Trade Classifications

Worlds are classified for the purposes of trade by a series of terms.  The abbreviations for these are used throughout astrographic data resources.


Classification
Description
Good sourceworld for
Good marketworld for
Comments
Ag
Agricultural

De, Fl, In, Po, Wa
Ag, Ba, In, Ri
Ba may find markets here for new plant and animal strains.
As
Asteroid Belt

As, In, Na, Va
Ag, In, Na, Va

Ba
Barren


(nothing)
Goods from Ba are raw materials mined or gathered by a ship crew.  They are poor sources of cargo and resources.
De Desert
De, Na Ag, De, In, Na, Ri

Fl
Fluid Oceans

Fl, In
Fl, In
Nonwater oceans may be sources of raw materials.
Hi
High Population

Hi, Lo, Ri
Ag, Hi, In, Ri
Economies of scale for production.
Ic
Ice-Capped

In

Poor markets
In
Industrial

(most worlds)
(most worlds)

Lo
Low Population

In, Ri
Ag, Hi
Rarely self-supporting, so import heavily.
Na
Non-Agricultural

As, De, Na, Va


Ni
Non-Industrial

In
In
Goods sell poorly on other Ni.
Po
Poor


In
Not good sources of cargo.
Ri
Rich

Ag, De, Hi, In, Na, Ri
As, Ag, Hi, In, Lo, Ri, Wa
Va
Vacuum World

As, In, Va
As, In, Na, Va

Wa
Water World

In, Ri, Wa
In, Wa


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