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What is a Trade Deficit?

A trade deficit is the value of a nation’s imports in excess of the value of its exports. As more goods are imported than exported, the currency is leaving the country. If those abroad choose to keep the currency rather than selling it, one says the trade deficit is being “financed.”
 

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