Global goods trade gains as tariff fears speed imports, WTO saysThe goods barometer reached its highest level since August 2021, despite a slowdown in export orders.
30 Jun, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
Worse trade outcomes possible if uncertainty spreads globally, warns WTOThe WTO's Goods Trade Barometer indicates a strong start to global goods trade in early 2025, driven by importers anticipating tariff hikes...
26 Jun, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Higher trade policy uncertainty, new tariffs may weigh on global trade: WTOGlobal goods trade is expected to grow in early 2025, but increased trade policy uncertainty and new tariffs could dampen this growth. The ...
12 Mar, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
Global goods trade recovery extends into third quarter, WTO SaysThe World Trade Organisation has reported a recovery in global merchandise trade, with its goods barometer rising to 103 from 100.6 in Marc...
05 Sep, 2024, 09.42 AM IST
WTO sees weak early 2024 trade pick-up, with geopolitical risksThe Geneva-based trade body said the reading continued to signal weak upward momentum after merchandise trade declined by 0.4% in the third...
11 Mar, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Global Goods Trade Rebounds on Demand for Cars, WTO SaysAccording to the WTO, its periodic goods barometer surged to 100.7 from the previous reading of 99.1 announced in the month of August.
28 Nov, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
Global trade growth poised for third-quarter rebound, WTO saysGlobal trade volumes will grow at a “moderate pace” in the third quarter of the year, continuing the uptick from the prior period after two...
27 Aug, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
Global goods trade indicates possible turnaround in second quarter of 2023, says WTOThese results are broadly consistent with the WTO's most recent trade forecast issued on April 5, which projects 1.7 per cent growth in wor...
01 Jun, 2023, 12.59 AM IST
A trade wave that wasn’t? What a 16.7% plunge in October export numbers meanAfter record highs that surpassed export targets in the previous financial year, exports plunged to a low of $29.8 billion in October. What...
11 Dec, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
WTO goods trade indicator stable as growth stagnatesWTO said its goods trade barometer was steady at 100 points, as the drag of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is offset by the relaxation of pand...
24 Aug, 2022, 11.16 AM IST
War, China Covid curbs 'short-circuit' global goods trade growth: WTOWTO’s last outlook in February, before the war started, showed optimism and suggested that trade might have been approaching a turning poin...
24 May, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
WTO says goods trade slowing due to supply issues, cooler demandThe Geneva-based trade body said supply shocks, including port gridlock arising from surging import demand in the first half of the year an...
16 Nov, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
WTO says record global trade in goods might be nearing a peakThe WTO said the latest reading is consistent with its forecast from March 31 for an 8% increase in the volume of world merchandise trade i...
19 Aug, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Global merchandise trade continues robust recovery from pandemic shock: WTO report"The rise in the barometer reflects both the strength of current trade expansion and the depth of the pandemic-induced shock in 2020," it s...
18 Aug, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
World Trade Organisation goods trade index hits record low, detects some recovery signsThe barometer reading of 84.5 was down 18.6 points down from the year-ago period. In normal times, it anticipates changes in the trajectory...
19 Aug, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
World goods trade may remain below trend in Q4 2019: WTOThe forecast does not augur well for India as the country's exports contracted for a third month in a row in October by 1.11 per cent to US...
18 Nov, 2019, 07.06 PM IST
Indo-US relationship busy coping with challenges of normalcy: S JaishankarThe Indo-US relationship is busy coping with the challenges of normalcy as there is no great problem in bilateral ties to solve, S Jaishank...
01 Mar, 2014, 11.58 AM IST