Imports hit 10-month low in January

Exports registered an annual 16.9 percent increase, while imports rose 11.3 percent year-on-year. However, for the second month in a row, exports exceeded imports.

Compared to December 2007, exports rose 7.2 percent in January, while imports declined by 12.3 percent. In fact, imports hit a 10-month low in the first month of 2008.