ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -If the exports of a country exceed its imports, the country is said to have a favourable balance of trade, or a trade surplus. Conversely, if the imports exceed exports, an unfavourable balance of trade, or a trade deficit, exists.

Detailed explanation-2: -The trade balance is the difference between the value of the goods that a country (or another geographic or economic area such as the European Union (EU) or the euro area) exports and the value of the goods that it imports.

Detailed explanation-3: -If the value of exports exceeds the value of imports, it is said that there is a trade surplus; if imports are greater than exports, the country has a trade deficit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Balance of trade (BoT) is the difference that is obtained from the export and import of goods. Balance of payments (BoP) is the difference between the inflow and outflow of foreign exchange. Type of transactions included. Transactions related to goods are included in BoT.

Detailed explanation-5: -The balance of trade (BOT), also known as the trade balance, refers to the difference between the monetary value of a country’s imports and exports over a given time period. A positive trade balance indicates a trade surplus while a negative trade balance indicates a trade deficit.