Experts on language say the expression was born more than two hundred fifty years ago, when pirates sailed the seas, attacking and robbing trade ships.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

It's attractive to invest more than our savings, that's the trade deficit.

结果是外国投资额大于本国储蓄额，这就形成了贸易逆差。

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But more than eighty percent of suspected incidents involve the sex trade.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

Mr.Wen said trade has soared in modern times, more than tripling between 2004 and last year, when it topped $132 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

In early 2008, Vietnam's inflation rate had risen to 25 per cent, while the country's trade deficit widened to more than $14 billion.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

But increasing trade with African countries may be more complex than it at first appears.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

Teng Theng Dar is the council's chairman. He says Asia-Pacific businesses want to see a conclusion next year to the Doha round of world trade negotiations, which have been stalled for more than seven years.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11