# Import content of exports

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## Definition

The share of inputs purchased from abroad in the production of export goods. - The import content of German goods exports calculated in this way was around 44 percent in 2009; the trend is upward. Just under half of goods imports came from the EU in 2009; the largest suppliers during this period were the Netherlands and France. - Central banks monitor this indicator primarily with regard to the balance of payments and exchange rate of their own currency. - See Balassa index, research ratio, trade balance, degree of openness, structural change, terms of trade, unit value ratio. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin of January 2008, pp. 81 et seq. (detailed presentation with reference to the euro area), ECB Monthly Bulletin of August 2010, pp. 101 et seq. (in-depth presentation; many overviews; literature references), ECB Monthly Bulletin of July 2011, pp. 13 et seq. (dependencies of import prices in the euro area on developments in China). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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