Chinese imports and exports both fell again in November, Customs said Tuesday, the latest ambivalent figures from the world's second-largest economy.

Imports dropped 5.6 percent year-on-year to 910 billion yuan (around $142 billion), Customs said, while exports were down 3.7 percent to 1.25 trillion yuan, although the latter was ahead of expectations and both falls were smaller than in October. The trade surplus was 343 billion yuan.