Terms of trade reflect changes in exports vs imports, so the most obvious affect is when youve got heaps of imports and not so many exports.. CAD goes through the roof, hence servicing requirements ^ too. Thats just the most obvious, i guess you could say its an inverse relationship maybe.. TOT down, CAD up....? is that too loose a link?
If we're importing heaps of shit, rather than making it ourselves... then our industries arent being developed, our labours not being used,so that stinks.