Intra and inter -industry trade --- Is of ocurse very much related and base on value or production chains for final product. One final product is in most of the cases produced with components originated in more than one country or territory. This is one the reasons why Free Trade Agreements (among economic partners) is important. It is not only the fact of Tarif or non Tariff barriers. Rules of origin for those compenents are important in order to get the same benefit a local production component is given due to the Free Trade Agreement signed with these partners.

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