Trade surplus or deficit which is better
20 Apr 1998 Trade deficits may even be good news for the economybecause they After decades of postwar surpluses, the U.S.trade deficit topped $100 Likewise a budget surplus or a trade surplus must be good as well. When a country runs a trade deficit (more properly labeled a current account deficit), it is Many argue that it is better for countries to have trade surpluses— to export more than they import—than to have deficits. They believe that trade deficits are