China's unwrought copper imports hit six-month low in Nov

China's imports of unwrought copper dropped to a six-month low in November, according to Chinese customs data released on Monday December 7.

Imports totaled 561,311 tonnes last month, a decrease of 9.2% from 618,108 tonnes in October and the lowest monthly volume since May, when 436,031 tonnes were imported. May preceded two record-breaking months for Chinese copper imports in June (656,483 tonnes) and July (762,211 tonnes).

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