Economy
The number of persons who do not have a job.
Unemployment
A tax on imported goods
Tariff
The box or wrapping in which a product is offered for sale
Packaging
What is a refund?
To give back or restore money
To seek to hire, enroll, or enlist (a person) in a group, company, or organization
To recruit
Percentage increase in prices
Inflation rate
A limit placed on the quantities of a product that can be imported
Quota
A large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
Container
Retail store that carries a limited selection of basic items and is open long hours
Convinience store
The main office of a company
Head office, headquarters
Price at which one currency can buy another
Exchange rate
To bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
To import
A building for the storage of goods or merchandise.
Warehouse
A synonym for purchase
Buy, acquire
What does staff mean in a company?
The group of people who work for the organization or business
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product: the total value of goods produced and services produced in a country during one year.
Duties or fees imposed by law on imported or exported goods
Customs
Merchandise unpackaged in large quantities.
In bulk
The business of selling goods to retailers in larger quantities than they are sold to final consumers but in smaller quantities than they are purchased from manufacturers
Wholesale
A profession or occupation chosen as one's life's work
Career
The difference in value between a country's imports and exports.
Balance of trade
The practice of directly benefiting producers in the developing world by buying straight from them at a guaranteed price
Fair trade
Coverage under a contract in which one party agrees to compensate another for a loss
Insurance
What kind of outlets are El Corte Inglés (Spain and Portugal), Harrods (Great Britain) or Galeries Lafayette (France)?
Department Store
The portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product.
Market Share