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MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balance of trade
1, record 1, English, balance%20of%20trade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trade balance 2, record 1, English, trade%20balance
correct
- merchandise trade balance 3, record 1, English, merchandise%20trade%20balance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A component of the balance of payments that shows the surplus or deficit that results from comparing a country's expenditures on merchandise imports and receipts derived from its merchandise exports. 4, record 1, English, - balance%20of%20trade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If, during the reporting period, the nation exports more than it imports, it is said that the nation enjoys a balance of trade "surplus" or a "positive" balance of trade. 5, record 1, English, - balance%20of%20trade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Unfavourable balance of trade. 6, record 1, English, - balance%20of%20trade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balance commerciale
1, record 1, French, balance%20commerciale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- balance du commerce 2, record 1, French, balance%20du%20commerce
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composante de la balance des paiements qui montre l'excédent ou le déficit qui résulte d'une comparaison entre les dépenses d'un pays pour ses importations de marchandises et les recettes qu'il tire de ses exportations de marchandises. 3, record 1, French, - balance%20commerciale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Balance commerciale défavorisable. 4, record 1, French, - balance%20commerciale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- balanza comercial
1, record 1, Spanish, balanza%20comercial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- balanza de comercio 2, record 1, Spanish, balanza%20de%20comercio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Superávit o déficit anual neto del comercio de una nación, basado en la diferencia entre el valor total de sus importaciones y exportaciones. 3, record 1, Spanish, - balanza%20comercial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La balanza de comercio sólo es una parte de los muchos débitos y créditos que componen la balanza de pagos de una nación. 3, record 1, Spanish, - balanza%20comercial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
balanza comercial favorable. 3, record 1, Spanish, - balanza%20comercial
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