The United States has maintained a trade deficit from 2000 to 2015
A trade deficit is the economic term for a nations Balance of payments relying more on imports that exports , that is , the United States imported more than it exported during the period 2000 - 2015 .
Trade Deficit = Total Value of Imports – Total Value of Exports
Also known as a negative balance of trade , a trade deficits illustrates a outflow of domestic currency (US DOLLARS) to foreign markets .