China's foreign trade down 11 pct in first 2 months

Alan Yang

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign trade of goods fell 11 percent year on year in the first two months of this year to 592 billion U.S. dollars amid disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, official data showed Saturday.

Exports dipped 17.2 percent year on year to 292.5 billion U.S. dollars during the period, while imports decreased 4 percent to 299.5 billion dollars, according to the General Administration of Customs.


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