Global Freight Data Highlight Continuous Dependency On Asia-led Growth
The latest update of global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum at the OECD through December 2013 reinforces Asia’s role as the locomotive of growth:
- USA and EU27 external trade, measured in tonnes of goods moved, remain stagnant;
- Dependency on Asia, especially China, for global growth intensifies;
- Brazil’s external trade by air, considered as a lead indicator, declines to below pre-crisis levels;
- Inland freight remains weak in the EU area, the USA and the Russian Federation.
| Date of Publication | 31 March 2014 |
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| Document |
 2014-04-global-freight.pdf |
| Publication Type | Statistics Brief |
| Tags | Atmosphere, Composite Leading Indicators, Exports, Freight, Imports, International Transport, Locomotives, Roads, Sea, Seasonal Fluctuations, Trade, Transport Statistics, Trends |