The US decision to impose tariffs on $200bn of Chinese imports marked a serious escalation in its hostilities with Beijing over trade. Yet economists believe protectionist measures will have only a modest impact on global growth — provided the bilateral conflict does not turn into an all-out multilateral war.
These four charts help explain why.
1. Growth in trade has been slowing for a while
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