North Korea’s trade with China jumped 32% year-on-year in July to $205.2 million, new customs data shows, maintaining double-digit growth throughout this year amid signs of improvement in both bilateral relations and cross-border commerce. 

The total trade volume last month was the second-lowest of the year after the $121.8 million worth of trade in February, a month that typically sees depressed volumes due to the Lunar New Year holiday, according to NK News analysis of official data from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) released Monday.