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Foreign Trade
Louise Gannon 2.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Importing | The purchase (buying) of goods and services from other countries for sale in Ireland |
| Exporting | When Irish goods and services are sold to other countries |
| Visible trade | The import or export of physical goods |
| Invisible trade | The import or export of services |
| Import substitution | The purchase of Irish-made goods instead of foreign imports |
| Exchange rate | The quantity of a foreign currency that can be bought or sold for one euro |
| Balance of Trade | visible exports - visible imports |
| Balance of Payments | total exports - total imports |
| Foreign trade | The sale of goods and services from one country to another |
| European Union | Ireland joined in 1973 |
| Enterprise Ireland | State agency that helps firms that wish to get involved in foreign trade |
| French currency | euro |
| Danish currency | Krone |
| Japanese currency | Yen |
| US currency | Dollar |
| divide by the 'we buy' rate | To change a foreign currency back into euro |
| multiply by the 'we sell' rate | To change euro into a foreign currency |