Question

If, over a given period, the index of export prices rises by 10% and the index of import prices rises by 5%, the terms of trade are: 110 x 100 / 105 = 104.8 This means that the terms of trade have improved by 4.8%. When the terms of trade rise above 100 they are said to be improving and when they fall below 100 they are said to be worsening. If a country's terms of trade improve, it means that for every unit of exports sold it can buy less units of imported goods.

A) True
B) False

Answer 1

B) False

Step-by-step explanation:

When the terms of trade improve, it means that a country is actually selling more goods and services to foreign countries than the total amount of goods and services it is importing from foreign countries. For every dollar that a country is exporting, it is importing less than 1 dollar. But this improvement in the terms of trade will actually result in an appreciation of the domestic currency. This means that for every dollar that you export, you will be able to import more goods from foreign countries.