Market - where buyers (consumers) & sellers (producers) come together to exchange goods and services. People exchange (14)_________ for these goods and services.

Service - an act for which a consumer is willing to pay. Examples: medical care, legal help, technology.

Money

The chart shows that Texas exports (sells goods & services) to many countries. Texas also imports (buys goods & services made in other countries) from other countries. The Texas economy, and hence US economy, depends on these import & export relationships. Many countries also depend on Texas’s goods & services. This shows that the Texas economy is (15)_____________ with many countries.

interconnected

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