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South Africa has experienced an increase in its terms of trade resulting in higher consumer spending and more investment. South Africa is not free of recession and has yet to come out of a growth slump but the increase in the terms of trade is a positive sign.

The article shows the changes of Hungary's balance of payments as well as the terms of trade. These two have depreciated in the las months

This article discusses how a peak in commodity prices is affecting Australia's terms of trade. It also looks at how the exchange rates in Australia are affecting the TOT. The TOT have peaked though and now because of the recent decrease in terms of trade though, Australia's economy may be headed for a downward spiral.

This article talks about how the terms of trade in Australia are reflecting the problems and developments in the Australian economy over the past 50 years.

This article describes the development of the terms of trade in the Netherlands. After the recession it seemed that TOT improved, however in 2009 they the TOT started to deteriorate due to falling prices of oil.

This article discusses the falling terms of trade in Australia in the 4th quarter. Many speculate that this is due to increased sales of online products going into Australia, and thus fewer sales of domestic goods. Australia has also had decreased sales in ores, which has furthered this problem.

As a result of the natural disasters the last year on top of the global financial crisis, Japanese exports have fallen substantially, while imports were necessary after big parts of Japan were hit by the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. This has resulted in deterioration and a trade deficit.

Russia warns the west that there is to be no military action in Syria. This affects trade on the Black Sea, among other things.

WHEN it comes to innovation, Australia seems to have an image problem. That's the assessment from studies released by Thomas Edison's old company, General Electric.