China's January-November trade surplus with the United States stood at $272.5 billion, according to Reuters calculations based on Chinese customs data.

Customs said China's total trade with the United States fell 15.2% for the first 11 months of 2019, with exports dropping 12.5% and imports slipping 23.3%. It did not provide percentage changes in China's bilateral trade with the United States for the month of November, however.

(Reporting by Gabriel Crossley and Tina Qiao; Writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)