China’s imports of key commodities grew strongly in the first quarter of this year despite slowing industrial activity. However, we think it is too soon to conclude that growth in commodity demand is going to remain strong. Instead, falling prices in the first quarter were encouraging opportunistic buying. At the same time, the data were probably flattered by the use of commodity imports in financing deals.
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