WTO: 2012 NEWS ITEMS
SHORT-TERM MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS
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Chart 1: Recent quarterly developments in the value of world merchandise exports
Percentage change
These short-term indicators are in nominal value and should not be confused with the annual trade growth forecasts headlined in the 12 April 2012 press release, which are “volume” data that do not take price fluctuations into account.
Moreover, these values are not seasonally adjusted. Seasonal patterns may considerably affect the comparison of quarter on quarter (Q-o-Q) and month on month (M-o-M) developments in world trade.
Chart 2: Value of world merchandise exports, first quarter 2008 to first quarter 2012
Trillion dollars
Table 1: World merchandise trade by region and selected economies, January-March 2012
Percentage change in current US dollars, year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter
Exports |
Imports |
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Y-o-Y |
Q-o-Q |
|
Y-o-Y |
Q-o-Q |
5 |
-2 |
World (a) |
5 |
-2 |
8 |
-1 |
North America |
8 |
-2 |
9 |
-1 |
United States |
8 |
-2 |
6 |
-1 |
Canada |
6 |
0 |
11 |
-4 |
South and Central America |
11 |
-8 |
8 |
-17 |
Brazil |
9 |
-11 |
1 |
-1 |
Europe |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
-1 |
European Union (27) (b) |
-1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
intra EU |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
-3 |
extra EU |
2 |
3 |
19 |
-6 |
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
12 |
-18 |
18 |
-8 |
Russian Federation |
13 |
-19 |
15 |
6 |
Africa and the Middle East |
10 |
-3 |
4 |
-6 |
Asia (a) |
9 |
-2 |
8 |
-15 |
China |
7 |
-6 |
2 |
14 |
India |
22 |
2 |
2 |
-4 |
Japan |
14 |
-1 |
2 |
-1 |
Six East Asian traders (c) |
6 |
2 |
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a Includes significant re-exports or imports for re-exports.
b “Intra EU” is trade within the EU; “extra EU” is trade between the EU and non-EU economies
c Hong Kong, China (excluding re-export trade), Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand
Detailed monthly and quarterly values can be downloaded here.
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