Portuguese
balança comercial The difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise.
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Examples for "balance of trade"
Examples for "balance of trade"
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On Friday, 30 August the balance of trade statistics will be released.
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A huge balance of trade-thebiggest in our history-swungto our favour.
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On Friday, the April balance of trade numbers will be released.
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The balance of trade has nothing to do with the question.
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It increased the unfavourable balance of trade, discouraged domestic manufactures, and promoted luxury.
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Separately, the statistics agency of Mexico releases trade balance data for February.
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Earlier today we had the UK trade balance figures which did not impress.
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The trade balance along with investment income make up Indonesia's current account deficit.
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Monday also saw the release of South Africa's June trade balance.
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Investors now await the country's trade balance data due later in the day.
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It is already matching borrowers and lenders at market rates, away from banks' visible balance sheets, creating much-needed funding but also incalculable risks.
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Falling U.S. demand thanks to the financial crisis narrowed the trade gap.
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Analysts said the smaller-than-expected trade gap will likely boost second-quarter US economic growth.
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Data also showed the US trade gap narrowed in August.
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The US trade gap narrowed sharply in November after two months of record deficits.
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The December shortfall followed a much bigger contraction in the trade gap in November.
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The February trade gap was the biggest in five months.
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Nor can the central bank ignore the yawning trade gap.
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The US trade gap with China also set a record at $28 billion.
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But India's dependency on foreign investment, and ballooning trade gap, puts it particularly at risk.
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As a result, the trade gap should be less of a drag on the economy.
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Ireland's trade gap rose marginally in May as both exports and imports of goods rose.
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The U.S. trade gap also narrowed sharply in July.
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But Britain's trade gap with the rest of the world widened and wage growth stalled.
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In India, government data on Friday showed the country's trade gap narrowed from the prior month.
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The trade gap may not be able to keep narrowing as oil prices continue to surge.
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Britain's goods trade gap widened to largest on record in July, official data released earlier today showed.