One Year a Country Has Negative Net Exports

question 68

Multiple Choice

One year a country has negative net exports. The next year it still has negative net exports and imports have risen more than exports.

• A)Its trade surplus fell.
• B)Its trade surplus rose.
• C)Its trade deficit fell.
• D)Its trade deficit rose.

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