由于发达国家和地区需求下降，2007年世界经济和国际贸易的增长幅度明显放缓。2007年国际贸易的实际增长率为5.5%，大大低于上年8.5%的增速。近期美国次贷危机不断扩大并蔓延，给2008年和2009年的国际贸易增加了很多不确定因素。预计2008年的国际贸易实际增长率在4.5%左右，2009年的增速将进一步下降。
The global economy and world trade started to slow down in 2007 due to the deceleration of demand in the developed regions. North America showed the weakest growth in output，measured as gross domestic product（GDP）.World trade growth slid to 5.5% last year from 8.5% in 2006 and may grow even more slowly in 2008-at about 4.5%-as sharp economic deceleration in key developed countries is only partly offset by continuing strong growth in emerging economies. Recent developments cloud the near-term prospects for the world economy. The world trade would grow more slowly In 2009.
