NBS: China's Output of Base Metals in March 2015

Published: Apr 17, 2015 15:58

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On April.17, the National Bureau of Statistics released China’s output of base metals in March 2015, with details listed below (unit: mt):

SHANGHAI,April.17 -- On April.17, the National Bureau of Statistics released China’s output of base metals in March 2015, with details listed below (unit: mt):

SHANGHAI,April.17 -- On April.17, the National Bureau of Statistics released China’s output of base metals in March 2015, with details listed below (unit: mt):
China Metals Output Statistics (Unit: mt)：
Product	Mar.	YoY (%)	Jan.-Mar.	YoY (%)
Refined Copper	636,351	10	1,847,171	14.26
Aluminum	2,563,019	8	7,510,571	7.46
zinc	491,042	10	1,460,620	14.61
Lead	340,202	-8	987,868	-6.58
Nickel	28,320	18	81,870	27.07
Tin	13,250	-11	39,297	-2.86
Magnesium	62,756	-6	183,441	-0.20
Antimony	16,046	-16	46,307	-16.92
concentrate:
copper	141,931	-6	383,879	-2.89
alumina	4,802,854	15	13,974,185	15.32
zinc	428,927	-9	941,773	-8.07
Lead	191,038	-14	417,179	-16.28
Tin	19,986	11	38,165	12.33
Tungsten	9,199	-8	24,398	-2.00
Antimony	10,193	7	26,288	9.15
molybdenum	23,403	11	64,657	11.40
semis and alloy:
aluminum alloy	504,110	4	1,394,489	12.25
copper semi-finished products	1,523,271	-1	3,807,102	2.10
aluminum semi-finished products	4,158,736	9	11,366,437	15.99
(Source: National Bureau of Statistics)

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