Balance of trade

Balance of trade
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BALANCE OF TRADE, a term in economics belonging originally to the period when the "mercantile theory" prevailed, but still in use, though not quite perhaps in the same way as at its origin.

Balance of trade
Net flow of goods (exports minus imports) between countries. ...

Balance of Trade deficit
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Balance Of Trade
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relation between the merchandise exports and imports of a country. The concept first became important in the 16th and 17th cent. with the growth of mercantilism.

balance of trade
net difference over a period of time between the value of a country's imports and exports of merchandise.

Balance of trade
Definition: The difference between the value of visible exports and visible imports. Calculated as the value of exports minus the value of imports.
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BALANCE OF TRADE - The difference between the value of a country's imports and exports during a specifi...
BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES - Netting of transaction balances, including the net amount of payments o...

Balance of trade - The part of a nation's balance of payments that deals with merchandise (or visible) imports or exports.

Balance of Trade
The balance between a country's exports and imports. Beneficiary: The person in whose favor a letter of credit is issued or a draft is drawn.
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Balance of trade:
The monetary difference between a country's total imports and its exports. If exports exceed imports the country experiences a favourable balance of trade. Also known as merchandise trade balance.

Balance of Trade
The difference in value between a country's total imports and exports over a specific time period.
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Balance of Trade
An accounting of a country's exports versus imports (the net flow of goods between two countries).
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BALANCE OF TRADE (BOT)
A component of the balance of payments, the surplus or deficit that results from comparing a country's expenditures on merchandise imports with the receipts derived from its merchandise exports.

Balance of trade The value of goods and services bought and sold in the world market.

Balance of trade
The difference between the value of a country's imports and exports during a specific period of time is called the balance of trade. If a country exports more than it imports, it has a surplus, or favorable balance of trade.

Balance of Trade - The difference between a country's imports and its exports. Balance of trade is the largest component of a country's balance of payments.

Balance of trade: The net difference in imports and exports of goods by a country for a period of time.

Balance of trade
The difference between the value of a country's imports and exports during a specific period of time is called the balance of trade.

Balance of trade (BOT) - The difference between the value of visible exports and the value of visible imports.
Balance on trade in goods - Exports of goods minus imports of goods.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The difference between funds received by a country when exporting merchandise and the funds paid for importing merchandise. The balance of trade is a major part of the current accounts portion of the balance of payments.

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balance of trade:That part of a nation's balance of payments dealing with imports and exports, that is trade
in goods and services, over a given period. If exports of goods exceed imports, the trade balance is said to be ...

The balance of trade reflecting the import and export of services.
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Favorable Balance of Trade
The value of a nation's exports in excess of the value of its imports.
Favorable trade balance
Condition that total exports of a nation exceed total imports, creating a net export.

A negative balance of trade (or payments); expenditures are greater than income/revenue.
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Balance of trade
The value of a country's exports minus the value of its imports.

"The sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid)." ...

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favorable balance of trade Having exports which exceed imports. FCC Abbreviation for Federal Communications Commission. A U.S. government agency... FDIC Abbreviation for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. A federal agency that...

The net effect of a devaluation of the exchange rate on the balance of trade depends on the elasticities of demand to prices.

Thus macroeconomics focuses on broad-based indicators of national economic performance, like GDP output, balance of trade, and employment levels.

Capital Flows and the Balance of Trade
In 2000, U.S. exports were $1.1 trillion and U.S. imports were close to $1.5 trillion. The excess of imports over exports is called a current account deficit. What caused this deficit?

In fact, we expect the coming trade figures to show further deterioration in the balance of trade over the next few months. The major industrialized nations outside of the United States continue to experience anemic economic growth.

The result is that a depreciation initially causes a sharp worsening of the balance of trade (value of exports less the value of imports), which then gradually recovers to a higher level than previously.

Fast Markets. Generally characterized by the combination of high volatility and heavy trading, usually as a result of an imbalance of trade orders (all buys, no sells).

Economic Indicators
Key statistics indicating the direction (expanding or contracting) of the economy. Some indicators are the unemployment rate, inflation rate and balance of trade.

Excessively rapid trading in a specific security that causes a delay in the electronic updating of its last sale and market conditions, particularly in options.
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economic indicators: Key statistics showing the direction of the economy, such as unemployment rate, inflation rate, consumer confidence, and balance of trade.

Foreign debt also includes due payments to international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The debt may be comprised of fees for goods and services or outstanding credit due to a negative balance of trade.

Unlike the World Bank, whose focus is on foreign exchange reserves and the balance of trade, the IMF focus is on lowering trade barriers and stabilizing currencies.

See also: Banks, Balance of payments, Expense, Saving, Bills