China's Imports, Exports Drop 20.6% in August

China's foreign trade figures continued to fall in August, but compared with July, the downward rate slowed.
The total value of imports and exports for August was 191.7 billion U.S. dollars, a decrease of 20.6 percent compard with the same month last year.
Imports dropped 17 percent compared with the same month last year, the value is 88 billions, but an increase of 3.4 percent from July.
Exports dropped 23.4 percent compard with the sanme month last year, the value is 103.7 billions, but an increase of 1 percent form July.

During the first 8 month, the European Union remained the leading trade partner of China, and followed was United States.