According to data, China's iron ore exports totaled 67.83 million tons in October, rising by 20% year on year.
In October, the iron ore import prices averaged at US$128.57/ton, increasing by 22.6% year on year.
In the January-October period, China's iron ore imports amounted to 668.35 million tons, rising by 10% year on year.
Meanwhile, the country's import revenues generated by iron ore totaled US$86.3 billion in the first 10 months of this year, up by 7.6% in comparison of the figures in the same period of 2012.