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PRICE-TAKER [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
  • Corporate Economics
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

The firm is a price taker in that it takes the market-determined price as the price it will receive for its output.

OBS

price taker: term published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Agent économique (entreprise ou groupe d'entreprises) qui accepte de pratiquer le prix imposé par le fixeur de prix ou le prix qui apparaît sur le marché concurrentiel.

OBS

preneur de prix : terme publié dans le Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Precios (Comercialización)
  • Economía empresarial
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Agente económico sin influencia en el precio.

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Record 2 2010-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Market Prices
  • National and International Economics
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Country that exports or imports in insufficient quantities to influence market price and is obliged to sell its goods at the price set by major exporters.

CONT

Canada is a net exporter of crude oil and gasoline. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Canada accounts for 3% of the world supply of oil. Canada is a price taker for crude oil and gasoline. This means that Canadian producers take the price on the open market and do not directly influence the world price of gasoline independently.

Key term(s)
  • price taker country
  • price taking country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prix (Commercialisation)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Le Canada est un exportateur net de pétrole brut et d'essence. D'après l'U.S. Energy Information Administration, le Canada contribue pour 3 % de la production mondiale de pétrole. Le Canada est un preneur de prix dans le cas du pétrole brut et de l'essence, ce qui signifie que les producteurs canadiens prennent le prix du marché libre et n'exercent pas à eux seuls d'influence sur les prix mondiaux de l'essence.

Spanish

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