Trade imbalance

Japanese: 貿易不均衡 - ぼうえきふきんこう

Also known as a trade imbalance. Refers to an unbalanced state of imports and exports resulting from economic transactions with other countries. It can be viewed as a whole country's trade or as a bilateral trade. The main cause of trade friction is this trade imbalance, and if this state continues for a long time, it will lead to unemployment and recession, and the relationship between the two countries will deteriorate. The imbalance is usually viewed as a deficit or surplus on a customs-cleared basis (export surplus or import surplus based on customs-cleared trade balance) or on an international balance of payments basis (trade balance and current account balance). Japan's trade imbalance has been in surplus since 1981, reaching a peak of $120.9 billion in 1994, but fell to $82.4 billion in 1997. Looking at the trade balance with other countries, the United States and Southeast Asia have a large surplus, making the trade imbalance noticeable, and the other countries are calling for its correction.

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Japanese:

貿易インバランスとも。外国との経済取引の結果，輸入・輸出のバランスがとれず不均衡な状態をいう。１国の貿易全体でみる場合と２国間に限定してみることがある。通商摩擦の主な原因はこの貿易不均衡にあり，この状態が長く続くと失業や不況をまねき，２国間関係が悪化する。不均衡は，通常，通関ベース（通関貿易尻でみた輸出超過額，または輸入超過額）か国際収支ベース（貿易収支および経常収支）が赤字か黒字かでみる。日本の貿易不均衡は，1981年以降は黒字を続け，1994年には通関貿易尻で1209億ドルという最大規模を記録したが，1997年には824億ドルに減少。相手国で見ると，米国，東南アジアなどで黒字額が多く，貿易不均衡が目立ち，その是正を相手国側から求められている。

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