This informative chart features Canada's main trading partners and the amount of money involved between each country in terms of imports(money out) and exports (money in).

Cites an Austrian law that tried to limit tropical rainforest product imports through taxation and eco-labeling in order to slow the effects of deforestation due to export trade. The effort was met with so much economic opposition that...

First read the plantation legend about life in the South. The remainder of the article refutes the legend, explains the differences in many facets of the South, and emphasizes the importance of the Southern agricultural output to the...

This article by Jacob G. Hornberger is an essay in the book, The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration, edited by Richard M. Ebeling and Jacob G. Hornberger. In it, Hornberger gives a hypothetical view of how life in the United States...

This student-teacher resource discusses international exchange rate and shows how to calculate different currencies around the world.

A map from 1920 of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands showing the economic and commercial activity, including principal products, railroad transportation, and import and export information.

Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about various import and export terms. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.

Read an overview of the economy in French Guiana. Also listed are statistics on GNP, different sectors of the economy, import, and exports. Information is from the CIA World Factbook.

This website from the Fordham University contains a memorandum on trade written in 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert to Louis XIV, king of France. The document discusses the situation of trade (import and export), and their competition with...

A country profile of Mauritania, an oil rich country in Africa. Basic facts relating to history, geography, politics, economy, imports and exports, monetary unit, languages, and religion as well as links to related topics are all included.

Features a statistical chart on the economy of Venezuela covering topics such as GDP, poverty rate, household income, unemployment rate, imports and exports, currency, and more.

Can you answer these questions about Brazil? If not, 'click here' to see the answer. This site is full of useful information on Brazil's land and climate, its people, work and industry, and facts on its imports and exports.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Explain merchandise trade balance, current account balance, and unilateral transfers, Identify components of the US current account balance, and Calculate the merchandise...

A brief overview from the ABC Country Book of the economy of Suriname. Includes statistics on all economic indicators, including GNP, employment, imports, and exports.

We tend to see the United States as a country with free trade. Although we do have a great deal of freedom to enter new markets, there are barriers to trade that limit consumer choice. This lesson explores these barriers and how they work.

Describes the history of coffee production, where it is grown, and efforts by Fair Trade to help coffee farmers make a decent income.

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes when people first try to use money from another country, they feel like they are playing with toy...

Learn about the theory of mercantilism and how it affected the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Practice making a bar graph showing the value of exports to and imports from England between 1700 and 1774 with...

A learning module on global trade. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate what countries export and import, the factors...

Provides a very thorough explanation of the Russian economy and its history from the 1990s. Discusses the currency, inflation rate, poverty level, exports, imports, public finances, historical background and economic reform in Russia.

Exports were the key to South Korea's industrial expansion. Until 1986 the value of imports was greater than exports. This situation was reversed, however, in 1986 when South Korea registered a favorable balance of trade of US$4.2...

Discusses how the U.S. has been lowering its trade deficit. This paper is very detailed with information and graphs for the student who is familiar with global trade.

An overview of the Australian economy with related statistics and figures, such as GDP, inflation rates, unemployment rates, and much more.

A great explanation of the economy in Turkey. Read about the standard of living, tax, employment, industries, imports, exports, and specific sectors.