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 China's trade down in early 2009 
By Jiang Wei (chinadaily.com.cn) 
 
Updated: 2009-03-11 13:18 China's foreign trade reached $266.77 billion in the first two months this year, down 27.2 percent from a year ago, according to the General Administration of Customs. 
 
 In a report released last week, the country's top planner National Development and Reform Commission expected the country's trade volume to increase 8 percent this year. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries) 
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