International merchandise trade in the G20 continued its downward path during the fourth quarter of 2019. In comparison to the third quarter of 2019, exports contracted by 0.1% and imports by 1.3%, and now stand at their lowest levels in two years.
Evidence of significant disruption to Asian supply chains related to the Covid-19 outbreak suggests that this downward trend is likely to continue into the first quarter of 2020.
All North American G20 economies saw international merchandise trade...
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