This shift to a private sector surplus drove a sizable government deficit. Greece's large budget deficit was funded by running a large foreign financial surplus. So the profit is equal to the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus. Ordering precise amounts from the manufacturer prevents surplus and over-spending. Japan generally runs an annual trade surplus and has a considerable net international investment surplus. These remittances supplement GDP and help offset the large foreign trade surplus. It promised to purchase any surplus steel Tata could not otherwise sell. The economy benefits from a growing trade surplus. You've got a $40 billion trade surplus with us. Atoms that have either a deficit or a surplus of electrons are called ions. Banks were over their heads in debt and surplus currency abounded. Russia recorded a trade surplus of USD$15.8 billion in 2013. Over the years of the recorded surplus, the gross national debt rose each year. China has a significant trade surplus with the United States, its most important export market. This created an enormous private sector surplus.