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| − | A '''trade deficit''' is the amount by which a [[country]]'s merchandise [[exports]] exceed its merchandise [[imports]]. | + | A '''trade deficit''' is the amount by which a [[country]]'s merchandise [[exports]] exceed its merchandise [[imports]]. [[Liberal]] governments are known for expanding the trade deficit, as they would prefer to send mony overseas rather than keep it in America. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap12.htm | http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap12.htm | ||
| + | http://crushliberalism.blogspot.com/2007/01/debunking-trade-deficit-myth.html | ||
[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
Revision as of 13:03, January 29, 2009
A trade deficit is the amount by which a country's merchandise exports exceed its merchandise imports. Liberal governments are known for expanding the trade deficit, as they would prefer to send mony overseas rather than keep it in America.
Sources
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap12.htm http://crushliberalism.blogspot.com/2007/01/debunking-trade-deficit-myth.html