| 1 | Things are slower, but volumes are still relatively high. | |
| 2 | It trades more with the EU than any other partner. | |
| 3 | A woman works in a Shaoxing, China, textile factory that produces Muslim head scarves. China has worked to boost trade with several countries in the Middle East. | |
| 4 | The region imports 40 percent of its rice supplies, accounting for a third of the rice traded in global markets. | |
| 5 | Hufbauer, Levy and Morici all said that the world recession is the biggest factor in the decline of trade. |