China Trade Down on Weak Global Demand, Virus Curbs

An aerial view shows a container ship berthed at the container wharf of Qinzhou Port in Qinzhou in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sept. 13, 2022. Zhang Ailin/Xinhua via AP

BEIJING—China’s trade shrank in October as global demand weakened and anti-virus controls weighed on domestic consumer spending.

Exports declined 0.3 percent from a year earlier to $298.4 billion, down from September’s 5.7 percent growth, the customs agency reported Monday. Imports fell 0.7 percent to $213.4 billion, compared with the previous month’s 0.3 percent expansion.