The recent import data suggest that China’s demand for industrial metals and for oil has levelled out this year after a sharp rebound in 2009. This is consistent with other evidence that China’s economy has been slowing since mid-2009 (and is continuing to slow), led by commodity-intensive heavy industry. The risks both to global commodity demand and to prices probably still lie on the downside.
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