SHANGHAI, Jul. 23 -- On Jul. 23, China Customs released imports and exports of refined copper, primary aluminum, and other base metals in June 2012 (unit: mt):
| Jun. | YoY (%) | Jan.– Jun. | YoY (%) | |
| Imports: | ||||
| Refined Copper | 250,097 | 40.00 | 1,882,000 | 73.64 |
| Primary Aluminum | 39,256 | 470.15 | 300,294 | 166.94 |
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 9,826 | -29.26 | 71,405 | -28.10 |
| Refined Lead | 411 | -3.81 | 4,154 | -7.47 |
| refined zinc | 33,235 | 31.27 | 215,139 | 28.16 |
| zinc alloy | 11,823 | -14.00 | 65,377 | -11.05 |
| Refined Tin + Tin Alloy | 2,527 | 60.78 | 14,178 | 156.93 |
| Exports: | ||||
| Refined Copper | 35,477 | 1,057.33 | 192,560 | 31.21 |
| Primary Aluminum | 10,524 | 55.02 | 62,370 | 88.92 |
| Refined Lead | 309 | 277.49 | 852 | -85.17 |
| refined zinc | 444 | -91.63 | 5,793 | -83.51 |
| Unwrought Nickel (Refined Nickel+Nickel Alloy) | 544 | -71.21 | 15,160 | -26.70 |
| Refined Tin + Tin Alloy | - | -100.00 | 1,022 | 4.98 |
| (Source: China Customs) |
