What are tariffs? What are quotas?

Private sector employment. Penetration of communications service. U.S. high-technology competitive measures. Electronics merchandise trade balance. Electronic ... When imports equal exports, the trade balance is balanced. It's important to note that a trade deficit is not inherently negative, as it may indicate robust ... Oct 10, 2017 ... That income deficit not surprisingly is roughly equal to the trade surplus in pharmaceuticals and chemicals. In other words, transfer ... The current account surplus declined to 10.9 percent of. GDP in 2014. It is expected to move into a small deficit in 2015 but return to surplus during. 2016 ... Bringing together the principal trading countries of agricultural commodities, AMIS assesses global food supplies and provides a platform to coordinate policy ... In 1980, by contrast, the United States had a trade surplus with every major trading part- ner or group except Japan and the OPEC countries. In accounting for ... Apr 2, 2025 ... As shown in Figure 10, China recorded a trade surplus of $997 billion with the rest of the world, in stark con- trast to the U.S. trade deficit ... May 12, 2021 ... Therefore, this report assesses how the region and different countries across LAC could have their trade surpluses or deficits affected by the ... Apr 10, 2025 ... Is the U.S. trade deficit an imbalance? How did China's policy lead to its unprecedently large trade surplus? Should U.S. policymakers care ... Apr 7, 2025 ... The president declared a national emergency posed by large and persistent trade deficits, relying on his authority under the International ...