Economics

Global Trade Suffers First Full-Year Drop Since Financial Crisis

A crane operator loads a shipping container into the hold of a vessel, dockside at the Port of Marseille, France. — A crane operator loads a shipping container into the hold of a vessel, dockside at the Port of Marseille, France.
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By Fergal O'Brien

February 25, 2020 at 9:21 AM EST

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Global trade had a rough 2019 as weaker world growth and a manufacturing recession took their toll.

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