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Unwrought copper, semis imports drop 6.7% in Aug

Sep 10, 2018 15:35

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Chinese imports in Aug declined 6.7% from Jul to stand at 420,000 mt

SHANGHAI, Sep 10 (SMM) – China's imports of unwrought copper and copper semis in August declined 6.7% from July to stand at 420,000 mt, showed China Customs data.

However, imports from January to August grew 15.3% on a yearly basis and totalled 3.47 million mt.

Separately, exports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis stood at 517,000 mt, compared to 519,000 mt in July.

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