Trade: Global Trade: Recession Confirmed

Q1’s strongest contraction in merchandise trade since Q1 2009 is only the first part of the story. Euler Hermes proprietary Trade Momentum Index shows that Q2 is likely to see an even stronger contraction. Indeed, April could post a -13% y/y drop. Overall trade contracted -2.5% q/q in Q1 as March posted a third straight negative figure (-1.4% m/m and -4.3% y/y). In March, China’s exports rebounded by +12.4% m/m (+2.3% y/y) as the economy restarted, while the Euro ...

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