Even the reduced global forecast of 3.4% GDP growth for this year is likely to prove excessively optimistic. Before the crisis, world trade grew at 6-8% annually – well faster than GDP.
即使是向下修正的GDP增长预测（3.4%），也极有可能过于乐观了。危机前，世界贸易以每年6—8%的速度增长，远快于GDP。但是，到今年目前为止，贸易增长只有3%左右。