Log IELTS: Essay 12

Many people today prefer to buy products from other countries rather than locally made ones. Why is this the case? Is this a positive or negative development?

People nowadays have less interest in buying local products because they think things which come from other counties are more interesting. This essay will explain why this phenomenon is happening. I firmly believe that these purchase patterns have negative impacts for economic growth.

Households in developing country tend to buy needs from other nations because they think products those are producted within local industries, have less quality compared to developed country such as United States or Japan. For instance, people prefer to purchase electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops from China while their country in reality can make these digital tools. Because of local electronic tools are affordable, they think they will easy to broke. This is how society underestimate local products.

On the other hand, prefering products from other states could weaken local industries. This is because they actually give money to other countries that may lead to currency degradation. Therefore, purchasing local products can significantly strong economic cycle since people in that country can reap the benefits. South Korea serve as a pertinent example how supporting local industries can dramatically boost the economic growth. Majority people in that country prefer to use their local smartphone. This is how South Korea has rised from decades of poverty.

To conclude, people gravitate toward into buying products from other countries because of the quality. However, this actually could lead local industry to death since there is no economic cycle in it. Therefore, it is important to support and use local products.