Long abstract

OECD International trade statistics: trends in second quarter 2008

Merchandise import volumes of the Group of Seven countries fell by 1.4% in the second quarter of 2008 compared with the previous quarter, while the volume of exports declined by 0.3%. On a year-on-year basis, import volume growth, at only 0.3% for the second quarter 2008, continued the general decline evident since the second  quarter of 2006. Exports grew by 4.9%.

This Manual is a joint publication of six agencies: the UN, EC, IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, and WTO.

Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services