Chinas Exports Contracted Unexpectedly for First Time in 8 Months

Cars waiting to be loaded for export in Nanjing port in Jiangsu Province, China, on Nov. 6, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty ImagesChina’s exports fell in October, according to customs data, adding further strain to the world’s second-largest economy that is already grappling with sluggish domestic demand.Overall sales abroad decreased by 1.1 percent last month from a year earlier, according to data released by the Chinese regime’s General Administration of Customs on Nov. 7. The figure fell short of a 3 percent growth forecast by economists in a Reuters poll and partially reversed the gain of 8.3 percent in September, representing the worst performance since February, when exports took a hit amid the Chinese New Year holiday.