Chinese exports to North Korea plummeted in February to just half of their January values, recent figures from Beijing’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) show, though the drop mirrors a similar decrease during the same period last year.

Chinese customs authorities recorded a fall in shipments to the DPRK from $167 million in January to $89 million the following month, nearly cutting exports in half.

But Chinese exports in February last year also suffered, dropping from $168 million to $102 million over the same time period, with some of the downturn likely due to stricter sanctions passed at