Malaysia's October exports suffer sharpest drop in 18 months

* Oct exports -8.6 pct y/y vs Reuters poll -5.8 pct

* Oct imports -6.6 pct y/y vs poll f'cast -0.2 pct

* Trade surplus 9.8 bln rgt vs poll f'cast of 8.1 bln rgt

* Exports to China +3.4 pct y/y, U.S. -3.5 pct, EU -12.0 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia's exports in October fell 8.6

percent from a year earlier, the biggest drop since April 2015, government data

showed on Wednesday.

The government said the drop was "due to the high-base effect of October

2015".

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