Beijing, September 15: According to data released by China Customs on Thursday, imports of copper from January to August increased by 11% year-on-year to 1,034,500 tons, and exports from January to August increased by 4.0% from the same period last year to 944,000 tons.
From January to July, China's imports of copper rose by 5.8% year-on-year to 890,910 tons. From January to July, exports of aluminum rose by 19.7% year-on-year to 889,076 tons.
The General Administration of Customs will publish detailed statistics on the import and export of goods later this month:
August 1 - August (tons) (tons) Change from year-on-year (%) * Import volume: Copper (anodic copper, refined copper and copper alloys) 143,603 1,034,513 11.0 Copper scrap 424,735 3,184,437 34.2 Copper ore 410,000 2,620,000 47.2 Copper products 93,496 723,839 -7.1 Aluminum (primary aluminum, aluminum alloy) 58,085 416,642 -41.7 Alumina 510,000 4,750,000 21.7 Aluminum products 55,862 411,375 1.7 Aluminum waste 149,451 1,080,332 76.2 Export volume: Aluminum (primary aluminum, aluminum alloy) 69,710 944,0,16 4.0 Aluminum products 64,071 453,752 73.0 Copper ( Anode Copper, Refined Copper and Copper Alloys) 12,142 52,552 -53.0 Copper Products 38,769 297,052 20.0