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high. The major programs <strong>of</strong> aircraft finance and project finance adjusted very<br />

effectively to <strong>the</strong> developments <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> market place.<br />

<strong>Export</strong> Trends<br />

As illustrated by Figure 2, export growth rates in <strong>2012</strong> slowed significantly across <strong>the</strong><br />

globe. OECD export credit growth slowed from 15% to 6% while <strong>the</strong> growth rate <strong>of</strong> BRIC<br />

exports to <strong>the</strong> world fell from 20% in 2011 to 4% in <strong>2012</strong>. The OECD and World Trade<br />

Organization forecasts for 2013 suggest ano<strong>the</strong>r year <strong>of</strong> modest export growth globally.<br />

In <strong>2012</strong>, BRIC and OECD exports <strong>of</strong> goods as a proportion <strong>of</strong> world exports held steady<br />

at 17% and 58%, respectively.<br />

Figure 2: World <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Goods and Capital Goods, 2007-<strong>2012</strong><br />

20<br />

18<br />

16<br />

14<br />

Trillion USD<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 <strong>2012</strong>(E)<br />

World <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Goods<br />

OECD <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Goods<br />

BRICs <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Goods<br />

World <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Capital Goods<br />

OECD <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Capital Goods<br />

BRICs <strong>Export</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Capital Goods<br />

Source: World Trade Organization Time Series Statistics; OECD International Trade MEI Dataset<br />

*Estimate<br />

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