Traditional methods of calculating copper demand have been suggesting that Chinese consumption is actually falling. However, these estimates of “apparent consumption” are distorted by changes in unreported stocks, which can be very large. We would give more weight to the data on China’s own output of copper as a proxy for demand. This is still growing, albeit at a relatively subdued rate.
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