摘要
根据世界贸易组织(WTO)秘书处2013年4月10日公布的世界贸易报告概要,2012年世界贸易实际只增长了2.0%,远低于2011年5.2%的增速,预计2013年和2014年世界贸易增长速度仍将维持在较为缓慢的水平,分别为3.3%和5.0%。该报告指出,造成这一趋势的最主要原因在于欧洲的经济不振导致全球进口需求减少。2012年,中国经济和贸易增长虽然受外部需求环境的变化而不如从前,但在世界主要经济体中仍保持相对较快的增长态势,一定程度上缓冲了世界经济和贸易的下降。
World merchandise trade in volume (i.e., real) terms only expanded in 2012 by 2.0%, Which was down sharply compared to the 5.2% recorded in 2011, and is expected to remain sluggish in 2013 at around 3.3% as the economic slowdown in Europe continues to suppress global import demand, WTO economists reported on 10 April 2013. China’s growth continued to outpace other leading economies in 2012, cushioning the slowdown, but exports will still be constrained by weak demand in Europe.
