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Balance

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000138

The difference between exports and imports. A positive balance is called a surplus. A negative balance is called a deficit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000138
FieldEconomic statistics
SubjectForeign trade
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoStatistics about Foreign Trade
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000138",
  "term": "Balance",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "The difference between exports and imports. A positive balance is called a surplus. A negative balance is called a deficit.",
  "subject": "Foreign trade",
  "see_also": [
    "Statistics about Foreign Trade"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/balance/"
}

Record 138 of 2,177 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.