Today’s CPB release shows global merchandise trade picked up m/m in June, its first meaningful gain since July 2008. But while the data confirm that Asia is leading the rebound in world trade, we expect only a patchy recovery once the initial bounce works through. Accordingly, we do not expect global trade to reach its pre-crisis level until late 2011 at the earliest.
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