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World trade in goods rebounded to above pre-pandemic level, set new records in 2021: DHL report

Foreign direct investment flows shrunk even more than trade in 2020, but they are on track for a full recovery in 2021

Published Wed, Dec 1, 2021 · 05:50 AM

London

DHL released its latest Global Connectedness Index (GCI) report on Tuesday (Nov 30), with this year's index discussing the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on globalisation by analysing international flows of trade, capital, information and Internet use, and people.

After steeply plummeting in April and May last year, trade in goods has rebounded to above its pre-pandemic level and has set new records in 2021, the report said.