集装箱需求稳定增长影响集装箱市场需求的主要因素是全球贸易，受国内宏观紧缩影响较小。世界经济的复苏、中国进口关税的下调、外资在华的投资增加、制造业逐步向中国转移等，都将直接刺激经济贸易。据世界银行等权威机构预测，2004年世界经济增长率将比2003年提高0.5～1个百 Stable Increase in Container Demand The main factor affecting the demand in the container market is global trade, which is less affected by the domestic macro-contraction. The global economic recovery, the reduction of China’s import tariffs, the increase of foreign investment in China and the shift of manufacturing industries to China will directly stimulate economic and trade. According to the forecast by the World Bank and other authorities, the world economic growth rate in 2004 will be 0.5-1% more than in 2003