Роль внешней торговли в удовлетворении потребностей населения стран-членов СЭВ товарами народного потребления

Along with achieving a higher level of economic development by socialist countries there arises a necessity of better and better satisfaction of demand for consumer goods. On the other hand, technical innovations result in appearance of new products serving better satisfaction of needs. All these circumstances call for wider participation of particular countries in the International division of labour. A special role in satisfying demand for consumer goods of industrial origin falls to foreign trade. The article discusses certain undertakings in this field in the Soviet Union.