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  1. In economics, abbreviation for cost,
  2. insurance, and freight or charged in full.
  3. Many countries value their imports on this
  4. basis, whereas exports are usually valued
  5. fob. For balance of payments purposes,
  6. figures are usually adjusted to include the
  7. freight and insurance costs.
  8.