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Import Growth
The growth rate if often used indicator for assessing the developments of an economy’s imports. The rate can be calculated at aggregate level or at level of product groups to identify for example which product groups qualify as “surge of imports”.

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Definition:
The annual percentage change in the value of imports from the previous year.

Range of values:
It can take a value between -100 per cent (if import ceases) and +∞. A value of zero indicates that the value of imports has not changed.

For further note on this indicator, including an example and formula, see the relevant section of Trade Statistics in Policymaking: A Handbook of Commonly Used Trade Indices and Indicators.
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