世界贸易组织5月上旬公布,在2001年全球贸易量下降1%、贸易额下降4%之后,2002年全球贸易额预测将增长1%。世界贸易组织的专家认为,2001年全球贸易量下降原因在于全球经济增长持续走弱,特别是经合组织成员中出现的经济衰退,直接导致了贸易额的下降,全球贸易总额仅为6万亿美元,比上一年下降了4%。世界贸易组织将全球经济衰退主要归咎于“信息技术产业泡沫”、西欧国家需求下降,以及“9·11”事件引发的多种负面影响。IC The World Trade Organization announced in early May that after a 1% decline in global trade volume in 2001 and a 4% decline in trade volume, the global trade volume in 2002 is forecast to increase by 1%. Experts of the World Trade Organization believe that the reason for the decline in global trade volume in 2001 was that global economic growth continued to weaken. In particular, the economic recession among OECD members led directly to a decline in the volume of trade. Global trade totaled only 6 trillion yuan. The dollar fell by 4% over the previous year. The World Trade Organization attributed the global economic downturn to the “information technology bubble”, the fall in demand in western European countries, and the negative impact caused by the September 11 attacks. IC