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China Industrial Metals Demand Monitor

Our in-house proxies of growth in China’s demand for industrial metals have generally risen in the first third of 2019, fuelled by a surge in construction. Despite government stimulus this year, we expect this upturn to reverse as property sales slow, and that this will put downward pressure on prices.

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