# Definition - Trade Deficit
To discuss the issue intelligently we must first come up with a definition for a trade deficit. In the simplest terms:
_A nation incurs a trade deficit when it exports less than it imports._
# Problems with the Definition
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![[Measure of Trade#Measure of Trade]]
Posted::![[Fallacy of Trade Deficits]]
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[Explain The Trade Deficit](obsidian://open?vault=Substack&file=Production%2FExplain%20The%20Trade%20Deficit)
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# References
[[Explain The Trade Deficit]]
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