Trade Growth Driven by a Cyclical Upswing of the World Economy
The surge in world trade since autumn 2016 is mainly caused by a worldwide cyclical upswing. In particular, stronger investment activity has a strong impact on international trade since the import content of investment goods is generally high. However, important structural causes for a slow down in trade still apply, and hence, its trend growth rate will not reach the level it has reached in the two decades before 2009.
