Low attendance at the Canton Fair indicates weak demand for goods

People walking through the financial district of Shanghai. China Some economists believe that the Chinese economy has bottomed ou t and will gradually start to improve, especially when bolder measures are announced and implemented following the national leadershi p transition. – AFP

THERE can not be no clearer sign of how bleak the outlook is for the global economy than the biannual Canton Fair the largest of China's trade fairs held in spring and fall which is an indicator of the country and the global economy.

For the global economy to grow, trade has to pick up, but so far, that has not been the case, as news reports on the fair showed.