Global Trade Monitor World trade growth still weak The volume of world trade edged up in June, thanks to stronger exports from developing economies. However, exports from advanced economies have continued to be very weak. Forward-looking indicators... 26th August 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Advanced economies a drag on global trade The latest data underline that global trade volumes remain very weak, even as worldGDP growth has accelerated. Indeed, the volume of world trade fell slightly in May,according to data released today... 24th July 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Underlying trend in world trade still weak The volume of world trade rose in April, according to data released today by the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economics Policy Analysis. But it remains sluggish in year-on-year terms and has been weak... 24th June 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade still lagging behind output The volume of world trade fell for a second consecutive month in March, according todata released earlier today. This can partly be attributed to distortions in China’s trade statistics. However... 23rd May 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Sluggish EM exports holding back global trade World trade appears to have been sluggish throughout the first quarter of 2014, despite evidence that economic activity picked up. This is due to a downturn in exports from the major emerging... 24th April 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Sluggish start to 2014 The volume of world exports rose by 0.6% m/m in January according to data published today by the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. This follows a small fall in December and means... 24th March 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade finished 2013 on a downbeat note The volume of world exports fell by 0.4% m/m in December according to data published on Friday by the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. This follows zero growth in November and... 24th February 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade growth recovering slowly The volume of world trade rose marginally in November and surveys suggest that it may have accelerated since then. Nonetheless, the pace of growth continues to lag significantly behind its pre-crisis... 22nd January 2014 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade growth picks up The volume of world trade rose in October and surveys suggest that it may have accelerated further since then. But the recovery in trade volumes continues to lag behind the pick-up in economic... 20th December 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor WTO agreement in the balance The volume of world trade rose in September and surveys suggest that it should rise further over the next few months. However, the growth of international trade is still lacklustre compared to the... 25th November 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Global trade volumes fall back in August The pick-up in world trade in July was not sustained in August as exports from emerging economies continued to be weak. What's more, data already published for September suggest that trade may have... 24th October 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade shows signs of life World trade growth picked up a bit in July and the forward-looking surveys suggest that this strength may be sustained in the coming months. However, there is little reason to expect trade growth to... 25th September 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Global trade still lagging behind The latest aggregate data show that world trade remained subdued in both June and July. Forward-looking surveys suggest a small rise in the coming months, but overall there is little reason to expect... 23rd August 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor World trade remains weak The latest data show that world trade was lacklustre in both May and June, and surveys suggest that there will not be a big improvement any time soon. Meanwhile, the major regional trade negotiations... 25th July 2013 · 1 min read
Global Trade Monitor Global trade still sluggish The latest data show that world trade growth was pretty weak in both April and May. Forward-looking indicators give a mixed picture, but overall there is little reason to expect trade volumes to pick... 26th June 2013 · 1 min read
