![]() Still, even if societies as a whole gain when countries trade, not every individual or company is better off. In any case, the foreign producer also benefits by making more sales than it could selling solely in its own market and by earning foreign exchange (currency) that can be used by itself or others in the country to purchase foreign-made products. There are other reasons consumers and firms buy abroad that also make them better off-the product may better fit their needs than similar domestic offerings or it may not be available domestically. When a firm or an individual buys a good or a service produced more cheaply abroad, living standards in both countries increase. ![]() Yet international trade can be one of the most contentious of political issues, both domestically and between governments. If there is a point on which most economists agree, it is that trade among nations makes the world better off. ![]() Nations are almost always better off when they buy and sell from one another 5 min (1403 words) Read BACK TO BASICS COMPILATION
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