Commodity import volumes come off the boil

China’s commodity import volumes held up in April, although the late timing of the Chinese New Year holiday is still having a disruptive effect on the data. We expect growth in import volumes to slow in the coming months as a result of earlier policy tightening and efforts to combat pollution.

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