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the value of goods and services sold to foreigners
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exports
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the value of goods and services purchased from foreigners
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imports
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the value of a nation's exports minus its imports
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trade balance
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the amount by which a nation's trade balance is in deficit (imports exceed exports)
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trade deficit
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the amount by which a nation's trade balance is in surplus (exports exceed imports)
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trade surplus
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a situation whereby a country can produce a good at a lower resource cost than another country
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absolute advantage
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a curve that shows alternative combinations of the maximum amounts of two products that can be consumed within a country during a particular time period
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consumption possibilities curve
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a restriction on the quantity of an imported good
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quota
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a tax on an imported good
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tariff
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a situation in which one country responds to the trade restrictions of another country by imposing trade restrictions of its own
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retaliation
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demand in which buyers are relatively unresponsive to changes in price
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inelastic demand
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a situation in which the price of a country's exports declines relative to the price of its imports
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declining terms of trade
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restrictions on trade with another country for political reasons
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embargo
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an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico allowing more equal access to one another's markets. The agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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an international trade agreement, first negotiated in 1947, that has included efforts to reduce tariff barriers among member countries of the world. It is now replaced by the World Trade Organization
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General agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT)
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the organization that replaced GATT in 1995 and continues to pursue GATT's agenda to reduce barriers to trade among member countries
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
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the price of one country's currency in terms of another country's currency
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exchange rate
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a system whereby exchange rates are determined on te basis of international demand and supply for a currency
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flexible (floating) exchange rate system
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an increase in the value of one country's currency relative to another country's currency
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appreciate
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a decrease in the value of one country's currency relative to another country's currency
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depreciate
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a group of eight countries (the U.S., Canada, Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Russia) that coordinate policies in an effort to influence exchange rates
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Group of Eight (G-8)
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a group of six (original) countries (the U.S., Japan, China, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong) that coordinate financial policies
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Six Markets Group (Asian G-6)
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a situation whereby a country can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another country
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comparative advantage
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unprocessed raw material and agricultural products
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primary commodities
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