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The phrase "a trade surplus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the economic situation where a country's exports exceed its imports.
Example: "The country has maintained a trade surplus for the past five years, boosting its economy significantly."
Alternatives: "an export surplus" or "a positive trade balance".
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That left a trade surplus of $845 million, 7.4percentt higher than a year earlier.
But in the world of GDP accounting, a trade surplus is still a trade surplus.
We actually have a trade surplus.
It has a trade surplus, but a current-account deficit.
Greece also could quickly achieve a trade surplus.
Brazil runs a trade surplus, not a current-account surplus.
If we pursue a trade surplus, we're doomed to fail.
"We do not strive for a trade surplus," he said.
China has a trade surplus, not a deficit.
It runs a trade surplus, selling goods in return for financial claims on foreigners.
"All the industrializing countries had this experience — they all had a trade surplus," he said.
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