1992年,世界贸易增长缓慢、根据关税及贸易总协定主席拉尔斯·邓克尔1992年12月2日为GATT年会所准备的报告中估计,由于世界经济复苏乏力,1992年的全球世界贸易增长率将可能低于5％。同时,区域性的贸易集团迅速发展,GATT所倡导的自由贸易和多边体制受到了严峻的挑战。 In 1992, world trade grew slowly. According to a report prepared by Lars Dunkel, chairman of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, for the annual GATT meeting on 2 December 1992, it is estimated that due to the weak global economic recovery, the global trade in the world in 1992 The growth rate will likely be below 5%. Meanwhile, with the rapid development of regional trade blocs, the free trade and multilateral institutions advocated by the GATT have been severely challenged.