The State of Trade in the Region 2015-2016
Trade growth in the Asia-Pacific is expected to post a moderate recovery in 2015 with exports growing at 4.9 percent and imports at 3.8 percent, down from 4.5 percent and 4.0 percent respectively in 2014.
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State of the Region Report 2015-2016
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i Executive Summary
The State of Trade in the Region
Contributed by Patrick Low and Eduardo Pedrosa
- Future Drivers of Growth
- Changing Balance between Emerging and Advanced Economies?
- Figure 1: Asia-Pacific Trade Growth 1990-2019
- Figure 2: Top Trade Issues APEC Should Address
- Determinants of Export Performance
- Figure 3: Determinants of Export Performance
- Figure 4: Views on the Export Growth over the Next Year
- Figure 5: Views on Export Growth over the Next 5 Years
- Has Trade Reached a Peak?
- Role of Trade in Growth
- Figure 6: Estimated Change in the Share of Net Exports of GDP from 2000 to 2007
- Figure 7: Estimated Change in the Share of Net Exports of GDP from 2007 to 2014
- Figure 8: Has Trade Growth Reached a Peak?
- Risks to Trade
- Figure 9: Risks to Trade Growth
- Figure 10: Views on Major Markets
- Oil: Slippery Business
- Figure 11: Oil Prices
- Impediments to Trade
- Figure 12: Seriousness of Impediments to Trade
- Figure 13: Seriousness of Regulatory Measures Affecting Service Sectors as an Impediment to Trade
- Figure 14: Seriousness of Rising Local Content Requirements as in Impediment to Trade
- Trade and Inclusive Growth
- Figure 15: Asia-Pacific Views on Trade Policy Issues
- Figure 16: The Asia-Pacific Needs a New Regional Trade Agreement that Includes All APEC Members
- Figure 17: Free Trade Agreements Should Include Provisions to Protect Workers and Promote Environmental Protection
- A New Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement?
- Limits on the Benefits of Trade
- Figure 18: Limits on the Benefits of Trade
- Figure 19: Do supply side constraints limit the benefits of trade for your economy?
- Figure 20: Do import barriers in your economy hamper participation in global and regional supply chains?
- Priority Actions for Achieving an FTAAP
- Figure 21: Priority Actions for Achieving an FTAAP
- Figure 22: Importance of Capacity Building to Meet the FTAAP Standards
- Figure 23: Business Views on the Priority Actions for Achieving an FTAAP
- Utilization of Trade Agreements
- Figure 24: Reasons for Low Utilization of Trade Agreements