Chinas copper imports in April declines 4% on year

10 May 2022 , 05:13 PM

Chinas copper imports in April dropped 4% from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Monday. The worlds top metals consumer brought in 465,330 tonnes of unwrought copper and products last month, down from 484,890 tonnes in April 2021 and compared with 504,009 tonnes in the previous month, according to data from the General Administration of Customs. April imports of copper concentrate, or partially processed copper ore, totalled 1.88 million tonnes, according to the data, falling from 1.92 million tonnes in April 2021. Powered by Commodity Insights