http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12848449
24 March 2011 Last updated at 08:01 ET
China 'to overtake US and dominate trade by 2030'
A huge new business district being built near Tianjin is a sign of
the extent of China's expansion
China will overtake the US and dominate global trade by 2030, a
leading accountancy firm says.
China's global trade is set to surge past the US' by 2030, according
to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Currently, China's international trade is worth $2.21 trillion
(£1.36tn), compared with the $2.66tn (£1.64tn) for the US.
China was confirmed as the world's second-biggest economy earlier this
year, overtaking Japan.
According to the report by PwC, the coming years will see global trade
undergo "fundamental change" as emerging economies such as China and
India begin to "dominate the top sea and air freight routes".
Race to the top
PwC's findings are in line with the World Bank's prediction that
China's economy will eclipse the US by 2030, if it can sustain its
growth.
Its chief economist Justin Lin said on Wednesday that, if China
continued to grow at an annual rate of 8%, it would be twice the size
of the US economy in 20 years.
China is responsible for much of the world's production of material
goods, helping to maintain the country's position as an economic
superpower.
According to data by PwC, China is in a dominant position in terms of
bilateral trade. It appeared in 17 of the top 25 bilateral trade
pairings in 2009.
The country has used its huge labour force to cut the costs of
production to maintain a competitive edge against other countries.
China is the world's largest goods producer, with 19.8% of all
manufactured products coming from the economic heavyweight. _______________________________________________
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