Is sluggish trade growth a warning sign for the global economy?

The OECD’s warning yesterday that weak trade growth may herald an economic downturn is wide of the mark. Trade in goods has continued to grow in line with industrial output and the link between trade and economic growth is, in any case, not particularly strong.

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