Trade,
commerce and industry are the tree branches of business. These three branches
of business are closely related to each other. Each depends upon the other for
the achievement of the objectives of business.
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Trade |
Commerce |
Industry |
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1.
Meaning Trade means sale or transfer of
the ownership of goods and services from the producer to the consumer. |
Commerce is the process of
distribution of goods and services produced by the industrial sector. |
Industry is concerned with the
production of goods and services as per the customer’s needs. |
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2.
Nature Trade represents exchange of
goods and services, i.e., both demand and supply. |
Commerce represents only the
demand side of goods and services. |
Industry represents only the
supply side of goods and services. |
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3.
Scope Trade has a narrow scope. It
includes home trade and foreign trade |
Commerce has a wider scope than
trade. It includes trade and aids-to-trade. |
Industry encompasses all the
activities needed to convert raw material into final output. |
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4.
Creation of utility Trade creates possession utility
through the exchange of goods and services. |
Commerce create place and time
utility by moving goods from one place to another. |
Industry creates form utility by
converting raw materials into finished goods. |
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5.
Place of operation Trading operations are carried
out in and around consumption centres, i.e., marketplaces. |
Commercial activities operate
between the production centres and the consumption centres. |
Industrial activities are carried
out at the production centres such as factories and workshops. |
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