Kollokation
The trade deficit is one of the nation's most serious problems.
In the first 11 months of the year the total trade deficit was £27bn.
The country is also running a huge trade deficit for its size, nearly $1 billion in 1986.
With the trade deficit already too large, who needs this?
In 1986, China had a trade deficit of $5.7 billion.
If so, it could provide even more help with the nation's trade deficit, but not much.
It also plans to cut in half the trade deficit of $28 billion expected for 1994.
During the 1990s, the country often ran small trade deficits.
The trade deficit was still nearly $3 billion in January.
Others believe that trade deficits are good for the economy.
