balance of trade - the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise; "a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"

trade balance, trade gap, visible balance

balance - the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account

Translations

balance of trade n → bilancia commerciale

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