对外贸易顺差 meaning in Chinese

favorable balance of trade
foreign trade surplus

That process may already be beginning , for japan ' s surplus hasbeen tumbling for 20 consecutive months , and it could end up with something that a few years ago would have been regarded as more fanciful thana unicorn , a japanese trade deficit
1996这个过程(即资本输出和对外贸易顺差的减少)已经开始,日本的贸易顺差20个月来继续下跌, (这种情况)的结局会是几年前人们还以为是比独角兽更虚渺的事情:日本贸易逆差。