Strong growth in China’s commodity imports in March would, at first glance, appear to be supportive of commodity prices. However, the rise in stocks of some commodities suggests that the buying has been fuelled by optimism about demand and exports of refined products rather than a surge in underlying domestic consumption. As such, import growth may drop off a bit in due course.
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