韩联社3月7日援引韩国贸易协会（简称“贸协”）发布的报告显示，2012年中朝贸易额约是朝韩贸易额的3倍。2012年朝韩贸易额同比增加15.3%，达19.8亿美元，而同期中朝贸易额同比提高5.4%，达59.3亿美元。

On March 7, yonhap news agency quoted south Korean trade association(Hereinafter referred to as"Trade association,")According to a report released,In 2012, bilateral trade volume is 3 times of north and South Korea trade volume.Inter-korean trade volume rose 15.3% in 2012,Of $1.98 billion,While the bilateral trade volume increased by 5.4% year-on-year,Of $5.93 billion.

　　韩联社指出，这与韩国前总统李明博上台后韩朝关系骤冷有关。此外，“天安”舰事件发生后，韩国采取“5·24措施”，全面中断朝韩间人员与物资交流，也禁止韩国内企业对开城工业园区投资，这给朝韩贸易带来了很大的负面影响。

Yonhap news agency said,This and former south Korean President lee myung-bak came to power after the cold snap in the inter-korean relations.In addition,"The cheonan"Ship after the incident,South Korea to take"5, 24 steps",Comprehensive personnel and material exchange between north and South Korea,Is banned in south Korean enterprises to invest in the kaesong industrial park,It brought great negative effect to the inter-korean trade.

　　韩国贸协有关负责人预测，得益于中国扩大对朝鲜的投资、中朝将边界地区开发成经济特区，中朝贸易额将会继续增加，但朝韩贸易可能需要相当长的时间才能恢复。

Han Guomao association officials predict,Thanks to China's expanding investment in north Korea/The china-north Korea border area developed into special economic zone,Bilateral trade volume will continue to increase,But the inter-korean trade may need quite a long time to recover.