A trade deficit is said to occur when the value of a country's imports exceed the value of its exports, that is a country is buying more goods and services than it is selling. On the other hand a trade surplus is said to occur when the value of a country's exports exceed the value of its imports, that is a country is buying lesser goods and services than it is selling.The imports and exports(in US thousand dollars) of five countries in the year 2007 is as given in the table. COUNTRY IMPORT EXPORT AZ 958 683 BY 1120 1210 CX 5 12 DW 568 480 EV 7622 7922The percentage change in the import and export in 2008 over the previous year is given in the table below- COUNTRY IMPORT EXPORT AZ -20% 10% BY 10% No change CX 40% -50% DW 10% 10% EV No change 2%

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A trade deficit is said to occur when the value of a country's imports exceed the value of its exports, that is a country is buying more goods and services than it is selling.

On the other hand a trade surplus is said to occur when the value of a country's exports exceed the value of its imports, that is a country is buying lesser goods and services than it is selling.

COUNTRY	IMPORT	EXPORT
AZ	958	683
BY	1120	1210
CX	5	12
DW	568	480
EV	7622	7922

COUNTRY	IMPORT	EXPORT
AZ	-20%	10%
BY	10%	No change
CX	40%	-50%
DW	10%	10%
EV	No change	2%

For each of the following numbers(in US thousand dollars), select Yes if it represents the trade surplus of any of the five given countries in 2007, according to the information provided. Otherwise, select No.