China’s May unwrought copper imports slip 1.33% m/m
Copper | 2026-06-09 08:15:54 | By Anil Mathews
China's imports of unwrought copper and copper products fell 1.33% from the previous month to 446,000 metric tons, official customs data showed on Tuesday.
June 9 (Reuters) - China's imports of unwrought copper and copper products fell 1.33% from the previous month to 446,000 metric tons, official customs data showed on Tuesday.
For the first five months of 2026, China imported 2.01 million tons of unwrought copper and copper products, down 7% from the corresponding period a year earlier.
Meanwhile, China's imports of copper concentrates and ores stood at 2.36 million tons in May, rising 0.38% month on month. For the January to May period, China imported 12.28 million tons of copper concentrates and ores, down 1% from last year.