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# Home Market

## Definition

The domestic market within a country where goods are bought and sold among
its own inhabitants, as distinguished from foreign or international markets.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith emphasizes the importance of the home market as the primary and most
significant market for most goods, particularly agricultural products, and
argues that policies should prioritize its efficient functioning.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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