WTO outlook indicator: global trade growth to stay above-trend

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A container ship is seen at the shipping terminal Eurokai in the Port of Hamburg
A container ship is seen at the shipping terminal Eurokai in the Port of Hamburg, Germany November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

February 12, 2018

GENEVA (Reuters) – Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade Organization’s quarterly outlook indicator showed on Monday.

The indicator, a composite published since the third quarter of 2016, showed a reading of 102.3, compared to 102.2 last November.

(Reporting by Tom Miles; editing by John Stonestreet)

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