commerce

2. goods and services purchased by local consumers from overseas businesses
4. a general rise in prices across all sectors of the economy, causing money to lose its value
6. the purchasing of goods and services to satisfy needs and wants
7. goods and services sold by local businesses
9. the use of money to purchase equipment or premises for the establishment of a new business or the expansion of an existing business
10. a severe contraction in the level of economic activity resulting in many business failures, high and sustained levels of unemployment and sometimes falling prices

1. the process that sees people, goods, money and ideas moving around the world faster and more cheaply than before
3. regularly putting aside some money for future use
5. the price that must be paid in order to use someone else’s money
8. a relatively mild contraction in the level of economic activity resulting in reduced spending, rising unemployment and a slow rate of economic growth