Abstract:Trade Watch is a monthly note that follows international trade flows from a global perspective. It contains up-to-date trade data from an array of sources, covering issues such as import and export gr...Trade Watch is a monthly note that follows international trade flows from a global perspective. It contains up-to-date trade data from an array of sources, covering issues such as import and export growth at national, regional and industry levels, exchange rate fluctuations and quantity and price decomposition of trade. The goal of the note is to provide high quality and timely information to World Bank units and stakeholders. Some highlights: June data shows the first sign of improvement since the onset of the crisis; almost all countries expanded trade. July data, available for a handful of countries, shows little change from June. Although still severally depressed, South Asia and East Asia and Pacific presented the largest increase in trade. June industry data for the United States and Japan hint that the uptick is widespread across industries.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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