### trade:

Global trade
* depends greatly on the acceptance of standards.
* mixed bag for the United States, as it is for most countries.
* provides U.S. consumers and business with low-priced and often specialized goods.
* remains one of the keys to boosting farm incomes.

Interior design
* field that blends creative expression with practical application.
* focuses on the creation of environments for a variety of user groups.
* has a profound effect on people.
* highly-skilled profession which encompasses the total design picture.
* is about improving the behavior which takes place in an interior environment
  - the process of creating human environments
* profession with a vast array of advancement.
* provide solutions.
* widely misunderstood profession.

### trade:

International trade
* accounts for an increasing proportion of American and world economic activity.
* affects the exercise of market power.
* begins with developing relationships.
* benefits the poor as it does the overall economy.
* can also be an important factor in determining overall demand
  - and does created significant markets for U.S. agricultural commodities
* can be the linking pin between dependent nations
  - very important to growth
  - both benefit American consumers and lift up the economies of other nations
  - create a significant market for U.S. agricultural commodities
  - make an important contribution to productivity and prosperity as well
* case in point.
* centuries-old activity.
* contributes about one-third of farmer and rancher incomes.
* fuels our economic prosperity.
* game played on a sports field.
* growth sector and a growth opportunity for New Jersey.
* has a major impact on U.S. agriculture
  - significant impact on the consumption of paper and board in France
* involves the exporting and importing of products for sale.
* is affected by government tariffs and local labor costs and union organizations
  - also a source for disease transmission, most often from animals
  - an essential factor determining commodity prices
* is an important cross-border issue
  - engine for job creation in many countries
  - considered in terms of goods or emission permits, or both
* is one of the fastest growing segments of New Jersey's economy
  - fastest-growing segments of northeast Ohio's economy
  - most dynamic sectors of the California economy
  - pivotal to farmers' prosperity in Iowa and across the country
  - relatively small in comparison to the domestic market
* is the future of our nation's economy
  - most rapidly growing component of world production
  - oldest and most lucrative business ever known
  - vital to the future of American agriculture
* is, at once, an economic, political and legal phenomenon.
* major key to growth in the manufacturing sector.
* means importation, exportation and transit of commodities.
* occurs because of specialization in production
  - through differences in prices
* plays a very important role in the economic development of most of the nations.
* promotes individual and economic freedom at home and abroad.
* provides the variety of goods required for consumption.
* remains and important engine of growth in the age of globalization.
* requires international phone calls, banking transactions, and shipping.
* respects the sovereignty of nations.
* seems to be even more dependent on personal relationships than domestic trade.
* serves to increase competition, thereby reducing costs.
* shows a trend toward expansion in terms of volume as well.
* two way street.
* vital and important part of the economy
  - component of our economic strength at home and abroad

Open trade
* boosts economic growth.
* creates jobs for the unemployed.
* helps create stability, fosters prosperity, and lays the foundations for liberty.
* raises prosperity and increases freedom.

Services trade
* centerpiece of global economic growth.
* is critical to the accelerated growth of trade in goods.