Canton Fair sees second decline in turnover  

广交会出口成交下滑近一成 中国外贸形势仍严峻

第112届广交会4日落下帷幕，广交会新闻发言人、中国对外贸易中心副主任刘建军当天表示，本届广交会截至3日出口成交326.8亿美元，比上届下降9.3%，这是广交会上届以来连续第二次成交下滑，刘称，这显示未来相当一段时间内中国外贸形势依然严峻。

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Turnover at the 112th session of the Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair, reached US$32.68 billion as of Saturday, 9.3 percent lower than the spring session.

It's the second successive decline in turnover at the fair, which indicates that the severe state of China's foreign trade will continue, said spokesman Liu Jianjun on Sunday.

This fair saw declining demand from overseas buyers because of the slow recovery of the world economy, the more recent eurozone debt crisis and increasing trade protectionism, added Liu.

Turnover from the U.S. and European markets both declined by about 10 percent, while those from emerging markets also showed unexpected declines. Turnover declines of ASEAN and Middle Eastern countries were 7.9 percent and 5.7 percent respectively.

The fair, regarded as a barometer of China's export outlook, ended Sunday.