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Trade Watch (Fourth Quarter 2024) (anglais)

Global goods trade accelerated in the five months from July through November amid strong US economic growth and a spurt in demand fueled by expectations of higher import tariffs. Trade in services, which...

Trade Watch (Third Quarter 2024) (anglais)

Global goods trade values rose in the four months from April to July from the same period of last year, as volumes tracked record 2022 levels, fuel prices stabilized, and exports grew across most regions...

Trade Watch (Second Quarter 2024) (anglais)

Early data pointed to a continued mild recovery in goods trade in 2024, with mixed performance across industries and regions. Trade in services grew in the first quarter of 2024, with significant increases...

Trade Watch (First Quarter 2024) (anglais)

Goods trade remained weak in the fourth quarter of 2023, capping the slowest year of growth for global commerce outside of a recession in the past 50 years. Trade in services grew robustly in the fourth...

Trade Watch (Fourth Quarter 2023) (anglais)

Global goods trade picked up slightly in September and October 2023 amid signs of global demand recovery but remained below levels in the previous year. Services trade continued to recover, and travel...

Trade Watch (Third Quarter 2023) (anglais)

Global goods trade contracted further in the second quarter of 2023 as demand weakened in all regions amid tight monetary conditions, lingering inflationary pressures, and elevated geopolitical tensions...

Trade Watch (Third Quarter 2022) (anglais)

New export orders have been shrinking since March 2022, amid cooling in China’s imports, war-induced disruptions in the trade of fuel and agricultural products, rising inflationary pressures, monetary...

Trade Watch (February 2022) (anglais)

The key messages of this newsletter include: (i) Merchandise trade strengthened in November 2021 despite persistent value-chain bottlenecks and logistics constraints; (ii) Services trade is finally closing...

Trade Watch (November 2021) (anglais)

The key messages of this newsletter include : Global merchandise trade has stabilized at levels above pre-pandemic ones. Global services trade continues to recover, and it is only now slightly below pre-pandemic...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (October 2021) (anglais)

Merchandise trade has decelerated in recent months. The value of global merchandise trade in July 2021 was 3 percent less than in March 2021 (Figure 1). The stagnation in value terms affects all categories...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (September 2021) (anglais)

COVID-19 Trade Watch (June 2, 2021) (anglais)

Global maritime supply chains continue to experience unprecedented disruptions. Capacity tensions associated with rapid, uneven rising trade demand in some regions have coincided with operational disruptions...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (April 2021) (anglais)

This newsletter on COVID-19 (coronavirus) trade watch for April 2021 has the following sub-headings: (a) Global maritime supply chains continue to experience unprecedented disruptions; (b) Capacity constraints...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (March 2021) (anglais)

This newsletter on COVID-19 trade watch for March 2021 has the following sub-headings: (a) Principal findings; (b) Merchandise trade in focus; (c) Logistics in focus; (d) The Suez incident and (e) Air...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (February 2021) (anglais)

This newsletter on COVID-19 trade watch for February 2021 has the following sub-headings: principal findings; additional findings-merchandise trade; additional findings-services trade; additional findings-logistics;...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (January 29, 2021) (anglais)

Global container shipping capacity remained flat though January 18, 2021, in contrast with the strong recovery observed from April to September 2020. Global merchandise trade has continued to recover in...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (November 30, 2020) (anglais)

Global container shipping carrying capacity remained flat in the most recent data through November 15, continuing the pattern from October and breaking the strong recovery in the spring and summer. In...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (October 31, 2020) (anglais)

Global container shipping capacity began to flatten in October, following the strong recovery trends observed in late spring and summer. Globally, trade carrying capacity (4-week average) is 2.1 percent...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (September 30, 2020) (anglais)

Trade carrying capacity is currently 1.3 percent higher than last year, suggesting that global merchandise trade activity has largely recovered from the Coronavirus (COVID) - induced contraction. Trade...

COVID-19 Trade Watch (August 31, 2020) (anglais)

Merchandise trade showed a strong rebound in June, after declines the previous three months. On a regional basis, strong rebounds in both exports and imports were observed in Europe and Central Asia (including...