Trade: 3. Trade 3.1. Definition and Factors. 3.2. Domestic Trade. 3.3. Foreign Trade
Trade: 3. Trade 3.1. Definition and Factors. 3.2. Domestic Trade. 3.3. Foreign Trade
3. TRADE
3.1. Definition and factors.
3.2. Domestic trade.
3.3. Foreign trade
DEFINITION
Trade is the sale and the buy of merchandise and services between producers
and consumers in exchange for payment and it is aim is to meet the populations
needs.
FACTORS
Supply and demand: Supply and Demand is one of the core strategies used
in trading. It focuses on the ancient laws of supply and demand and how price
moves in a free-flowing market
Payment: payment is for the merchandise acquired. In the past, bartering was
used. Today, money is used along with other means of payment, such as
cheques, credits cards, etc.
Market: or also place where the sale and the buy is undertaken. Are 2 types
of markets; the physical one ( like a shop ) and the abstract one ( like a stock
market ).
DOMESTIC TRADE
Domestic trade is the exchange of domestic goods within the boundaries of a
country. Two categories; wholesale trader and retail trader.
-WHOLESALE TRADER: buys large quantities of merchandise directly from
manufactures and then sells them to other traders or businesses.
FOREIGN TRADE
Foreign trade is trade that is undertaken between countries. It involves the
purchase of goods abroad, or imports; and the sale of goods abroad, or exports.
- The European Union and the United States; control the export of the
majority of the world is merchandise (50%) and services (75%) .