Trade deficit: When a country imports more goods and services than it exports, resulting in a negative net exports figure.
How to apply it: Connect a trade deficit to a current account deficit and explain how it is financed by capital inflows recorded in the financial account.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: Open Economy: International Trade and Finance
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