SYDNEY, Nov 8 (Reuters) - October iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal, used by BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) BHP.AX and Fortescue Metals Group FMG.AX , slipped to 35.03 million tonnes from 35.54 million tonnes in September, port data on Monday showed.
Overall iron ore shipments of 41.6 million tonnes in October marked a 0.6-percent fall from September and an increase of 14 percent from the year-ago period.