The Rise and Fall of International Trade in Goods and Services

A popular measure of globalization is international trade in goods and services. When measured as a share of GDP, imports have slightly declined since the global financial crisis. There are practical constraints on how many goods were ever going to be shipped around the world rather than being locally produced. Some of the flattening out likely reflects the fact that countries increasingly produce and consume services.

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