Which of the Following Statements About the Dynamics of World

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the dynamics of world trade is most accurate?

• A) As the largest international marketer, the United States accounts for 85 percent of world trade.
• B) World trade refers exclusively to the exchange of money for goods or services.
• C) An estimated 35 percent of world trade involves countertrade.
• D) European intratrade is smaller but more powerful than for any of the other world regions.
• E) The United States, Western Europe, Canada, China, and Japan together account for more than two-thirds of world trade in manufactured goods and commodities.

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