Developments in world trade are one indication of the ability of the global economy to “decouple” from the recession in the US. The most recent numbers are fairly reassuring. We expect the pace of world trade growth to ease to around 3% in 2008, from nearly 7% in 2007, but the relative strength of economic activity outside the US should prevent an outright collapse.
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