Estonia's exports to China shrinking

Estonia exported 59 million euros worth of goods to China in the first half of 2012, compared with 67 million euros during the same period last year.

Imports have also decreased, from 312 million in the first half of 2011 to 262 millions in the first half of 2012, according to Eurostat.

The European Union's combined exports to China made up 8.8 percent of the country's imports in the first half of the year, increasing 0.1 percent year-on-year. Latvia's half-year exports to China totaled 25 million euros and Lithuania's 34 million euros.

Toomas Hõbemägibbnatchararipaev.ee