China exports, imports fall in January
- Published: 10/02/2012 at 11:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
China's exports and imports fell in January from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as overseas economic woes hurt demand for Chinese goods and factories closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
China's exports and imports fell in January from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as overseas economic woes hurt demand for Chinese goods and factories closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Exports fell 0.5 percent year-on-year in January to $149.94 billion while imports plunged 15.3 percent to $122.66 billion, the customs agency said in a statement.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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