China’s surge in commodity imports likely to moderate

China’s commodity import volumes rose strongly in August compared to July. Crude oil imports were probably supported by the ongoing recovery in the aviation sector, which we expect to continue in coming months. But greater enforcement of steel output curbs could yet weigh on iron ore imports.

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