Brakes still on Chinese trade

Exports and imports from China continue to drop as the second largest economy in the world keeps slowing.

Exports fell for a fourth consecutive month in October compared with the same month in 2014, while the country’s imports dropped for a twelfth straight month year-over-year.

In US dollar terms, the overall value of exports fell 6.9% compared with October 2014. Meanwhile, imports to China continued to plummet in October, falling 18.8% in dollar terms.

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