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The recovery in trade flows continued in the fourth quarter of 2009 and into 2010
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28/04/10 - Merchandise trade volumes continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2009 in the G7 countries, albeit at a slower pace than in the third quarter. Recent monthly data on merchandise trade values confirm the continued recovery into early 2010. However, both volumes and values of trade remain below their pre-crisis levels of mid-2008.
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Total G7 merchandise trade in US$ billion (Customs data) |
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Source: Monthly Statistics of International Trade, OECD |
The next release for quarterly trade data will be published in July 2010.
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