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Taiwan export growth to slow in Oct, consumer prices ease

* For poll data click: reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=TWCPIY%3DECI * Exports median forecast +9.86 pct (prior month +28.1 pct) * Imports median forecast +3.70 pct (prior month +22.2 pct) * Balance median forecast $6.026 bln (prior month $6.69 bln) * CPI median forecast -0.25 pct y/y (prior month +0.5 pct) * Trade due Tuesday, Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) * CPI due Tuesday, Nov 7, 4:00 p.m. (0800 GMT) TAIPEI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports are expected to rise for the 13th consecutive month in October, on the back of robust global demand for electronics ahead of the traditionally busy year-end season. October exports are expected to expand 9.86 percent from a year earlier, slowing from a 7-year high of 28.1 percent in September, according to the median forecasts of 12 analysts polled by Reuters. Taiwan is one of Asia's major exporters, especially of technology goods, and its export trend is a key gauge of global demand for technology ga...