Goods can be things like clothes, food, machine parts, or even things like furniture. ... For example, a country with lots of farmland might have plenty of food, but it might not have any factories to make cars. Another country might have many factories to make cars but very little farmland to grow food. One country will grow lots of food and sell some of it to the other country. ... With their recovery now ensured, Japan embarked on a period of great economic growth, which is growing at a faster rate every day. ...

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The factors that are transforming the world environment and the relationship of the United States within it is technological changed, which is moving faster than at any time in history. ... For this sort of economy system, short-term gains did occur, but the majority of people suffered under system that paid little attention to food production or consumer goods. ... Merchandise trade covers exports and imports of automobiles, machinery, food and beverages, agricultural products, and other tangible goods. ...

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In other words it signifies the basic needs of humans----food, clothing and shelter---and affects each and every member of the society in one way or the other. ... Further, apparel sector is one of the five expenditure categories of the Consumer Price Index in US with Food & Beverages, Housing, Transportation and Medical Care being the other four. ...

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