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What are the principal factors that give rise to commercial exchanges?
What are the principal factors that give rise to commercial exchanges?
The diversity in the distribution of natural resources, differences of human needs and wants, and division of labour along with comparative advantage.
What are the two main categories of trade within commerce?
What are the two main categories of trade within commerce?
Domestic trade (including retail and wholesale as well as local, regional and inter-regional transactions) and foreign trade (encompassing import, export and entrepôt/re-export trades).
What are aids to trade and what do they include?
What are aids to trade and what do they include?
Aids to trade are auxiliary commercial activities that facilitate trade. They include commercial intermediaries, banking and financial services, transportation, packaging, warehousing, communication, advertising, and insurance.
What does trade involve in addition to the exchange of goods and services?
What does trade involve in addition to the exchange of goods and services?
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What is commerce and what does it consist of?
What is commerce and what does it consist of?
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