Global trade set to grow 7% to pass record $35 trillion this year, UN agency says

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Global trade is ‍set to grow by about 7% this year and ‌is on ‌track to exceed a record $35 trillion, the UN Trade ​and Development Agency ‍said on ​Tuesday.

“The new ​data confirm ‍that trade continued expanding through the second half of ‍2025, even as geopolitical tensions, higher ‍costs ‍and uneven ​global demand ​slowed ⁠momentum,” the ‌agency said in a statement.

(Reporting by Emma FargeEditing by David ⁠Goodman)