China's March rare earth magnet exports fall 1.6% from a year ago, customs data shows

BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - China's exports of rare earth magnets in March slid 1.6% from the prior year, but rose 10.5% from February, customs data showed on Monday.

Outbound shipments from the world's largest producer of rare-earth magnets were 5,238 metric tons last month, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

(Reporting by Amy Lv and Joe Cash; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)