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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A recent investment boom should help firms to compete internationally, though in the short term it has worsened the trade deficit .
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Despite the increase in exports, the overall trade deficit rose S$4,900 million to S$14,600 million in 1990.
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I see a growing trade deficit and a reliance on overseas sources of innovation.
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The resulting trade deficit and shortage of incoming foreign exchange added to the country's balance-of-payments problem.