Tag: World merchandise trade
Manufactured goods trade makes partial recovery in Q3
Global trade in manufactured goods was down just 5% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a year agoComputers and electronic...
WTO goods trade index reflects strong rebound amid COVID crisis
The trade barometer rose to 100.7 this month from the dismal 84.5 recorded last August, a strong expansion following the collapse of...
Q2 world goods trade dives in volume, value amid lockdown
Strict COVID-19 containment measures imposed by economies around the world throughout the second quarter caused merchandise trade volumes to decline by 14.3%...
WTO goods trade barometer falls to lowest in 13 years
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer reading fell to 84.5—the lowest on record since 2007, and on par with...
Trade to plunge in every region, sector due to COVID-19—WTO
World trade is expected to fall from 13% to 32% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly all regions to...