国际贸易实务（上）.pdf

Unit 1 A Brief Introduction to International Trade Contents: 1.1 Reasons for International Trade） 1.2 Problems Concerning International Trade 1.3 Forms of International Trade learning outcomes: 1. Words Phrases and Terminology Practice 2. Reasons for International Trade and Problems Concerning International Trade 3. Forms of International Trade 1.1 Reasons for International Trade 1. What’s International Trade? International Trade, also called foreign trade, world trade or overseas trade, in essence, is the fair and deliberate exchange of commodity and service across national boundaries. It includes import and export trade operations. 2. Reasons for International Trade (1) resources:The different distribution of the world’s resources determines the patterns of world trade . (2) climate and terrain:Climate and terrain affect the cultivation of some agricultural products a nation can produce and trade internationally. (3) the skilled workers and capital resources:The skilled workers and capital resources help determine what a nation is able to produce and trade with other nations. (4) economic benefit Other Reasons for International Trade (1) satisfy domestic demand (2) the preference for innovation or style (3) political objectives 3.Invisible Trade Insurance Tourism Immigrant Remittances 4 . The Balance of International Trade The balance of international trade of a country is the difference between its exports and imports of both tangible goods and intangible products in all for