A short guide to protectionism

Furious Mandelson turns on Europe to demand more investment and innovation

China's economic 'miracle'

Government needs to realise that exports are the road to recovery

Happy days! We still make enough stuff to trade our way out of recession

Opinion: A strong-arm policy is needed to hold the pound down on the rebound

China's export industry feels the pressure as demand falls

Devaluation of pound fails to help embattled exporters

World Bank warns China can't make up for collapse in Western demand

China suffers record fall in exports

Japan Posts First Current-Account Deficit Since 1996 on Exports

South-east Asian nations band together to safeguard exports

Sterling weakness does little to help exports

UK trade deficit narrows as weak sterling gives exports a boost

China exports fall by most in 13 years, imports drop by record

Pound's weakness 'a selling point for tourism industry'

Asian economic woe grows as China slows and Japanese exports plunge

Sterling drops to fresh seven-year low

Pound plunges to seven-year low against dollar as Britain faces spectre of deflation

Chinese exports fall by the biggest margin in a decade