測（cè）量（liàng）支撐全球（qiú）貿易

你（nǐ）是（shì）否設想（xiǎng）過在全球範圍內交易的產品和服務共有多少？或考慮過跨境傳輸的（de）電、氣等能源有多少？你（nǐ）或許不知道確切的數（shù）量，並把測量當作理所當然，相信製造商、運輸（shū）商和政府（fǔ）的所（suǒ）作所為會確保商品交（jiāo）易和運輸的（de）公平與安全。

令人欣慰的（de）是，目前國際上已建立起一整套為精準測量提供必要保證和信心的體係，成為全球貿易的堅實基礎。

根據世界貿易組織（WTO）提供的數（shù）據，2018年，全球產品貿易額達到了創紀錄的19.67萬億美元（yuán）。鑒於其中很大一部（bù）分產品的價格是使用法定（dìng）計量單位來確（què）定的，計量在全球貿易中所發揮的巨大，而且（qiě）非常關鍵的作用，是顯而易（yì）見的。

在國家和國際層麵，政府采用技術法（fǎ）規和標準來保護（hù）生產者和消費者。據經濟合作與發展組織（OECD）估計，約80%的（de）全球貿易受到標準或法規的影響。為確保標準和（hé）法規的使（shǐ）用不會成為技術性貿易（yì）壁壘（TBT），從而導致成本增加、妨礙貨物自由流通（tōng）或要求重複檢測，完善的測量（liàng）體係一定是（shì）不可或（huò）缺的。

對產品要求的符合性評價的信任可以降低成本，增強企業和消費（fèi）者的信心，而這（zhè）也得益於強大而有效的全球（qiú）計量（liàng）體係（xì）。

我們（men）每一個人的（de）生活都依賴於從附近（jìn）的某個商店或地處世界另一端的某個國家運輸而（ér）來的物品，準（zhǔn）確的（de）測量可（kě）確保我們所需的產品（pǐn）和服務安全可靠地送達。

作為國際法（fǎ）製（zhì）計量局（BIML）和國際計量局（BIPM）局長，我（wǒ）們將積極致力於提升（shēng）計量在全球貿易中發揮重要作用，以保障公平和信（xìn）心，保護生產者和消費者的權益。

“Measurements for global trade”

Have you ever wondered how many products and services are traded across the world, or considered how much energy crosses borders as either electricity or gas? You may not be aware of the exact amounts and take measurements for granted, putting trust in what manufacturers, transporters and governments do to ensure fairness and safety in the trade and transport of commodities.

Fortunately, international systems have been established to provide the necessary assurance and confidence that these measurements are accurate, and that they are a sound basis for global trade.

According to the World Trade Organization (WTO)1, the global trade of products was a record US$ 19.67 trillion in 2018. Considering that the price of a significant proportion of the global trade of products is determined using legal units of measurement, it becomes clear that metrology plays a huge – and indeed critical – role in global trade.

Technical regulations and standards are adopted by governments to protect both producers and consumers at national and international levels. The Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) estimates that about 80 % of global trade is affected by standards or regulations. A sound measurement system must be in place, so that the application of standards and regulations does not become a technical barrier to trade (TBT) which would lead to increased costs, inhibit the free flow of goods, or require repeated testing.

Trust in the assessment of conformity against specifications reduces costs and increases confidence for businesses and consumers; this is underpinned by the strong and effective worldwide metrology system.

We all depend on items that are transported to us, either from a store nearby or from a country on the other side of the world. Accurate measurements ensure that the goods and services we need are delivered safely and reliably.

As Directors of the International Bureau of Legal Metrology (BIML) and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), we work actively to elevate the importance of the role that measurement plays in global trade to ensure fairness, confidence, and protection of both the producer and consumer.