The correct answer is: C. difference between exports and imports.
The balance of trade is the difference between the value of a country’s exports and the value of its imports. A country with a trade surplus has a higher value of exports than imports, while a country with a trade deficit has a higher value of imports than exports.
Option A is incorrect because the difference between inward and outward remittances made in foreign exchange is called the balance of payments.
Option B is incorrect because the surplus generated shown in a Trading Account is called the net trading surplus.
Option D is incorrect because the balance of trade is a measure of a country’s international trade.