China may surpass US as the world's largest trader

China has held the title of the largest exporter and second-largest importer globally since 2009, but it is expected that 2013 numbers will show the country now has the world's largest trade value. China's trade in 2013 is expected to have reached $4.14 trillion, while the US, which saw $3.26 trillion in trade from January to October, is not expected to have hit the more than $880 billion necessary in November and December to exceed China's numbers. China's year-end trade data is expected within the coming days; US numbers are expected next month

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