Departmental Papers

Changing Patterns of Global Trade

By Nagwa Riad, Luca Errico, Christian Henn, Christian Saborowski, Mika Saito, Jarkko Turunen

January 9, 2012

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Nagwa Riad, Luca Errico, Christian Henn, Christian Saborowski, Mika Saito, and Jarkko Turunen. Changing Patterns of Global Trade, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed April 28, 2025

Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Summary

Changing Patterns of Global Trade outlines the factors underlying important shifts in global trade that have occurred in recent decades. The emergence of global supply chains and their increasing role in trade patterns allowed emerging market economies to boost their inputs in high-technology exports and is associated with increased trade interconnectedness.The analysis points to one important trend taking place over the last decade: the emergence of China as a major systemically important trading hub, reflecting not only the size of trade but also the increase in number of its significant trading partners.

Subject: Exchange rate adjustments, Exports, Financial contagion, Financial sector policy and analysis, Foreign exchange, Imports, International trade, Trade balance

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Comparative advantage, DP, DPPP, East Asia, Europe, Exchange rate, Exchange rate adjustments, Export relationship, Export structure, Exports, Financial contagion, Global, Gross export, High-technology export, Imports, Market share, Middle East and Central Asia, Processing trade, Size indicator, Trade balance, Trade flow, Trade interconnectedness, Trade pattern, Trade relationship, Trade sector, Trading partner

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    87

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Departmental Paper No 2012/001

  • Stock No:

    CPGTEA

  • ISBN:

    9781616352073

  • ISSN:

    2616-5333

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