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continuous Asia to being the locomotive of the increase of world-wide the commercial exchanges
the continuous question to being weak person in the developed economies
April 29, 2014
. It evidences the last statistical relationship of the International Transport Forum (ITF) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develop (OCSE) emphasizing as the general picture of the continuous transport goods world-wide however to uncertain being.
The statistical relationship, that it anticipate until last December given, finds as the foreign trade by sea remains, in terms of transported tons, beneath of the levels pre-crisis (june 2008) is in the UE-27 that in United States (respective -2% and -7%). Also the foreign trade for aerial way, than - the ITF remembers - is considered the main indicator of the evolution of the commercial exchanges, is firm beneath of the peak pre-crisis in both regions (respective -5% and -3%). In general terms - the International Transport explains Forum - the question remains weak person in the developed economies. The imports by sea in the United States are diminished in the course of 2013 and at the end of the year they were of 27% beneath of the levels pre-crisis and the imports by sea in the EU permangono of 10% beneath of the levels pre-crisis the imports for aerial way in both the regions turn out stable to the levels of june 2008.
Instead the exports by sea in Asia they are increased is in the EU to 27 that in the USA and turns out pairs respective to 53% and 30% over the levels pre-crisis. In particular, the exports by sea of the EU and the USA towards China, measured in transported tons of goods, have been attested respective to 83% and 142% to above of the levels of July 2008. The ITF finds by sea as the dependency from China is evidenced also by the data of the exports of New Zealand towards China, with a export that it is more than tripled beginning from the peak pre-crisis.
The relative data to Brazil show divergent tendencies between marine airplane and: the foreign trade by sea, measured in tons, is increased of 23% regarding the levels pre-crisis and is continued the flow of the imports guided partially from the great projects of infrastructure construction for the World Cup and the Olympics. Instead the foreign trade for aerial way it is down from 2011 and to December 2013 it is come down of 7% under the levels of July 2008.
The ITF concludes emphasizing as the goods transported on the road and for railroad in the EU stagnates respective to -14% and -8% beneath of the peak pre-crisis reflecting the continuous weakness of the internal question. The transport volumes goods for railroad in the Russian Federation, than previously had recorded a rise, show signs of slow down, while the rail shipment goods in China maintains its dynamics of increase.
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