<p>China's iron ore imports from India surged in October and purchases from Australia grew slightly, data showed on Friday, with total shipments to the world's top buyer of the steelmaking commodity on course to top 1 billion tonnes this year.</p>
<p>Shipments from Australia, which account for nearly two-thirds of China's imports, rose 3 per cent to 49.89 million tonnes last month, according to China's official customs data. Shipments from No. 2 supplier Brazil increased 17 per cent to 17.88 million tonnes.</p>