China’s trade data confirm weaker commodity demand

China’s commodity import demand weakened in August as the slowdown in the property sector continued to weigh on industrial metals consumption. While crude oil imports increased, this was matched by strong growth in exports of refined petroleum products, again pointing to relatively subdued domestic demand.

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