Keywords: Trade Surplus


US trade surplus with Morocco exceeds $2.8 billion as deficit with Algeria widens

The United States recorded a strong trade surplus with Morocco during the first seven months of 2026, while its trade relationship with Algeria moved in the opposite direction, according to data from the US Census Bureau. The figures highlight a significant difference in the structure and scale of Washington’s......

Morocco records historic trade surplus with Spain in 2025

Morocco recorded an unprecedented trade surplus with Spain in 2025, marking a significant shift in the economic relationship between the two countries and highlighting the growing presence of Moroccan products on the Spanish market. According to data from the United Nations International Trade database,......

Italy’s exports rise 9.8% year on year in June 2026

Italy recorded a strong increase in exports in June 2026, with overseas sales rising by 9.8% compared with the same month a year earlier, according to data from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat). Exports also increased by 1.6% compared with May, indicating continued growth in Italy’s......

Euro Zone current account surplus declines amid falling trade balance

The European Central Bank reported that the euro zone’s current account surplus narrowed significantly in March due to a sharp decline in the region’s trade surplus, reflecting ongoing economic pressures across Europe. According to the latest data, the seasonally adjusted current account......

WTO chief warns China’s $1.2 trillion trade surplus is unsustainable

World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged China to rethink its export-driven growth strategy, warning that the country’s record $1.2 trillion trade surplus cannot be sustained because the rest of the world is unable to absorb it. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference,......

China's export surge hides deepening domestic slump

In the bustling port city of Ningbo, just two hours south of Shanghai, China's economic paradoxes stand out starkly. The Ningbo-Zhoushan port handled 1.4 billion tons of cargo in 2025, holding its title as the world's busiest for the 17th year running. Yet a short distance up the Yong River,......

U.S. Treasury labels yuan largely undervalued, warns China

The U.S. Treasury labeled China's yuan "largely undervalued" on Thursday and urged Beijing to let it appreciate, toughening its tone in the semiannual currency report while stopping short of naming China a currency manipulator. The assessment cites China's "extremely large and......

China reduces dollar's weight in yuan's basket amid soaring trade surplus

China has announced routine annual adjustments to its CFETS currency basket for the yuan, further decreasing the weights of major currencies including the US dollar and the euro, as the renminbi concludes its strongest year against the greenback since 2020. The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS),......

China surpasses one trillion dollars in trade surplus amid growing global unease

China’s trade surplus has exceeded one trillion dollars for the first time, demonstrating the country’s resilience in global commerce despite continuous tariff pressure from the United States. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs, the surplus reached 1.08 trillion......