I maj 1983 nedjusterede Kommissionen den forventede vækst i Fællesskabets eksport i 1983 under hensyntagen til de forværrede efterspørgselsudsigter i udviklingslandene, men mod årets slutning foretog Komissionen en kraftig opjustering af sine prognoser under indtryk afstigningen i verdenshandelen i forbindelse med først og fremmest efterspørgselsfremgangen i USA, som tegnede sig mere og mere klart i årets anden halvdel.
After making a downward correction in May 1983 to the forecast of export growth to take account of the deteriorating prospects for demand in developing countries, the growth rate of Community exports for 1983 was revised strongly up wards at the end of the year in response to the strengthening of world trade notably due to growth of US demand, which became more apparent in the second half of the year.