Data of major commodities imported by China in October and the first 10 months, provided by the General Administration of Customs (GAC).

Coal imports jumped 220 percent year on year to 11.1 million tonnes in October. For the first 10 months, China imported 96.87 million tonnes, 170 percent higher compared with the same period last year.

China imported 169,374 tonnes of refined copper in October, up 31 percent from a year ago. The first 10 months saw total imports of refined copper at 2.75 million tonnes, up 148.97 percent year on year.

Crude oil imports climbed 20 percent from a year ago in October to 19.3 million tonnes. The figure for the first 10 months stood at 165 million tonnes, up 9.4 percent from a year ago.

The GAC also said European Union continued to be the largest trade partner with China and the country's largest export destination, with bilateral trade totaling 292.42 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months, down 18.7 percent from a year earlier.

The United States was the second largest trade partner with bilateral trade down 14.9 percent from January to October to 239.36 billion U.S. dollars.