Trade in creative goods and services has remained robust despite a decline in global commerce as the result of the world financial crisis, reflecting the potential of the 'creative economy' to boost economic growth particularly in the developing countries, according to a new United Nations report. Global trade in services and products of creativity continued to register an annual average growth of 14 per cent even as world commerce declined by 12 per cent in 2008, according to 'Creative Economy Report 2010: A Feasible Development Option'.