Goods or products brought into a country from abroad for sale; also means to bring something in or the significance or meaning of something.
From Latin importare meaning 'to bring in,' from in- (in) + portare (to carry). The word evolved to include both literal goods transport and figurative meaning transfer.
Global trade data shows that imports create economic patterns—when one country's imports drop, it ripples through supply chains worldwide, which is how a shortage in one place affects prices everywhere!
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