1、Acknowledgements06A message from Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala07Introduction 4Chapter I5AcknowledgementsThis publication has been prepared under the direction of Robert Koopman,former Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division,and the International Trade Statistics Section.The

2、coordination of the report was undertaken by Christophe Degain and Florian Eberth.Statistical research,data compilation and the preparation of estimates were conducted by Barbara dAndrea-Adrian,Shradha Bhatia,Lori Chang,Christophe Degain,Florian Eberth,Zineb Haj Nassar,Coleman Nee and Ying Yan.Contr

3、ibutions to this publication were also provided by the Research Group of the Economic Research and Statistics Division.The International Trade Statistics Section also wishes to thank colleagues from the Information and External Relations Division(IERD)and the Language and Documentation Services Divi

4、sion(LDSD)whose collaboration is vital in the production of this report.In particular,recognition is due to Anthony Martin,Serge Marin-Pache and Steve Cooper in IERD and to the French and Spanish translators in LDSD.Finally,we wish to thank the users of WTO statistics for their constructive suggesti

5、ons on how to improve our statistical output.This regular feedback allows us to constantly refine the data we provide.World Trade Statistical Review 2022 6A message from Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaNgozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-GeneralAfter rebounding strongly,if unevenly,from the slump cause

6、d by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,global trade in merchandise and services faces renewed headwinds,amid a slowing global economy,persistent inflation,monetary tightening,and the ongoing impacts of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.In October,the WTO downgraded its forecast for mercha