• DHL AG’s Globalization Tracker flagged the AI infrastructure buildout as the dominant driver of global goods trade momentum.
• Global goods trade growth in the first half of 2026 was the fastest for any half-year in 15 years, excluding the Covid rebound.
• AI-enabling goods drove 42% of goods trade growth in 2025; the share rose to 76% in Q1 2026.
• Average global goods trade growth is projected at 3.4% a year through 2029, versus 2.7% over the prior decade.
• Globalization reached a record 25.8% in 2025; East Asia and the Pacific led early-2026 trade growth with a 24% rise.

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