BEIJING: Chinese trade slumped in January, authorities said on Monday, as both exports and imports tumbled with feeble domestic and global demand dragging on the world’s second-largest economy.

Exports dropped 11.2 percent year-on-year to $177.5 billion, Customs said, while imports plummeted 18.8 percent to $114.2 billion.

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