{
  "id": 1466151,
  "title": "Global Goods Trade Hits US$13.7 Trillion on Higher Prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/global-goods-trade-hits-us-13-7-trillion-on-higher-prices",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T10:05:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/global-goods-trade-13-7-trillion-first-half-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Global · TRADE Key Facts —Half-year record: Global goods trade reached about US$13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5%. UN Trade and Development says higher prices explain part of the gain. —Annual milestone: Global trade in goods and services hit a record of about US$35 trillion in 2025. Goods contributed about US$1.8 […] The post Global Goods Trade Hits US$13.7 Trillion on Higher…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}