The G20 exports and imports The (Group of Twenty) recorded increases in the second quarter of the year, but they were less than those recorded a month ago; However, commodity prices have been driven by a shortage of semiconductors, which has driven up the prices of various commodities, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reports.
According to OECD figures, in this period From April to June 2021, exports increased 4.1% Compared to the previous quarter, imports grew 6.4%. However, these increases were lower than those of 8.6 and 8.5 percent, in the first quarter of the year, respectively.
The international organization explained that, as in the previous quarter, the Rising commodity prices explain much of the increase in the value of international trade congestion in international shipping and supply problems around semiconductors has put further pressure on the prices of traded goods.
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