North Korean trade with China slumped in October after reaching a six-year high the month prior, with Beijing’s official statistics showing the DPRK’s exports fell to the lowest level of the year.
Bilateral commercial exchanges contracted to just above $227 million last month from over $271 million in September, when Pyongyang’s trade with Beijing was the highest since Dec. 2019, according to data published by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday.
North Korean trade with China slumped in October after reaching a six-year high the month prior, with Beijing’s official statistics showing the DPRK’s exports fell to the lowest level of the year.
Bilateral commercial exchanges contracted to just above $227 million last month from over $271 million in September, when Pyongyang’s trade with Beijing was the highest since Dec. 2019, according to data published by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Tuesday.
