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World merchandise trade volume decreased by 1.6% in October 2022 compared to September, following a 0.1% increase in September. Global industrial production also declined with 0.6% in October, compared to September. Both imports and exports have fallen globally, particularly in the eurozone and advanced Asia. →

World trade volume increased by 0.1% in September 2022 compared to August 2022, following an increase of 0.8% in August. Global industrial production rose 0.3% month-on-month, after rising 0.5% in August. This means that world trade growth in the third quarter of 2022 still amounts to 1.2%, after an increase of 0.7% in the second quarter. →

World trade volume increased 0.7% in August 2022 compared to July 2022, following 0.0% growth in July. World industrial production increased 0.5% month-on-month, having decreased 0.4% in July. →

After a small decline in June (-0.6%), world trade is growing again in July 2022 (+0.7%). Growth is mainly driven by advanced economies. The United States and the United Kingdom are showing a strong decline in imports (-1.5% and -3.7% respectively), while exports are increasing (+4.2% and +6.7% respectively). Imports from the emerging economies are slightly increasing (+0.6%), while exports are declining (-2.0%). →

World trade volume declined by 0.1% in June 2022 compared to May, following a 2.6% increase in May. In the second quarter of 2022, world trade increased by 0.8% (following 0.6% in the first quarter). Global industrial production increased by 1.2% in June compared to May. However, the total growth of the industrial production in the second quarter was negative: -1.6%. →

World trade increased by 2.5% in May 2022 compared to April. The advanced and emerging economies exported and imported more. The US is the only exception and shows negative developments on both imports (-0.6%) and exports (-1.4%). Exports (13.0%) and imports (7.0%) from China have risen sharply, partly as an advance on the end of the lockdown in Shanghai on June 1, which allowed the port to run almost on full capacity again. →

World trade volume increased 0.5% in April compared to March. The decrease in Chinese exports by 4.6% was striking, which can be partly explained by the lockdown in Shanghai. This is shown by the CPB World Trade Monitor. →

De toegenomen handel met China brengt risico’s, maar ook voordelen met zich mee. Dat blijkt uit een studie van het Centraal Planbureau en het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek over de economische verwevenheid van... →

This is apparent from a study by CPB and CBS on the economic interwovenness of the Netherlands and the European Union with China. The Netherlands and Europe benefit from trade with China, and vice versa. However, this trade also creates mutual economic dependence. →

Regio’s hebben een iets hogere werkgelegenheidsgroei als nieuwe bedrijfsvestigingen sterker gerelateerd zijn aan de bedrijfstakken die al in de regio actief zijn, maar de omvang van het effect is beperkt. →