Investing.com - Chinese trade figures missed economists' forecasts by a wide margin in October data on Sunday showed.
The weak data added to concerns over slowing demand in the world's second largest economy.
Exports fell 6.9% from a year earlier, down for a fourth month.
Imports were down 18.8%, driving the trade surplus to a record high $61.64 billion.
The fall in exports was led by trade with developed economies.
Exports to the U.S., the European Union and Japan all fell.
GDP growth in China slowed to 6.9% in the third quarter, dropping below the 7% mark for the first time since 2008.