对外贸易在拉丁美洲经济中一直占有重要地位。拉美国家长期实行对外开放,通过商品贸易与国际市场保持着密切联系。商品出口是拉美各国外汇收入的重要来源,也是弥补国际收支赤宇的主要措施。战后,拉美备国为发展对外贸易和改善其在国际贸易格局中的地位,进行了长期不懈的努力。 拉美的对外贸易特点主要表现在:(一)自六 Foreign trade has always held an important place in the Latin American economy. Latin American countries have long practiced opening up to the outside world and maintained close contact with the international market through commodity trade. Export of goods is an important source of foreign exchange earnings for Latin American countries and a major measure to make up for the balance of payments. After the war, Latin American preparedies made long-term and unrelenting efforts to develop foreign trade and improve their position in the international trade pattern. Latin American foreign trade features mainly in: (a) since six