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World trade makes strong start to 2011

The latest data show that world trade grew strongly in January and that emerging markets continue to outperform advanced economies in this respect. This is consistent with the evidence from purchasing managers surveys that the global economy continued to recover strongly. However, we expect the pace of growth of both world GDP and trade to moderate later this year.

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