"There's increasing evidence that the cyclical upturn in the global electronics sector is driving a bottoming-out of global trade and China's trade data is the latest sign," said Xu Tianchen, senior economist at the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Reuters GraphicsSouth Korean exports to China, a leading indicator of China's imports, fell at their slowest in 11 months in September.
Global trade activities, represented by the Baltic Dry Index, also reported notable growth in September.
However, Lv Daliang, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs, said at a press conference earlier on Friday that China's trade still faces a complex and severe external environment.
China's crude oil imports in September grew nearly 14% from a year earlier, while copper imports fell 5.8% year-on-year.
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