MGMK 4710
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
UNIT 2: INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
ESSAY QUESTIONS 2.1.
JAPAN
ALYSSA PARSLEY
Instructions for Essay Questions 2.1:
· Your answers must have a title that looks like the one above. Write your country’s name and your team members’ names.
· Write the question number (e.g., Question 1), provide your answers, then delete all the instructions.
· For each question, break each answer into two or more paragraphs. Single-space answers.
· When explaining each of your answers, provide specifics related to your country (do not be generic)
· Each answer must show that you have read relevant concepts from the Study Guides.
· Data is found everywhere online. Provide references of your sources.
· I have provided a few links in D2L under Content. Click Useful Online Links.
· Pay attention to units (e.g., millions). Also, do not repeat $millions and % as they are in the labels.
QUESTION 1:
First, key in your country’s data in Table 1. Then, in 6 to 8 sentences, discuss what the data tell you.
Table 1. United States’ trade
Years |
Exports |
Imports |
Balance of trade ($millions) |
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$millions |
% Growth |
$millions |
% Growth |
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2015 |
N/A |
N/A |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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2018 |
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2019 |
QUESTION 2:
First, key in your country’s data in Table 2. Then, in 6 to 8 sentences, discuss what the data tell you.
Table 2. United States’ trading partners (2019)
Export trading partners |
Import trading partners |
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Countries |
$millions |
% |
Countries |
$millions |
% |
1. |
1. |
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2. |
2. |
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3. |
3. |
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4. |
4. |
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All others |
All others |
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Total |
100.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
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