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Trade Choices. You have $1,000 to spend and your alternatives are: Purchase 1 U.S.-made television and 1 U.S.-made bicycle. or Purchase 1 Chinese-made television, 1 Korean-made bicycle and 2 cases of French wine. or Purchase $1,000 of stock in a Canadian company.
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Trade Choices You have $1,000 to spend and your alternatives are: • Purchase 1 U.S.-made television and 1 U.S.-made bicycle. or • Purchase 1 Chinese-made television, 1 Korean-made bicycle and 2cases of French wine. or • Purchase $1,000 of stock ina Canadian company. Which do you choose?
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Top 10 U.S.Trade Partners, Total Trade, Year to Date (May, 2014) US$, bn, unrevised http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/top/top1405yr.html
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