Published: 15.06.2016 Updated: 18.07.2023

The purchase of goods combined with the subsequent resale of the same goods without the goods being present in the buyer's economy. Net exports of goods under merchanting represent the difference between sales over purchases of goods for merchanting.
The definition of the concept is consistent with Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (6th edition) of the International Monetary Fund.

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