<p>The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday its goods trade barometer hit a record low of 84.5 points, suggesting global merchandise trade registered a historic fall in the second quarter of 2020.</p>.<p>"Additional indicators point to partial upticks in world trade and output in the third quarter, but the strength of any such recovery remains highly uncertain: an L-shaped, rather than V-shaped, trajectory cannot be ruled out," the WTO said on its <a href="https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/wtoi_19aug20_e.htm" target="_blank">website</a>.</p>
<p>The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday its goods trade barometer hit a record low of 84.5 points, suggesting global merchandise trade registered a historic fall in the second quarter of 2020.</p>.<p>"Additional indicators point to partial upticks in world trade and output in the third quarter, but the strength of any such recovery remains highly uncertain: an L-shaped, rather than V-shaped, trajectory cannot be ruled out," the WTO said on its <a href="https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news20_e/wtoi_19aug20_e.htm" target="_blank">website</a>.</p>