39 percent to $29.4 billion in October, said the Department of Commerce, as imports dropped by 3.2 percent.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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