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IMPORTS COMMODITY [5 records]

Record 1 2017-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Accounting
OBS

commodity composition of imports or exports : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité nationale
OBS

structure ou composition par produits des importations ou des exportations : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • Oil and Natural Gas Distribution
DEF

The total production of a commodity less domestic demand for that commodity.

OBS

The remainder equals the net(gross exports less gross imports) of the commodity available for export.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
  • Distribution du pétrole et du gaz naturel
DEF

Production totale d’un produit minorée de la demande intérieure du même produit.

OBS

La différence représente la quantité nette (exportations nettes moins importations brutes) du produit disponible pour l’exportation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

The growth in beef imports was explained by large quantities of humanitarian aid and purchases on the basis of commodity credits provided by the United States of America(USA) and the European Community(EC).

OBS

commodity credits: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • commodity credit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

crédits sur les denrées : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • crédit sur les denrées

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Statistics Canada monthly publication 65-007.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Publication mensuelle 65-007 de Statistique Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
CONT

The recessionary conditions in most member countries in 1971 slowed the growth of imports slightly more than that of exports while the terms of trade also moved in favour of the industrialized countries as a result of a general weakening in commodity prices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
CONT

Si l'on considère l'ensemble des échanges entre la zone de l'O.C.D.E. et les autres pays (essentiellement les pays en voie de développement), on observe que la conjoncture de récession qu'a connue la [...]

Spanish

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