China's imports of copper, copper alloy and semifinished products in December fell 33% from a year earlier to 341,211 metric tons, the General Administration of Customs said Thursday. 


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Jan 09, 2013 (Dow Jones) BEIJING--China's imports of copper, copper alloy and semifinished products in December fell 33% from a year earlier to 341,211 metric tons, the General Administration of Customs said Thursday.
December imports were down 24.5% from a month earlier.
In 2012, imports rose 14.1% to reach 4.65 million tons, customs said.
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