Imports rose 19 percent over the third quarter while exports increased 15 percent, giving China a deficit of about $200 million during the fourth quarter but, nevertheless, a small surplus for the year. China's merchant shipping industry had a banner year in 1980 due to a record purchase of 1.9 million deadweight tons, making the fleet the 12th largest in the world. Increased foreign trade and large domestic construction projects are creating massive congestion in China's inland and coastal ports.
China: International Trade Fourth Quarter, 1980
1981
34 pages
Report
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English