Acknowledgements

This publication has been prepared under the direction of Hubert Escaith, WTO Chief Statistician, and Andreas Maurer, Chief, International Trade Statistics Section. The coordination and supervision of the preparation of tables, charts and production of the report was undertaken by Ninez Piezas-Jerbi, with the assistance of Alessandro Nicolò Giambrone. Statistical research, data compilation and the preparation of estimates were conducted by Alejandra Barajas Barbosa, Lori Chang, Barbara d’Andrea-Adrian, Christophe Degain, Florian Eberth, Deen Lawani, Antonella Liberatore, Coleman Nee, Ninez Piezas-Jerbi and Ying Yan. Additional contributions to this publication were made by Maria Mercedes Ycaza Nowak, Jürgen Richtering, WTO Aid for Trade Unit of the Development Division and the WTO Trade Monitoring Section of the Trade Policies Review Division.