MODULE:KNOWLEDGE-BASE■DATABASE:INFRASTRUCTURE■CLASS:UNRESTRICTED
ECONOMY: LOCAL
Economy Types
Extraction, Refinery, High Tech, Tourism & Military
Infrastructure Profile
Signal Summary
An economy label is a compact description of what a station produces, consumes, and cares about. It helps commanders predict commodity flows and the kinds of services or missions likely to appear.
EconomyTradeServices
Key Concepts
Production - Extraction, agriculture, and refinery economies feed raw or processed goods into the market.
Demand - High tech, military, tourism, and industrial economies often consume very different goods.
Pairing - Trade routes work best when one economy's surplus lines up with another economy's demand.
Field Notes
Economy type is a first-pass filter; live market data still decides whether a trade is profitable.
Multiple-economy stations can have broader behaviour than a single label suggests.
Reference
| Signal | Value | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Supply clue | Economy type | Hints at what a station may export. |
| Demand clue | Population role | Hints at what a station may import. |