BEIJING: China's exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said on Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the threat of a global recession hit international trade.

Exports fell 0.3 percent year on year last month, according to the General Administration of Customs, a steep drop from September's 5.7-percent increase and well below analysts' expectations.

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