OECD International trade statistics: trends in fourth quarter 2007

Merchandise trade quarterly volume growth falls in fourth quarter 2007

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30/04/2008 - A. Merchandise Trade Volume Data (customs-based data)

Quarterly trade volume growth on the fourth quarter 2007 turned negative in the Group of Seven countries with -0.2% for exports and -1.0% for imports. Quarterly volume growth of the EU-15 countries with third countries declined even more markedly with -1.5% for exports and -1.4% for imports. On a year-on-year basis, G7 trade slowed to 3.5% for exports and 1.6% for imports.

The next release for quarterly trade data will be published in July 2008.

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