Star Trades Help Manual

The Economy

Your company Economy Information Center is an integral component of your company. Every transaction within the last 3 days is recorded here. Every ship upgrade, every commodity you've purchased, every commodity you've sold, and many other details are all automatically tracked. At the bottom of the sheet is the most important part, your total expenses and total income for the last 3 days. To view your economic status, click Economy on the left navigation menu.

The Economy Information Center is critical because it tells you directly if your business is making any credits. In the beginning, as you assemble and equip your fleet, it is normal to operate at a loss. As you develop good trade routes, however, you should begin to see your net income increase.

The following table is a summary of every category available in the Economy Information Center. All of the categories appear in the Economy Information Center as either an Income or an Expense, and are totaled at the bottom of the page.

Category	Explanation
Financial Transactions	Loans taken out from the Galactic Bank, and interest paid to the Galactic Bank on loans or received on deposits.
Commodity Purchases	Commodities you've purchased
Commodity Sales	Commodities you've sold
Training Improvements	Training that you've bought for your officers
Ship Purchases	Ships that you've bought, both Cargo and Pirate
Equipment Changes	Equipment you've bought for your ships
Fuel	Fuel you've bought for your ships
Espionage	Money paid to spies for information on rival companies and alliances
Pirate Relations	Fees for hiring mercenary pirates and bribery credits you've put on your ships to keep pirates away
Pirate Booty	Income from selling cargo that your pirate ships have stolen from other companies
Bounties	Credits that you've paid to encourage the destruction of a particular pirate ship, or that you've received for destroying a pirate ship in combat.
Legal Fines	Fines that you've been charged by the STA for illegal activities
Special Missions	Rewards for completing Special Missions at the request of Depots
Monuments	Credits spent to buy monuments and thereby increase your Fame
Income	Total income from all activities
Expense	Total expenses from all activities
Net Gain or Loss	The net result from your business, either positive (gain) or negative (loss)

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