surplus
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That put China’s trade surplus at $51 billion in March, down from $103 billion a year ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In December, it had forecast a surplus of 3.8 million barrels per day for 2026.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
China's trade surplus last year reached an eyewatering $1.2 trillion, the largest on record.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
U.S. natural gas futures posted back-to-back losses as the EIA storage report confirmed an increase in the inventory surplus last week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
More intensive farming might produce the requisite surplus, but cannot be sustained; the plowed land, exposed to the elements, is destroyed in as little as a decade.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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