Trade monitoring

The World Trade Report 2013 examines likely trends in world trade and how current and future economic, social and political factors might weigh on these trends. Relationships are not uni-directional, with trade being both the cause and effect of certain developments.

En cuatro informes preparados por la Secretaría de la OMC en nombre del Director General se indicó que, pese a la crisis económica y financiera, en 2011 los Miembros de la OMC siguieron en general resistiendo las presiones proteccionistas. Sin embargo, esas presiones se acentúan a raíz de los riesgos que afronta la economía mundial. Las perspectivas del comercio mundial han empeorado y es probable que las exportaciones mundiales hayan crecido menos de lo que se había previsto inicialmente.

Trade Profiles contains detailed information on merchandise trade flows, including top products traded by each economy, an expanded section on trade in commercial services, as well as statistics on intellectual property. The information, available for WTO members, observers, and other selected economies, is derived from multiple domains, such as customs statistics, national accounts, balance of payments statistics, foreign affiliates statistics (FATS), and industrial property statistics. Data are sourced from the WTO Secretariat and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference.