Discuss the balance of trade in the United States and how it affects debt
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Answer: A country's balance of trade is the economic value of all the products that it exports minus the economic value of its imported products. A positive balance of trade results when a country exports (sells to other countries) more than it imports (buys from other countries). A negative balance of trade results when a country imports more than it exports. A negative balance of trade is commonly called a trade deficit. The United States is a debtor nation rather than a creditor nation. Trade deficit affects economic growth because the amount of money spent on foreign products has not been paid in full. Therefore, it is borrowed money and borrowed money costs more in the form of interest. The money that flows out of the country to pay off the deficit can't be used to invest in productive enterprises, either at home or overseas.
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