Nov 10 (Reuters) - China's exports of rare earths rose 2.7% from the prior month, customs data showed on Tuesday.
• The world's largest rare earth producer shipped out 4,386 metric tons of the group of 17 minerals essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines and defence technology, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
• That compared with 4,269.8 tons in September and was up 1% from 4,343.5 tons in the same month in 2025.
• In the first ten months of 2026, exports totalled 48,097 tons, an annual fall of 8.7%, narrowing from a 9.6% annual decline over January-September.
(Reporting by Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson; Editing by Tom Hogue)