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When a country has more exports than imports, it is said to have a trade surplus. On the flip side more imports than exports implies a negative balance of trade and therefore a deficit. While a trade deficit or surplus is not good or bad per se, large deficits are not sustainable in the long run. A prolonged trade deficit essentially makes a country a net debtor and erodes demand for goods produced by domestic industries. Countries that have had a prolonged trade deficit with no plan to fix the situation are looked upon unfavourably.