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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION update

 

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WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics – October update
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07 Oct 2025

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AI goods and frontloading lift world trade in 2025 but outlook dims for 2026
Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased spending on AI-related products, a surge in North American imports ahead of tariff hikes, and strong trade among the rest of the world. In response, WTO economists raised the 2025 merchandise trade growth forecast to 2.4% (up from 0.9% in August). However, the 2026 projection has been lowered to 0.5% (from 1.8%). Global services exports growth is expected to slow from 6.8% in 2024 to 4.6% in 2025 and 4.4% in 2026.
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Global Trade Outlook – October Update

Soundbites and footage from the press conference with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and WTO economists as they issue revised forecasts for world trade growth in 2025 and 2026.

  (duration 5 mins 22 secs, file size 825MB)