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LATEST QUARTERLY TRADE TRENDS LAST UPDATE: 18/10/2017
World Merchandise Trade Volume Developments Jointly produced with UNCTAD Quarterly % change
16Q3
16Q4
17Q1
17Q2
World (average X/M)
0.6
1.1
1.4
1.3
Exports North America South & Central America Europe Asia Other
0.4 2.4 -0.9 0.0 0.4 -0.9
1.3 0.3 -1.2 1.9 1.8 -0.3
1.5 1.9 2.4 0.3 2.4 3.1
1.2 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.9 1.6
Imports North America South & Central America Europe Asia Other
0.9 0.9 -2.0 1.1 1.8 -1.6
0.9 0.6 0.7 -0.7 3.0 0.3
1.3 2.5 1.1 -0.1 1.8 2.9
1.4 0.2 0.5 1.7 2.0 1.1
Merchandise trade value 2017Q2 World exports FOB a
Value Bn $ 4288
QoQ % 5.0
Seasonally adjusted
Merchandise Trade Volume, Prices and Values, not seasonally adjusted
North America
594
4.1
Europe
1584
3.3
Asia a
1573
8.7
Other World imports CIF a
538
0.8
4378
4.3
North America
818
6.6
Europe
1583
2.4
Asia a
1460
4.8
Other
517
5.4
FOB: Free on board CIF: Cost, Insurance and Freight
a. Excluding West Texas Intermediate
a. Include significant re-exports
Commercial services trade, values, according to BPM6 presentation Jointly produced with UNCTAD and ITC.
Quarterly % change
16Q3
16Q4
17Q1
17Q2
World (average X/M)
-0.2
1.6
1.5
1.9
Exports
0.4
1.0
1.6
1.9
North America
1.6
1.3
1.0
-0.1
Europe
-0.8
0.9
2.0
2.2
Asia
1.5
0.3
0.9
2.5
Other
1.8
2.8
3.4
2.8
Imports
Seasonally adjusted
-0.7
2.1
1.4
1.8
North America
1.7
1.8
1.0
0.8
Europe
-3.1
1.3
0.6
1.6
Asia
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.6
Other
-2.1
5.9
3.5
1.7
Note: Annualized short-term statistics may differ from the annual statistics disseminated through WTO's online databases, publications or press releases. Data for the latest period are provisional.
LATEST MONTHLY TRADE TRENDS LAST UPDATE: 18/10/2017
Merchandise Trade Values and Prices, not seasonally adjusted
Merchandise trade value Total reported exports a, b North America
Value Bn$ Jun17
Jun16
Mar17
Apr17
May17
Jun17
1386
4.9
20.8
-11.0
8.4
1.5
Monthly % change
205
4.2
14.2
-9.4
5.8
2.3
Europe
547
6.2
18.2
-16.3
15.7
-0.8
Asia b
531
4.5
27.0
-5.5
1.9
4.2
1391
4.6
17.3
-10.6
10.3
-0.9
Total reported imports a, b North America
279
2.9
15.3
-6.0
9.0
-0.7
Europe
541
6.4
16.2
-14.6
15.0
-1.6
Asia b
475
3.7
19.8
-9.2
6.4
-0.6
a. unadjusted aggregate of countries and economies for which the Secretariat compiles monthly merchandise trade values. The totals cover over 90 per cent of world trade. Trade of fuel and commodity exporters in Africa and the Middle East is not included, due to the lack of data. b. include significant re-exports or imports for re-exports.
a. Excluding West Texas Intermediate
Trade in Commercial Services, Values, not seasonally adjusted (according to BPM6 presentation) Value Bn $
Monthly % change
Jun-17
Jul-16
Mar-17
Apr-17
May-17
Jun-17
Jul-17
European Union (28) extra a
86
-0.8
-5.0
9.2
7.6
2.8
…
United States b
64
0.4
0.0
0.8
1.1
0.0
0.4
China
17
-0.3
-2.4
-1.5
11.3
-8.7
7.1
India a, c
13
4.7
-9.0
4.1
-0.3
-1.6
4.0
Japan
14
17.9
-16.2
8.1
-8.9
-5.9
11.8
Korea, Rep. of
7
8.8
-0.8
-6.4
13.2
-4.1
13.2
Brazil
3
7.7
-26.2
21.9
-16.5
2.2
5.2
United States b
73 42
2.0 3.9
-2.9 0.5
13.3 1.0
6.7 0.1
3.4 0.1
… -0.2
China
37
3.8
-10.5
10.0
23.4
-20.8
12.5
7
8.7
-12.6
5.4
-2.1
-1.6
18.1
Japan
16
6.5
10.1
-10.1
-3.0
5.2
-3.8
Korea, Rep. of
10
6.4
-8.1
-12.1
23.7
1.8
-0.5
6
3.3
-14.9
7.7
4.7
-1.9
1.3
Exports
Imports European Union (28) extra a
India a, c
Brazil … a. b. c.
Not available Total services Seasonally adjusted Data do not include part of the costs for freight transport and insurance (i.e. cif/fob adjustment)
