Analysis North Korea-China February trade roundupMost of DPRK's fuel, electronics, food imports down in February, lower exports revenues from coal continue China’s crude oil cut off to North Korea continued into 2015, as deliveries of other oil products also tumbled in February, Chinese trade figures for last month show. While North Korean imports of gasoline slightly increased, totals for North Korea’s main imported oil products dropped, mostly on the back of a large decrease in diesel deliveries. The DPRK’s imports from China are often volatile, with omissions in earlier months often carried over to new trade figures. Diesel deliveries however appeared to show a similar pattern in 2014, with a small export in January that © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |