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THE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
TRADE IN THE ECONOMY
Commercial activity is very important because it is complementary to production. The products must be transferred to the market to be sold and acquired by the consumer.
All the goods or articles that the national economy can produce, in factories and companies, agricultural and livestock units, require trade and, therefore, be sold in the market, where there is supply and demand for those products.
According to the last census of 2010, commercial activities absorbed
Commercial establishments are small family businesses with up to five workers or on their own, where women play a very important role.
OWN BUSINESS
In the absence of sources of employment or permanent jobs, many people have opted for small street sales as the only means of earning a living or supplementing family income.
Farmers whose plots do not allow them to live with their production come from the countryside to the city and settle in the small streets and grid shops. Most people in business with more than 10 employees are in retail. They represent 49% of the total number of people dedicated to commerce.
The impact of the presence of large commercial companies not only affects small businesses but also the consumer, who gets used to it, to a consumption of international characteristics, typical of a giant consumer society of global dimensions. This threatens the existence of the forms or types of consumption of traditional society.
Producers are also affected because large commercial companies impose production standards on their suppliers and change the characteristics of the traditional products consumed.
CONCENTRATION OF TRADE
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In wholesale trade, the two most important activities are the sale of household items and food, beverages and tobacco. This means that the sale of household goods, consumer goods is the most important.
In the retail commercial activity, the sale of food, household appliances, articles and equipment for domestic use is also the highest. retail production.
The participation of women is more important in commerce than in other sectors such as manufacturing or industry, where there are more men employed.
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FOREIGN TRADE
The export trade to the foreign market has been essential for the development of the national economy. The trade of bananas, shrimp, cocoa, flowers and tropical fruits stands out.
Progressively, the country is diversifying its exports to other regions and countries of the world, especially neighboring and Latin American countries.
Supplier countries of consumer goods, lubricants and fuels, raw material for national consumption, industry and machinery. Ecuador depends a lot on these matters.
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