Each $1 billion of excess imports over exports has eliminated some 25,000 American jobs.
On the other hand, she remembered vividly the battle they had had over the imports and exports of Nicaragua.
The nation's trade deficit, the excess of our imports over exports, has risen by 31 percent since the recession began in March 2001.
This might be painful to a nation that has grown accustomed to enjoying the excess of imports over exports.
And the local meatpacking industry is searching for a way to sue the Canadian government for damages over lost exports.
In the second straight month of improvement, the excess of imports over exports fell to $8.26 billion, off 13 percent from March.
This argument starts from a different point on the balance of payments circle, with the excess of imports over exports.
The trade deficit, which measures the excess of imports over exports, was less in October than economists expected.
To pay for the excess of imports over exports, the United States has to sell stocks, bonds and businesses to foreigners.
The package of new measures would lift most controls over imports, exports and foreign currency transactions on Russian territory.