Trade and Investment Division

Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

ASIA-PACIFIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT REPORT 2012
Recent Trends and Developments
(ST/ESCAP/2650)

CONTENTS		Page

	Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations Executive summary	iii iv xii xvii
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.	PART I RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS Trends and developments in merchandise trade Trends and developments in commercial services trade Foreign direct investment Trends in trade facilitation Dealing with protectionist pressures Preferential trade policies and agreements PART II TRADE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Trade performance indicators	3 31 47 69 79 103 133

Last updated: 14 December 2012