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# Foreign Commodities

## Definition

Goods produced in other countries and imported for domestic consumption,
often competing with locally manufactured products in the home market.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith notes that while bounties may give some advantage in purchasing
foreign commodities due to the degradation of silver, they provide no
benefit for home made goods and actually make them more expensive.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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