Trade Volumes Blamed on May 24th

Mok Yong Jae  |  2012-05-29 15:52
North Korea-China trade volumes have been increasing dramatically in the period 2009-2011, something which South Korean analysts tend to cite as a side-effect of the May 24th Measure.

The Korea Development Institute (KDI), in its recently released analysis, ¡®Inter-Korean Trade and Changes in North Korea-China Trade after the May 24th Measure¡¯, asserted, ¡°North Korea-China trade in 2010 increased 29% (to $3.5billion) over the previous year. In 2011 the recorded amount was $5.6 billion, 63% more than the previous year.¡±

"Trade volumes have been going up drastically due to the 2010 May 24th Measure, and most of that trade has been North Korean exports to China,¡± it went on. ¡°After the May 24th measure in 2010, North Korea¡¯s exports to China increased 50% ($1.2 billion) compared to 2009. And in 2011 an increase of 107% ($2.5 billion) was recorded over 2010.¡±

In addition, ¡°North Korea¡¯s 2010 exports to China rose 21% compared to 2009, and in 2011 rose 39% compared to 2010. As North Korea¡¯s exports to China led North Korea-China trade in 2010, North Korea¡¯s trade deficit with China is also now declining.¡±

In 2001, North Korean exports to China were worth a mere $166 million, while imports weighed in with $570 million. In 2011, the last year on record, exports were worth $2.4 billion and imports $3.1 billion.
 
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