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China’s commodity import volumes hold up well

China’s commodity import volumes were generally strong in July, for the second consecutive month. Although low prices probably encouraged buying, it is also likely that government stimulus is starting to feed through to the real economy. We expect import volumes to remain robust later in the year.

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