WTO Says International Trade Will Grow 9.5 percent in 2010
03/26/2010
World trade declined 12 percent last year due to the global economic crisis. In 2009, China became the world's leading exporter, with $1.2 trillion of merchandise exported. It overtook former lead exporter, Germany, which shipped out $1.12 trillion of goods. The United States, the world's top importer, assumed the third spot with $1.06 trillion of exports.
The projected 9.5 percent growth would need to be repeated in 2011 for the global economy to rebound to peak 2008 trade levels, according to WTO Chief Economist Patrick Low. The 2010 prediction could be too optimistic, Low said, if currency and commodity prices fluctuated, or if financial markets declined.
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