Chinese trade with North Korea is weighted in favor of its nearest provinces, though the relationship does not hold true for all types of trade, analysis of data from Chinese Customs shows.

The figures which are provided by the Korean International Trade Association (KITA) illustrate how transactions with the DPRK are divided among numerous Chinese provinces, with traders in neighboring Liaoning generating the most, at nearly $1.2 billion so far in 2016.

But destinations for some of North Korea’s more lucrative commodities are more varied, with the DPRK preferring to send goods like coal across the