Import, the Glossary
An importer is the receiving country in an export from the sending country.[1]
Table of Contents
36 relations: Absorption (economics), Balance of trade, Canada, Consumer, Customs, Demand, Domestic market, Eurostat, Exchange rate, Export, Export function, Financial transaction, Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database, Import quota, Importation right, Income, International trade, List of countries by imports, Macroeconomics, Manufacturing, Marginalism, National accounts, OECD, Oxford University Press, Petroleum, Price, Supply chain, Tariff, Trade agreement, United Nations Statistics Division, United States, Value added, Walmart, Willingness to pay, World economy, World Integrated Trade Solution.
Absorption (economics)
In economics, absorption is the total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves.
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Balance of trade
Balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period.
See Import and Balance of trade
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Consumer
A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or use purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, who is not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities.
Customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country.
Demand
In economics, demand is the quantity of a good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time.
Domestic market
A domestic market, also referred to as an internal market or domestic trading, is the supply and demand of goods, services, and securities within a single country.
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Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Exchange rate
In finance, an exchange rate is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another currency.
Export
An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country.
Export function
The Export function is an idea used in economic theories to measure exports.
See Import and Export function
Financial transaction
A financial transaction is an agreement, or communication, between a buyer and seller to exchange goods, services, or assets for payment.
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Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database
The Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) website disseminates statistical data collected and maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Import quota
An import quota is a type of trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time.
Importation right
An importation right is the legal ability to import a product into a certain country.
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Income
Income is the consumption and saving opportunity gained by an entity within a specified timeframe, which is generally expressed in monetary terms.
International trade
International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services.
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List of countries by imports
This is a list of countries by imports, based on the International Trade Centre, except for the European Union.
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Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation.
Marginalism
Marginalism is a theory of economics that attempts to explain the discrepancy in the value of goods and services by reference to their secondary, or marginal, utility.
National accounts
1941580029322 accounts or national account systems (NAS) are the implementation of complete and consistent accounting techniques for measuring the economic activity of a nation.
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
Price
A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation expected, required, or given by one party to another in return for goods or services.
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Supply chain
A supply chain, sometimes expressed as a "supply-chain", is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers.
Tariff
A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.
Trade agreement
A trade agreement (also known as trade pact) is a wide-ranging taxes, tariff and trade treaty that often includes investment guarantees.
See Import and Trade agreement
United Nations Statistics Division
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), formerly the United Nations Statistical Office, serves under the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) as the central mechanism within the Secretariat of the United Nations to supply the statistical needs and coordinating activities of the global statistical system.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Value added
Value added is a term in financial economics for calculating the difference between market value of a product or service, and the sum value of its constituents.
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Willingness to pay
In behavioral economics, willingness to pay (WTP) is the maximum price at or below which a consumer will definitely buy one unit of a product.
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World economy
The world economy or global economy is the economy of all humans in the world, referring to the global economic system, which includes all economic activities conducted both within and between nations, including production, consumption, economic management, work in general, financial transactions and trade of goods and services.
World Integrated Trade Solution
The World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS) is a trade software provided by the World Bank for users to query several international trade databases.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Import
Also known as Import (international trade), Import business, Importation, Imported, Importer, Importer of record, Imports.