China's total foreign trade from January to October is up about 5% from a year ago, Wang noted
The agency says the boost was driven by food, beverage sales
Resilient U.S. economy continues to lead the G7, France enjoys Olympics boost
System remains fragile as growth slows, geopolitical uncertainty rises
Corporate spending expectations up significantly from previous forecast
The increase was likely related to the previous month's supply bump: economist
The report arrives ahead of the holiday shopping season, a critically important time for retailers
Manufacturing sales saw second consecutive monthly decline
Jobless rates have climbed in Canada, U.S. since the start of the year
Policy shift to stoke inflation, hurt growth, intensify uncertainty