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Trade. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3366720659 /. Trade. is the buying and selling of goods between countries of the World. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3366720659 /. Electronics Imports. Imports are the goods that countries buy from others.
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Trade http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3366720659 /
Trade is the buying and selling of goods between countries of the World. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3366720659 /
Electronics Imports Imports are the goods that countries buy from others. http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=90
Electronics Exports Exports are the goods that countries sell to others. http://www.worldmapper.org/images/largepng/89.png
Balance of Payments is the difference between the exports and imports of a country. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3366720659 /
Deficit When the imports of a country are greater than its exports. http://www.flickr.com/photos/articnomad/8806988/
Surplus When the exports of a country are greater than its imports. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3367543296/
There are a number of advantages to having a trade surplus • The country doesn’t have to take out loans to fund public projects and services. • The country can invest in infrastructure and services. • These improvements will help improve the quality of life in the country. • The country can help industry develop and maintain it’s competitiveness, through grants and subsidies. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmtreasury/4720955639/in/set-72157624207966917/
Types of trade http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3367543296/
Free Trade is the buying and selling of good between countries without import taxes, quotas or subsidies. It is a level playing field. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3367543296/
Protectionism is when a country seeks to protect its own industry by placing restrictions on the goods of foreign countries, using import taxes, quotas and subsidies. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amagill/3367543296/
Secondary Exports- 1990 Pattern? http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=349
Primary Exports- 2002 Pattern? Issue? http://www.worldmapper.org/display.php?selected=348