North Korea’s earnings from trade rose in March from a ten year low the previous month, though still remained at a fraction of the country’s outgoings.

Recently released figures from China’s customs authorities show that the North’s revenue from exports rose by USD$3 million last month to just over USD$11 million.

But the DPRK’s spending on Chinese goods also increased by close to exactly USD$40 million to USD$142 million when compared to February.

The resulting disparity means North Korea continued to deepen its long-standing trade deficit with its