Trade Resources
In order to facilitate your understanding of the issues and theories relating to International Trade a number of resources have been provided. Some of the data is required in the worksheets however students and teachers may find the time series data given below for Zambia useful as a general resource.
Data
The following datasets are specifically related to the issues covered on this trade tour. They can be downloaded from the resources section of the site.
| Data set |
|---|
| Non Traditional Exports |
| Balance of payments.xls |
| External debt and as % of GDP and % of exports.xls |
| Structure of debt.xls |
| Official and parallel exchange rates.xls |
| Debt service to commercial banks.xls |
| Current account balance.xls |
| Disbursements.xls |
| Total Debt service.xls |
| Taxes on imports.xls |
| Export destinations.xls |
| Exports and imports as a % of GDP .xls |
| Imports and Exports |
| Invisible Balance |
| Government spending as % of total .xls |
| Balance of trade |
Worksheets
There are two worksheets associated with the tour:
Trade Policy
Exchange Rates
Aid, Trade and Development
There is also a full listing of all the theories and all the issues considered in this Trade Tour.
