BEIJING—China’s trade surplus with the U.S. and the rest of the world widened in October as the global recovery buoyed demand for made-in-China goods, helping export growth beat market expectations for a seventh straight month.
China’s exports rose 11.4% from a year earlier in October—higher than the previous month’s 9.9% increase and topping economists’ projections for a 9.0% gain—according to data released Saturday by China’s General Administration of Customs.
China’s…