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International Trade
JC Business
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Export | A good or service sold to a foreign country. The money comes into the Irish Economy |
| Import | A good or service imported from a foreign country that is sold to Irish consumers |
| Visible Export | A physical good sold abroad by an Irish company to a foreign country |
| Invisible Export | A non-physical service sold by an Irish company to a foreign country |
| Visible Import | A physical good imported into Ireland from abroad |
| Invisible Import | A non-physical service sold to Irish consumers from a foreign company |
| Balance of Trade | Visible Exports minus Visible Imports |
| Balance of Payments | Total Exports (Visible + Invisible) minus Total (Visible + Invisible) Imports |
| An example for a Visible Export is | Cars |
| Balance of Trade | Visible Exports minus Visible Imports |
| Balance of Payments | Total Exports minus Total Imports |
| An example for a Visible Export is | Meat |
| An example for an Insivible Export is | U2 Playing Abroad |
| An example for a Visible Import is | Cars |
| An example for an Invisible Import is | Buying insurance from a foreign company |
| Why Ireland exports | Market to small Surplus production of goods |
| Why Ireland imports | Unsuitable climate Raw materials may not he availible iin Ireland eg Oil, Steel and Bananas |
| Import Substitution | Producing goods in Ireland to replace foreign imports |
| Trade Surplus | When visible exports are greater than visible imports |
| Balance of Payments Surplus | When total exports are greater than total imports |